HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 6C 4GB DDR4 2x 600GB SAS H240ar

Capacity and headroom

The server ships with 4GB of DDR4 memory and a single six-core Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9GHz. Twenty-four DIMM slots allow expansion up to 3TB of registered ECC memory when a second processor is added. Two 600GB 15K SAS drives provide fast primary storage, while eight 2.5-inch bays leave room for additional drives. The H240ar controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for flexible data protection.

Build and daily operation

Redundant 500W hot-swap power supplies keep the system running during a module change. The 2U rack form factor fits standard cabinets, and the small-form-factor drive bays accept 2.5-inch SAS or SATA devices. A Matrox G200eH2 chip handles basic video output for console management. No operating system is included, so the buyer installs their preferred hypervisor or OS.

Who this is not for

Buyers who need more than eight front-accessible drives without adding optional bay kits will find the default chassis limiting. Workloads that demand GPU acceleration or NVMe boot devices require extra hardware not present in this configuration. Environments requiring a pre-installed operating system or larger initial memory allocation should look elsewhere.