HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 12LFF 2x Xeon E5-2690 v4 768GB DDR4 rack server

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 12LFF server

The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server populated with two Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 processors running at 2.6GHz, each offering 14 cores and 35MB cache. It ships with 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across the available DIMM slots. The 12-bay large-form-factor chassis accepts 3.5-inch SATA drives and uses an HP Smart Array P440ar controller with a SAS expander for RAID management. Integrated graphics and HPE iLO Advanced remote management complete the base platform for virtualisation or database workloads.

Check chassis space and drive selection

Verify that your rack provides at least 36 inches of depth and 10 inches of height for the 24-inch wide unit, which weighs approximately 40 pounds. The 12 drive bays require 3.5-inch SATA hard drives or SSDs; no drives are included, so source compatible media before deployment. Confirm that the dual 800W Flex Slot hot-plug power supplies match your facility voltage and PDU connectors. Ensure the installed Intel I350 and X540 network adapters, providing two 10GbE and two 1GbE ports, suit your switching infrastructure.

Thermals noise and power in normal use

Dual 800W hot-plug supplies share the load, drawing only what the two 14-core CPUs, 768GB of DDR4 memory, and the P440ar controller require during typical operation. Redundant fans adjust speed to inlet temperature, keeping acoustics at a level expected for a 2U rack chassis in a data-centre aisle. The power supplies and fans are hot-swappable, allowing replacement without shutting down the server. iLO Advanced provides continuous thermal monitoring and alerting so operators can respond before thresholds are exceeded.