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Technical data sheet · ProLiant Gen11 · 2U dual-socket

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11Specifications, configurations & comparisons

The ProLiant DL380 Gen11 is HPE’s two-socket 2U rack server built on 4th and 5th Gen Xeon Scalable and managed through iLO 6. This data sheet sets out what its QuickSpecs allow — five chassis types, a mid-tray that lifts SAS capacity to 36 drives, embedded SATA RAID — and the cooling, riser and cage rules that decide which processor, GPU and drive combinations can be ordered.

2U Rack1 or 2 sockets5th Gen Xeon Scalable4th Gen Xeon ScalableHPE iLO 6
64cores per CPU128 per server · 5th Gen Xeon Scalable
8.0TBDDR5 maximum32 DIMM slots
36drive bays13 drive-cage kits
8GPUs8 accelerators listed
2,200Wlargest PSU5 supply options
66processor SKUs2 families
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Every figure checked against the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 47 - 08-Sep-2026)

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2U server, front view: 24 SFF drive bays in three 8-bay boxes, iLO service port, USB port and status LEDs

Image: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Form factor
2U Rack · 2 sockets
Processors
5th Gen Xeon · 4th Gen Xeon
Memory
32 × DDR5 RDIMM · up to 8.0 TB
Drive bays
Up to 36 · 13 drive-cage kits
Expansion
8 × PCIe · 2 × OCP 3.0
GPUs
Up to 8 · 8 listed
Boot
NS204i · 5 boot options
Management
HPE iLO 6
01 — Overview

The DL380 Gen11 at a glance

Our read of HPE’s documentation: where the DL380 Gen11 is strong, and the limits worth knowing before you spec one.

Strengths

  • Five factory chassis — 8SFF, 24SFF, 8LFF, 12LFF and 12EDSFF — plus mid-tray and rear cages, so one model spans small SFF builds, 16 LFF bays and 36 EDSFF NVMe drives.
  • An optional 8SFF mid-tray takes SAS configurations to 36 drives (24 front, 8 mid, 4 rear); the DL380 Gen12 QuickSpecs tops out at 30 SFF bays.
  • The Intel C741 chipset keeps embedded SATA: Intel VROC SATA runs RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10 across up to 14 bays with no add-in controller.
  • Both processor generations share the chassis — 37 4th Gen parts, including the HBM-equipped Platinum 9462, and 29 5th Gen parts up to the 64-core 8592+ and the 385 W 8593Q.
  • Eight full-height slots on three risers, all PCIe 5.0 apart from slot 8 on the default tertiary riser.

Watch-outs

  • 5th Gen Xeon needs a new server order: its firmware will not run on a system board shipped with 4th Gen, and HPE supports no field upgrade between the two.
  • Only 58 of the 66 processors in HPE’s feature tables have option kits; the 8470Q, 8468V, 6454S, 6414U, 6458Q, 6438N, 5420+ and 3408U appear in the tables alone.
  • The 8 TB maximum (32 × 256 GB) applies to 8SFF and 16SFF layouts; 24SFF builds stop at 16 DIMMs, and 256 GB DIMMs limit the front to two drive cages.
  • GPU rules are tight: no mixing of models, no L40S on the primary riser, no full-length card alongside a mid-tray, and several cage counts cut or rule out the L40S.
  • The 385 W 8593Q is a two-processor-only part that needs the Max Performance heat sink or direct liquid cooling; without DLC, rear cages cannot hold drives above 11 W.
Processors66 SKUs
Cores / CPU8–64
DIMM slots32
Drive-cage kits13
Max bays36
GPUsup to 8
PSU options5 · to 2,200 W
02 — Processors

66 supported processors, mapped

HPE’s standard-features tables list 66 Xeon Scalable processors for the DL380 Gen11 — 37 4th Gen and 29 5th Gen parts, spanning 8-core to 64-core parts at 125–350 W, plus the 385 W 8593Q. The chart plots each by cores and power; the explorer filters the same list, including the eight SKUs that have no option kit.

