HPE ProLiant DL325 G11 1U Rack Server EPYC 9124 16-Core 3.0 GHz 64 GB DDR5 2 x 480 GB SATA SSD P77246-005

HPE ProLiant DL325 G11 1U rack server

This 1U rack server is built for virtualised and software-defined compute workloads that need balanced processor, memory and network bandwidth. It ships with a single AMD EPYC 9124 16-core processor running at 3.0 GHz and 64 GB of HPE DDR5 Smart Memory. Two 480 GB SATA SSDs provide 960 GB of storage managed by an MR408i-o Gen11 controller with 4 GB cache. Dual 10 Gb BASE-T ports and dual 500 W hot-plug power supplies complete the configuration.

Installation notes and common pitfalls

The server slides into a standard 1U rack space and uses tool-less rails for quick mounting. Both power supplies and the SSDs are hot-plug, so they can be swapped without shutting down. The MR408i-o storage controller occupies an OCP 3.0 slot, leaving the remaining expansion slots for additional adapters. A frequent issue is forgetting to enable the silicon root of trust in the BIOS before first boot, which prevents the firmware from validating the AMD Secure Processor fingerprint.

Single-socket EPYC 9004 constraint

Only one processor is supported in this chassis; the socket count is fixed at one and cannot be upgraded to a dual-socket layout. If your workload demands more than 16 cores or requires a second CPU for licensing or memory-channel reasons, this platform will not meet that need. The installed 64 GB of DDR5 fills a portion of the available memory channels, but total capacity is ultimately limited by the single-processor design.