HPE DL380 Gen11 12LFF CTO barebone server, 4-port Gigabit NIC, MR416i-O RAID, 2U rails

2U 12-bay LFF barebone for dense storage

The HPE DL380 Gen11 chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch large-form-factor bays in a two-rack-unit frame. It ships as a configure-to-order barebone with an MR416i-O RAID controller and a four-port Gigabit network adapter already installed. Organisations building high-capacity storage nodes or backup targets can populate the bays with the drives their workload requires.

Verify CPU, memory and power before ordering

This barebone arrives without processors, memory modules or power supplies. Confirm that the Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs you select match the socket and thermal limits of the platform. Ensure the DIMM type, rank count and quantity align with the memory architecture. Choose redundant power supplies rated for the total system draw once all drives and add-in cards are fitted.

Sustained throughput with hardware RAID offload

The MR416i-O controller handles parity calculations in hardware, keeping CPU cycles free during long rebuilds or continuous write streams. Twelve spinning disks can saturate the controller cache during extended jobs, so monitor cache health and battery or capacitor status. The four Gigabit ports provide steady network throughput for replication or client access without the latency spikes seen on single-port configurations.