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

66 SKUs · 2 families
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11: every supported processor by cores and TDP0816243240485664100 W150 W200 W250 W300 W350 W400 WCores per processorIntel Xeon Platinum 8593Q — 64 cores · 385 W · 2.2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ — 64 cores · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V — 64 cores · 330 W · 2 GHz base · 320 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V — 60 cores · 270 W · 2 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 — 56 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.3 GHz base · 300 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.1 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U — 48 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 260 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6554S — 36 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 180 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ — 32 cores · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5600Intel Xeon Gold 6530 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 160 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6548N — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.5 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6538N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2.2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores · 250 W · 2.9 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y — 16 cores · 195 W · 2.8 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-5200Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4510 — 12 cores · 150 W · 2.4 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6534 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ — 8 cores · 165 W · 3.2 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.6 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U — 8 cores · 125 W · 2.1 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H — 60 cores · 350 W · 1.9 GHz base · 112.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ — 56 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 — 52 cores · 350 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q — 52 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N — 52 cores · 300 W · 1.7 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 — 48 cores · 350 W · 2.1 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V — 48 cores · 330 W · 2.4 GHz base · 97.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P — 44 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 82.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ — 40 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 105 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y — 36 cores · 300 W · 2 GHz base · 67.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 9462 — 32 cores · 350 W · 2.7 GHz base · 75 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q — 32 cores · 350 W · 3.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ — 32 cores · 300 W · 2.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6430 — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6454S — 32 cores · 270 W · 2.2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448H — 32 cores · 250 W · 2.4 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6414U — 32 cores · 250 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y — 32 cores · 225 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6438N — 32 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6421N — 32 cores · 185 W · 1.8 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ — 28 cores · 205 W · 2 GHz base · 52.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y — 24 cores · 225 W · 2.6 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6418H — 24 cores · 185 W · 2.1 GHz base · 60 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y — 24 cores · 185 W · 2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Gold 5418N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.8 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 5411N — 24 cores · 165 W · 1.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ — 20 cores · 165 W · 2 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6416H — 18 cores · 165 W · 2.2 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H — 16 cores · 270 W · 2.9 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y — 16 cores · 270 W · 3.6 GHz base · 45 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y — 16 cores · 185 W · 2.5 GHz base · 37.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5416S — 16 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y — 12 cores · 150 W · 2 GHz base · 30 MB cache · DDR5-4000Intel Xeon Gold 6434 — 8 cores · 195 W · 3.7 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4800Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ — 8 cores · 150 W · 2.9 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-4400Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U — 8 cores · 125 W · 1.8 GHz base · 22.5 MB cache · DDR5-40008593Q64 cores — the top SKU8581V4.5 W/core — most efficient
5th Gen Xeon Scalable 294th Gen Xeon Scalable 37Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

