HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2643 v3 3.4GHz 16GB DDR4 2× 1TB SAS P440 4GB FBWC

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2643 v3

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rackmount server system fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 six-core processors running at 3.4 GHz. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 ECC registered memory are installed across the 24 DIMM slots. Storage is handled by an HP Smart Array P440 controller with 4 GB flash-backed write cache, connected to two 1 TB 7.2K 2.5-inch SAS drives in the 16-bay SFF chassis. Dual 500 W redundant hot-swap power supplies and a Matrox G200eH2 graphics adapter complete the configuration.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing high

The dual six-core CPUs at 3.4 GHz favour workloads that benefit from strong per-core performance such as database instances, application servers or virtual desktop infrastructure. The 16 GB installed memory and 16 drive bays allow moderate consolidation, while the P440 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for local redundancy. Buyers who need larger memory footprints for dense virtualisation or in-memory analytics should consider platforms with higher DIMM capacities.

RAID controller with 4 GB FBWC determines storage

The Smart Array P440 with 4 GB flash-backed write cache is the single component that defines data protection and write performance for the installed SAS drives. It enables advanced RAID levels up to RAID 60 and preserves cached writes during power loss. If the workload demands a different RAID feature set or non-SAS media, the controller choice becomes the limiting factor.