HP ProLiant DL160 G9 1U rack server Xeon E5-2603 v3 1.6 GHz 32 GB DDR4 8×146 GB SAS H240

Compact 1U rack server for balanced workloads

The HP ProLiant DL160 G9 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core processor at 1.6 GHz with 32 GB of DDR4 ECC memory installed across 16 DIMM slots. Redundant hot-swap power supplies support continuous operation in standard rack environments. The platform scales to two processors and 1 TB total memory for expanding demands.

Eight 2.5-inch SAS drives on an H240 controller

Storage consists of eight 146 GB 15K rpm SAS drives connected to the HP Smart HBA H240, which provides 12 Gb SAS and 6 Gb SATA connectivity with RAID 0, 1 and 5 support. The eight small-form-factor bays are fully populated, leaving no internal bay free for additional drives unless the optional universal media bay or two-bay expansion is sourced separately.

No operating system and a single processor installed

The server ships without an OS, so licensing and installation must be arranged before deployment. Only one of the two possible processor sockets is occupied, limiting the system to six cores and 32 GB maximum memory until a second Xeon E5 v3 CPU and matching DIMMs are added. GPU capability is limited to the integrated Matrox G200 for basic display output.