Processor explorer

filter · sort · compare
ProcessorCores / threadsBaseL3 cacheTDPW / coreMemory
Intel Xeon Platinum 8593Q642.2 GHz320 MB385 W6.0DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+641.9 GHz320 MB350 W5.5DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V642 GHz320 MB330 W5.2DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8580602 GHz300 MB350 W5.8DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V602 GHz300 MB270 W4.5DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H601.9 GHz112.5 MB350 W5.8DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8570562.1 GHz300 MB350 W6.3DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+562 GHz105 MB350 W6.3DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470522 GHz105 MB350 W6.7DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470Q522.1 GHz105 MB350 W6.7DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N521.7 GHz97.5 MB300 W5.8DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+482.3 GHz300 MB350 W7.3DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P482.7 GHz260 MB350 W7.3DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558482.1 GHz260 MB330 W6.9DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U482 GHz260 MB300 W6.3DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8468482.1 GHz105 MB350 W7.3DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V482.4 GHz97.5 MB330 W6.9DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P442.7 GHz82.5 MB350 W8.0DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+402 GHz105 MB300 W7.5DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6554S362.2 GHz180 MB270 W7.5DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y362 GHz67.5 MB300 W8.3DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q323.2 GHz60 MB350 W10.9DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+322.8 GHz60 MB300 W9.4DDR5-5600
Intel Xeon Gold 6530322.1 GHz160 MB270 W8.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6548N322.8 GHz60 MB250 W7.8DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+322.5 GHz60 MB250 W7.8DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+322.2 GHz60 MB225 W7.0DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N322.1 GHz60 MB205 W6.4DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Platinum 9462322.7 GHz75 MB350 W10.9DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6458Q323.1 GHz60 MB350 W10.9DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+322.8 GHz60 MB300 W9.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6430322.1 GHz60 MB270 W8.4DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 6454S322.2 GHz60 MB270 W8.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6448H322.4 GHz60 MB250 W7.8DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6414U322 GHz60 MB250 W7.8DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y322.1 GHz60 MB225 W7.0DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+322 GHz60 MB205 W6.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N322 GHz60 MB205 W6.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N321.8 GHz60 MB185 W5.8DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 5520+282.2 GHz52.5 MB205 W7.3DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 5420+282 GHz52.5 MB205 W7.3DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y242.9 GHz60 MB250 W10.4DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+242.2 GHz45 MB185 W7.7DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y242.6 GHz60 MB225 W9.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6418H242.1 GHz60 MB185 W7.7DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y242 GHz45 MB185 W7.7DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 5418N241.8 GHz45 MB165 W6.9DDR5-4000
Intel Xeon Gold 5411N241.9 GHz45 MB165 W6.9DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+202 GHz37.5 MB165 W8.3DDR5-4000
Intel Xeon Gold 6416H182.2 GHz45 MB165 W9.2DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y163.6 GHz45 MB270 W16.9DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y162.8 GHz37.5 MB195 W12.2DDR5-5200
Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y162 GHz30 MB150 W9.4DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H162.9 GHz45 MB270 W16.9DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y163.6 GHz45 MB270 W16.9DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y162.5 GHz37.5 MB185 W11.6DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 5416S162 GHz30 MB150 W9.4DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Silver 4510122.4 GHz30 MB150 W12.5DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y122 GHz30 MB150 W12.5DDR5-4000
Intel Xeon Gold 653483.9 GHz22.5 MB195 W24.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 5515+83.2 GHz22.5 MB165 W20.6DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y82.6 GHz22.5 MB125 W15.6DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U82.1 GHz22.5 MB125 W15.6DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Gold 643483.7 GHz22.5 MB195 W24.4DDR5-4800
Intel Xeon Gold 5415+82.9 GHz22.5 MB150 W18.8DDR5-4400
Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U81.8 GHz22.5 MB125 W15.6DDR5-4000
  • Processors above 150 W take the High-performance heat sink and Q-series parts the Max Performance heat sink; above 205 W the High-performance fan kit is required as well.
  • Two different processor models cannot be mixed, and every processor supports up to 4 TB of memory.
  • The 8581V, 8558U and Bronze 3508U (5th Gen) and the Gold 6414U (4th Gen) are single-socket parts.
  • A one-socket build with a 300 W processor can be air-cooled with Performance heat sinks and fans, but cannot later be upgraded to two sockets on air.
  • HPE’s kit name and feature table disagree on the Gold 6548N — 250 W in the option kit, 300 W in the table; the page uses the kit value.
03 — Memory

32 DIMM slots, 16 per processor

Thirty-two DDR5 RDIMM slots — sixteen per processor on eight channels, two DIMMs per channel. Which kits fit depends on the processor generation: DDR5-4800 kits are for 4th Gen builds, while 5th Gen processors use the DDR5-5600 kits, from 16 GB to the 256 GB 3DS part.

Capacity with every slot filled

by DIMM size
16 GB512 GB32 GB1 TB64 GB2 TB96 GB3 TBno mixing · XCC/MCC only128 GB4 TBDDR5-5600 kit only256 GB8 TB3DS · max 2 front cages32 slots · 16 per processor · each tick = one DIMM

Rated memory speed

from the processor table
Processor familyUp to
5th Gen Xeon Scalable5600 MT/s
4th Gen Xeon Scalable4800 MT/s
  • The DDR5-4800 kits are for 4th Gen processors only; HPE rates them at 4800 MT/s when a channel holds one DIMM and 4400 MT/s when it holds two, and each processor’s own DDR5 rating sets the ceiling.
  • DIMMs are installed in even numbers; x4 and x8 parts cannot be mixed, nor 3DS with non-3DS, and Memory Fault Tolerance accepts x4 DIMMs only.
  • 96 GB DIMMs must be the only size in the server and are not supported on the Edge Enhanced LCC die. HPE’s two population notes for them differ: 8 or 16 per processor in one, 1, 6, 8, 12 or 16 in the other.
  • Capacities above 96 GB need the High-performance fan kit and carry an ambient-temperature limit; 256 GB DIMMs also cap the front at two drive cages.
  • The 8 TB ceiling (32 × 256 GB at 4800 MT/s) applies to 8SFF and 16SFF builds; a 24SFF server takes at most 16 DIMMs.
  • HPE’s kit list holds registered DIMMs and 3DS RDIMMs only; memory protection is Advanced ECC.
04 — Storage

