HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 8GB DDR4 8x 146GB SAS H240ar

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server

This 2U rack server ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It includes eight 146 GB 15 K SAS drives managed by a Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The chassis provides eight small-form-factor drive bays and dual 500 W redundant hot-swap power supplies.

Compatibility checks before ordering

Verify that your rack can accommodate a 2U unit and that your power distribution units deliver the correct connectors for the redundant supplies. The H240ar controller uses SAS and SATA interfaces; confirm your backplane or cabling matches those standards. Memory expansion uses DDR4 ECC registered DIMMs up to 2400 MT/s across 24 slots, so plan module purchases accordingly. Additional processors require the same socket and chipset generation.

Sustained-load behaviour

Under continuous workloads the dual 500 W redundant power supplies share the load to maintain uptime if one unit fails. The 15 K SAS drives deliver consistent throughput for random I/O patterns typical of database or virtualisation tasks. The H240ar controller offloads RAID parity calculations without a dedicated cache, so sustained write performance depends on the stripe configuration chosen. Cooling is designed for 2U density with both processors installed.