HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server Xeon E5-2643 v3 3.4GHz 6C 128GB DDR4 H240ar 8 SFF

ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server

This 2U rack server is built for data-centre workloads that demand high core density and large memory capacity. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2643 v3 processor running at 3.4 GHz across six cores and 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across 24 DIMM slots. Dual 500 W redundant hot-swap power supplies provide resilience for continuous operation.

Virtualisation hosts and memory-bound databases

The configuration suits virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases and compute clusters that benefit from 128 GB of fast DDR4 and the 12 Gb SAS H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, NVMe boot drives or a second processor installed should look at other configurations because this unit includes only the Matrox G200eH2 graphics with 16 MB video memory and a single CPU.

Eight 2.5-inch drive bays with H240ar controller

The chassis provides eight SFF bays for 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives managed by the Smart HBA H240ar controller. No drives are included, so storage capacity and performance depend entirely on the drives you add. The controller supports mixed RAID levels across those eight bays, making the bay count and controller the decisive factor for storage design.