13 drive-cage kits, up to 36 bays

HPE builds DL380 Gen11 storage from drive-cage kits: up to three front boxes, an optional mid-tray, and rear cages that take the place of riser slots. The layouts below are the complete configurations HPE’s chassis and storage notes describe; the chart after them lists every individual kit.

Headline layouts

front panel view

Front panel

Rear module

The SAS ceiling: 24 front bays, an 8SFF mid-tray (not drawn) and four rear bays make 36 drives. HPE notes this needs one 2SFF riser cage left out; with all seven cages fitted the SAS count falls to 30.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

Controllers & boot

  • HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device — Boot. Max = 1; requires NS204i-u Internal Cable Kit (P52152-B21); default is internal (not hot-pluggable) unless NS204i-u FIO Bundle Kit (P54542-B21) is added. Cannot be selected with DLC kit P62023-B21 (uses the NS204i-u slot).
  • HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device — Boot. Max = 1 (NS204i-u family).
  • HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe SED Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device — Boot. Self-encrypting; Max = 1 (NS204i-u family).
  • Intel VROC SATA for HPE ProLiant Gen11 (embedded) — Software RAID. Embedded software SATA RAID, up to 14 bays (CTO: "14 SATA ports (12-ports accessible)"); RAID 0/1/5/10; UEFI mode only; off by default.
  • Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) Standard - NVMe — Software RAID. RAID 0/1/10; also S3Q39AAE. SKUs printed only in the VROC NVMe notes (no separate option line). NVMe SSDs direct-attached to CPU only (no PCIe card support); SFF models only; UEFI mode only.
  • Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) Premium - NVMe — Software RAID. RAID 0/1/5/10; also R7J59AAE. SKUs printed only in the VROC NVMe notes.
  • HPE MR416i-p Gen11 x16 Lanes 8GB Cache PCI SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID, 8GB cache. Tri-Mode, PCIe plug-in; cache controllers need battery (P01366-B21) or hybrid capacitor (P02377-B21); requires Storage Controller Enablement Cable Kit (P48918-B21).
  • HPE MR416i-o Gen11 x16 Lanes 8GB Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller — RAID, 8GB cache. Tri-Mode, OCP (OROC) - OCP 1 has priority for OROC; cache controllers need battery or hybrid capacitor.
  • HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (P48183-B21) — boot
  • HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (P81160-B21) — boot
  • HPE NS204i-u v2 960GB NVMe SED Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (P81162-B21) — boot
  • HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 NS204i-u Internal Cable Kit (P52152-B21) - required with NS204i-u — boot
All 13 controllers and 5 boot options
  • HPE MR216i-p Gen11 x16 Lanes without Cache PCI SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID. Tri-Mode, PCIe plug-in.
  • HPE MR216i-o Gen11 x16 Lanes without Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller — RAID. Tri-Mode, OCP (OROC).
  • HPE MR408i-o Gen11 x8 Lanes 4GB Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller — RAID, 4GB cache. Tri-Mode, OCP (OROC); needs battery or hybrid capacitor.
  • HPE SR932i-p Gen11 x32 Lanes 8GB Wide Cache PCI SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID, 8GB cache. Tri-Mode, PCIe; requires x16 physical and electrical riser slot; a second controller requires the secondary riser.
  • HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10 (8 External Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plug-in Controller — RAID. Essential RAID, external SAS; CBE with remote key management and OBSE not supported on Gen11.
  • HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 NS204i-u FIO Bundle Kit (P54542-B21) - only when externally accessible hot-plug drives are required — boot
  • The embedded controller provides 14 SATA ports (12 reachable) for Intel VROC SATA, which offers RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 in UEFI mode only and ships switched off.
  • Intel VROC NVMe uses four x8 PCIe 5.0 connectors per processor for directly attached NVMe on SFF models; RAID needs the Standard (0/1/10) or Premium (0/1/5/10) licence, and PCIe NVMe cards are not covered.
  • Tri-mode MegaRAID options are the MR216i-p/-o, MR416i-p/-o and MR408i-o, plus the SR932i-p, which needs a slot that is x16 both physically and electrically. Controllers with cache must be paired with a Smart Storage battery or hybrid capacitor, and PE80xx NVMe drives are not supported.
  • Without a controller, the 8SFF x1 cage direct-attaches SATA drives only (through the motherboard ports) and the x4 Premium cage NVMe drives only.
  • Mid-tray cages need the P48905-B21 heat sink and processors of 205 W or less, and no full-length PCIe card can be fitted with them.
  • The 4LFF mid-tray reaches 16 LFF drives with a storage controller, or 14 SATA drives when wired to the motherboard.
  • Boot is the NS204i-u NVMe device — the Gen11 unit or the 960 GB v2 and 960 GB SED v2 versions — internal by default, or reachable from outside with the FIO bundle kit.
  • An 8LFF chassis cannot be converted to 12LFF in the field.

