HPE DL380 Gen9 12LFF Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 128GB DDR4 rack server

HPE DL380 Gen9 12-bay rack server

The HPE DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack-mount server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. It ships with one Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor running at 2.4 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The system includes a Smart Array P440ar SAS controller with expander and dual 800 W hot-plug power supplies. Remote management is provided through HPE iLO Advanced.

Suited for storage-heavy workloads.

This configuration suits buyers who need dense 3.5-inch storage capacity in a standard rack footprint and want a second processor socket available for future expansion. The integrated graphics and single CPU make it a poor fit for workloads that require GPU acceleration or high single-thread performance. Buyers who want more than twelve drive bays or a smaller chassis should look at something else.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives managed by the installed P440ar controller and SAS expander. No drives are included, so the buyer must supply compatible SATA HDDs or SSDs. This bay count and controller combination is the key specification that determines whether the server matches the intended storage topology.