HP ProLiant DL380 G9 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 64GB 2x 146GB SAS H240ar

2U rack server for virtualisation workloads

The HP ProLiant DL380 G9 delivers a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 processor with eight cores at 2.4GHz and 64GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. Dual 146GB 15K SAS drives connect through a Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. Redundant hot-swap 500W power supplies and 24 DIMM slots provide a dense, resilient platform for consolidated virtual machines and database instances.

Upgrade from single-socket towers or older G8 racks

Moving from a single-processor tower limited to 16 DIMM slots gains 12 additional slots per CPU and support for a second Xeon E5 v3, raising the core ceiling to 36 total. The jump is worth it when memory capacity, drive bay density or redundant power become bottlenecks for growing workloads. Eight 2.5-inch SFF bays with optional NVMe or universal media upgrades let storage scale without a chassis change.

Sustained load behaviour

Under continuous demand the 15K SAS spindles maintain consistent IOPS for random read and write patterns typical of transactional databases. Dual 500W supplies share load evenly, so a single failure does not throttle CPU frequency or memory bandwidth. The Matrox G200eH2 graphics adapter consumes minimal power, leaving thermal headroom for both processors at full turbo during extended compute runs.