Every documented drive-cage kit

13 with drive bays
8SFF U.3 x1 Tri-Mode front drive cage (HPE ProLian…8SFF U.3 x1 Tri-Mode front drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2U 8SFF x1 Tri-Mode U.3 Drive Cage Kit)88SFF U.3 x4 front drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 G…8SFF U.3 x4 front drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 8SFF U.3 Premium Drive Cage Kit)88SFF x1 Tri-Mode 24G U.3 BC mid-tray drive cage (H…8SFF x1 Tri-Mode 24G U.3 BC mid-tray drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 8SFF x1 Tri-Mode 24G U.3 BC Midplane Drive Cage Kit)88SFF x4 U.3 Tri-Mode mid-tray drive cage (HPE ProL…8SFF x4 U.3 Tri-Mode mid-tray drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2U 8SFF x4 U.3 Mid Tray Tri-Mode Drive Cage Kit)82SFF U.3 HDD Stacking drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL3…2SFF U.3 HDD Stacking drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2SFF U.3 HDD Stacking Drive Cage Kit)22SFF U.3 rear drive cage, Primary/Secondary riser …2SFF U.3 rear drive cage, Primary/Secondary riser position (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2SFF U.3 Primary/Secondary Riser Cage Kit)22SFF U.3 Side-by-Side drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL3…2SFF U.3 Side-by-Side drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2SFF U.3 Side-by-Side Drive Cage Kit)24LFF SAS/SATA 12G LP mid-tray drive cage (HPE ProL…4LFF SAS/SATA 12G LP mid-tray drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4LFF SAS/SATA 12G LP Midplane Drive Cage Kit)44LFF SAS/SATA front drive cage (chassis-integrated…4LFF SAS/SATA front drive cage (chassis-integrated: 8LFF = 2x 4LFF, 12LFF = 3x 4LFF)42LFF LP rear drive cage, Secondary riser position …2LFF LP rear drive cage, Secondary riser position (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2LFF LP Secondary Riser Cage Kit)22LFF rear drive cage, Primary riser position (HPE …2LFF rear drive cage, Primary riser position (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2LFF Primary Riser Cage Kit)22LFF rear drive cage, Secondary + Tertiary riser p…2LFF rear drive cage, Secondary + Tertiary riser position (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 2LFF Tertiary Riser Cage Kit)212 EDSFF drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 12ED…12 EDSFF drive cage (HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 12EDSFF Drive Cage Kit)12Bays · solid = front · dashed = rear · brighter = NVMe-only
2.5-inch3.5-inchEDSFF (E1.S / E3.S)
05 — Accelerators & I/O

GPUs, PCIe and networking

Accelerators sit in the PCIe risers. HPE’s option list names four cards — the double-wide L40S, the L40, the L4 and the A16 — and its GPU thermal table adds the H100, H100 NVL, Intel Data Center GPU Max 1100 and RTX 4000 Ada, each with a maximum count per chassis and cooling type. Up to 8 × NVIDIA L4, or up to 3 × L40S, L40 or A16 — fewer with more drive cages or without liquid cooling.

