HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 16-bay rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9 GHz 64 GB 2×600 GB SAS P440 4 GB FBWC

Rack server for data-centre workloads

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server built for data-centre workloads that demand reliability and expandability. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots. Two 600 GB 15K SAS drives and a Smart Array P440 controller with 4 GB FBWC provide hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The platform suits IT teams running virtualisation, databases or general-purpose applications.

Dual 500 W redundant power and thermal design

Redundant hot-swap 500 W power supplies keep the system running if one unit fails, while the 2U chassis directs airflow across the CPU, memory and drive bays. The Matrox G200eH2 graphics controller draws minimal power, leaving the thermal budget for compute and storage. Fan speeds adjust to load, so idle noise stays low in a rack row and ramps only under sustained heavy I/O or compute pressure.

Sixteen 2.5-inch bays and room for a second CPU

The front panel holds sixteen small-form-factor SAS bays, with an optional second bay zone that can raise the count to twenty-four. A second processor socket is empty, allowing a future upgrade to thirty-six total cores and up to 3 TB of DDR4 memory when the workload grows. The P440 controller supports 12 Gb and 6 Gb SAS links, so additional drives or external enclosures attach without a controller swap. No operating system is included.