HP ProLiant DL380 G9 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2630 v3 2.4 GHz 64 GB DDR4 12 LFF H240ar

Dual Xeon 2U rack server

The HP ProLiant DL380 G9 is a 2U rack-mount server system fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors running at 2.4 GHz. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across the 24 DIMM slots. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch large-form-factor drive bays and includes an HP Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 500 W hot-swap power supplies deliver redundant power.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing many cores

Organisations running VM clusters, database instances or backup targets will value the 32 logical threads and twelve drive bays in a compact 2U height. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or single-thread performance beyond the 2.4 GHz base clock should look at something else. The Matrox G200eH2 graphics core with 16 MB video memory is intended only for management console output. No operating system is included.

Memory capped at 64 GB

The specification lists a maximum memory capacity of 64 GB, matching the installed amount, so no further DIMM upgrades are possible. Expansion must therefore focus on the twelve LFF drive bays and the H240ar controller's 12 Gb SAS and 6 Gb SATA connectivity.