NVIDIA L40S 48GB PCIe Accelerator

double-wide
48GB · 3

NVIDIA L40 48GB PCIe Accelerator for HPE

double-wide
48GB · 3

NVIDIA L4 24GB PCIe Accelerator for HPE

24GB · 8

NVIDIA A16 64GB PCIe Non-CEC Accelerator for HPE

64GB · 3

NVIDIA H100 NVL 94GB PCIe Accelerator

94GB · 1, 2 or 3

NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe Accelerator

double-wide
80GB · 2 or 3

Intel Data Center GPU Max 1100

2 or 3

NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Graphics Accelerator for HPE

up to 5

I/O topology

2 sockets
CPU 1PCIe 5.08 ch · 16 DIMMCPU 2PCIe 5.08 ch · 16 DIMMUp to 8 × PCIe slotsslots 1–7 Gen5 · slot 8 Gen4 x16Primary/secondary risersx8/x16/x8 or 3 × x16 (cable kit)2 × OCP 3.0OCP 1 for OROC · OCP 2 shared NICiLO 6 · 1 Gb iLO portplus front iLO service port

Up to eight full-height slots come from three riser positions: the primary riser is wired to the first processor, and the secondary and tertiary risers only work with a second one fitted. Each processor also drives eight DDR5 channels.

Network adapters HPE lists

39 options
AdapterPortsForm
Broadcom BCM5719 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T OCP3 Adapter for HPE4 × 1GbEOCP 3.0
Intel® I350-T4 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T OCP3 Adapter for HPE4 × 1GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM5719 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE4 × 1GbEPCIe
Intel® I350-T4 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE4 × 1GbEPCIe
Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 10GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57412 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port SFP+ OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 10GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE2 × 10GbEPCIe
Broadcom BCM57412 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port SFP+ Adapter for HPE2 × 10GbEPCIe
AMD Solarflare X4522-PLUS 10/25GbE 2-port SFP56 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Broadcom BCM57504 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE4 × 10/25GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57414 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEOCP 3.0
Intel® E810-XXVDA4 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE4 × 10/25GbEOCP 3.0
Intel® E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEOCP 3.0
Mellanox MCX631432AS-ADAI Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57504 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE4 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Broadcom BCM57414 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
NVIDIA Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 NVMe-oF Crypto Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Intel® E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Intel® E810-XXVDA4 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE4 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Xilinx X2522-25G-PLUS Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Mellanox MCX631102AS-ADAT Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 10/25GbEPCIe
Intel® E810-CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57608 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP112 OCP3 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEOCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57608 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP112 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP56 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
Intel® E810-CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
HPE Slingshot SA210S Ethernet 200Gb 1-port PCIe NIC1 × 200GbEPCIe
NVIDIA Ethernet 100Gb 2-port NVMe-oF Offload Adapter for HPE2 × 100GbEPCIe
HPE InfiniBand NDR/Ethernet 400Gb 1-port OSFP PCIe5 x16 MCX75310AAS-NEAT Generic Adapter1 × 400Gb NDR InfiniBand / 400GbEPCIe
HPE InfiniBand NDR200/Ethernet 200GbE 2-port QSFP112 PCIe5 x16 MCX755106AC-HEAT Adapter2 × 200Gb NDR200 InfiniBand / 200GbEPCIe
HPE InfiniBand NDR200/Ethernet 200Gb 1-port OSFP PCIe5 x16 MCX75310AAS-HEAT Generic Adapter1 × 200Gb NDR200 InfiniBand / 200GbEPCIe
HPE SN1610E 32Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter1 × 32Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1610E 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter2 × 32Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1700E 64Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter1 × 64Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1700E 64Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter2 × 64Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter1 × 32Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1610Q 32Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter2 × 32Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1700Q 64Gb 1-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter1 × 64Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
HPE SN1700Q 64Gb 2-port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter2 × 64Gb Fibre ChannelPCIe
  • Slot 8 on the default tertiary riser is PCIe 4.0 x16; the x8 enablement kit (P53632-B21) turns it into a PCIe 5.0 x8 slot.
  • Enabling slot 1 or slot 4 on the 3 × x16 risers takes the matching cable kit — P56073-B21 for the primary, P56074-B21 for the secondary.
  • OCP 1 takes priority for OCP storage controllers; OCP 2 carries the shared-NIC and Wake-on-LAN functions and takes priority for network cards.
  • There is no embedded LOM: every order needs an OCP 3.0 or stand-up network adapter.
  • A 2LFF rear cage in the primary or secondary position uses every slot on that riser.
  • The NDR and NDR200 InfiniBand adapters need a full x16 slot, the OCP2 x16 kit and the High-performance fan kit, keep ambient to 25 °C, exclude 256 GB DIMMs and are not supported on the 24SFF or 12LFF chassis.
06 — Power & cooling

5 power supplies, 800–2,200 W

HPE’s ordering step offers five hot-plug Flex Slot units — the 1800–2200 W Titanium, the 1600 W Platinum, a 1600 W −48 V DC model, the 1000 W Titanium and the 800 W Platinum — and a server takes one or two of them, never mixed.

05001000150020002500800 W Platinum — HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; rated input 100-240 VAC (240 VDC China only); up to 94% efficiency.800Platinum1000 W Titanium — HPE 1000W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; rated input 100-240 VAC (1097W @100VAC per Rated Steady-State table, 1000W @240VAC; 240 VDC China only); up to 96% efficiency.1000Titanium1600 W null — HPE 1600W Flex Slot -48VDC Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; -48 VDC input; requires 1600W -48VDC Power Cable Lug Kit (P36877-B21) or DC PSU Power Cable Kit; no efficiency rating or input range printed in Technical Specifications.1600DC1600 W Platinum — HPE 1600W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit; high line only 200-240 VAC (1600W @240VAC; 240 VDC China only); up to 94% efficiency; C-14 inlet with HPE Power Discovery Services support.1600Platinum2200 W Titanium — HPE 1800W-2200W Flex Slot Titanium Hot Plug Power Supply Kit; rated input 200-240 VAC; 1800W @200VAC, 1900W @208VAC, 2000W @220VAC, 2100W @230VAC, 2200W @240VAC; 96% efficient (EU Lot 9 note). DOC INCONSISTENCY: its option note says 'Flex Slot Platinum power supplies support power efficiency of up to 94%' although named Titanium and listed as 96% elsewhere.2200TitaniumWatts · dashed line = output at 100–120 V low line
AC−48 V DC
  • The 800 W Platinum and 1000 W Titanium accept anything from 100 to 240 VAC, whereas the bigger Platinum and Titanium units are high-line parts for 200–240 VAC.
  • The 1800–2200 W supply is rated 1800 W at 200 VAC rising to 2200 W at 240 VAC; HPE’s steady-state table gives the 1000 W Titanium 1097 W at 100 VAC.
  • For ErP Lot 9 markets, the UK included, HPE names P03178-B21 (1000 W) and P44712-B21 (1800–2200 W) among its 96 %-efficient single-output supplies.
  • HPE’s electrical tables also print ratings for an 800 W Titanium and an 800 W 200–277 VAC “Universal” supply that do not appear in the orderable list.
07 — Management, security & OS

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

  • HPE iLO 6 (iLO 6 ASIC) with Intelligent Provisioning as standard
  • iLO Advanced and HPE OneView Advanced licences optional
  • iLO RESTful API (DMTF Redfish) and the RESTful Interface Tool
  • OpenBMC capable through the iLO 6 transfer-of-ownership process
  • HPE Compute Ops Management cloud management
  • Active Health System · Smart Update Manager with the Service Pack for ProLiant
  • Dedicated 1 Gb rear iLO port and front iLO service port · optional System Insight Display

Security

  • Immutable Silicon Root of Trust
  • UEFI Secure Boot and Secure Start
  • Digitally signed firmware updates, firmware rollback and Secure Recovery
  • TPM 2.0 embedded — no module kit needed
  • FIPS 140-2 validation · CNSA algorithm support
  • Secure erase of NAND and user data · configurable for PCI DSS
  • Bezel locking kit and chassis intrusion detection options
  • HPE Trusted Supply Chain (P36394-B21) optional

Operating systems

  • Certified operating systems and hypervisors are listed in HPE’s Servers Support & Certification Matrices, not in the QuickSpecs
  • UEFI Class 3; TPM 2.0, NVMe boot and HTTP/HTTPS boot require UEFI boot mode
  • Intel VROC NVMe: Windows, Linux and VMware support
  • Intel VROC SATA: Windows and Linux, UEFI mode only
08 — Compare

How the DL380 Gen11 compares with its family

The DL380 Gen11 sits at the centre of HPE’s Gen11 Intel rack line. The DL360 Gen11 is its 1U counterpart, the DL380a Gen11 gives up drive bays for GPU density, the DL385 Gen11 is the AMD EPYC 2U, the DL560 Gen11 scales to four sockets, and the DL380 Gen12 moves the design to Xeon 6. Each bar is drawn from that model’s verified spec file.

DL380 Gen11DL360 Gen11DL380a Gen11DL385 Gen11DL560 Gen11DL380 Gen12Cores / CPUDL380 Gen11: 6464DL360 Gen11: 6464DL380a Gen11: 6464DL385 Gen11: 160160DL560 Gen11: 6060DL380 Gen12: 144144DIMM slotsDL380 Gen11: 3232DL360 Gen11: 3232DL380a Gen11: 2424DL385 Gen11: 2424DL560 Gen11: 6464DL380 Gen12: 3232Max memoryDL380 Gen11: 8 TB8DL360 Gen11: 8 TB8DL380a Gen11: 3 TB3DL385 Gen11: 6 TB6DL560 Gen11: 16 TB16DL380 Gen12: 8 TB8Max drive baysDL380 Gen11: 3636DL360 Gen11: 2020DL380a Gen11: 88DL385 Gen11: 4848DL560 Gen11: 2424DL380 Gen12: 3636Max GPUsDL380 Gen11: 88DL360 Gen11: 33DL380a Gen11: 88DL385 Gen11: 88DL560 Gen11: 22DL380 Gen12: 88Largest PSUDL380 Gen11: 2,200 W2,200DL360 Gen11: 2,200 W2,200DL380a Gen11: 2,200 W2,200DL385 Gen11: 2,200 W2,200DL560 Gen11: 2,200 W2,200DL380 Gen12: 2,200 W2,200
This modelSiblings and successorEach value from that model’s own verified spec file · bars scale per column
DL360 Gen11 data sheetDL380a Gen11 data sheetDL385 Gen11 data sheetDL560 Gen11 data sheetDL380 Gen12 data sheetDL380 Gen11 vs DL380 Gen12Dell R760 vs DL380 Gen11 vs Lenovo SR650 V3Dell PowerEdge R760 data sheetLenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 data sheet
09 — Use cases

Four builds that suit the DL380 Gen11

Four DL380 Gen11 builds made only from parts our configurator accepts for this model. Each opens pre-filled; before quoting we check it against HPE’s cooling, riser and cage rules, which the configurator does not model in full.

Virtualisation

120-core 5th Gen VM host

Two 60-core Platinum 8580 processors give 120 cores, and sixteen 64 GB DDR5-5600 RDIMMs — one per channel — hold 1 TB. Eight U.3 NVMe drives in a single cage carry the datastore under Intel VROC Premium, while the NS204i-u boot device keeps the hypervisor off the datastore drives.

  • 2 × Xeon Platinum 8580 — 60 cores @ 2 GHz, 350 W each
  • 16 × 64 GB DDR5-5600 RDIMM — 1 TB, one per channel
  • 8 × 3.84 TB NVMe U.3 in one 8SFF cage
  • Intel VROC Premium (RAID 0/1/5/10) for the NVMe drives
  • NS204i-u NVMe boot device
  • Broadcom BCM57504 4 × 10/25GbE OCP 3.0
  • 2 × 1600 W Flex Slot Platinum (200–240 VAC)
  • VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus

The 350 W 8580 needs the High-performance heat sink (or a DLC module) and the High-performance fan kit. VROC NVMe runs in UEFI mode only.

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Databases

Per-core-licensed SQL Server

Thirty-two fast cores across two 16-core, 3.6 GHz Gold 6544Y processors keep per-core database licensing down, while 1 TB of DDR5-5600 and eight 7.68 TB NVMe drives behind an MR416i-p with 8 GB of cache give the data files hardware RAID.

  • 2 × Xeon Gold 6544Y — 16 cores @ 3.6 GHz, 270 W each
  • 16 × 64 GB DDR5-5600 RDIMM — 1 TB
  • 8 × 7.68 TB NVMe U.3 on an MR416i-p (8 GB cache)
  • NS204i-u NVMe boot device
  • Broadcom BCM57414 2 × 10/25GbE OCP 3.0
  • 2 × 1000 W Flex Slot Titanium
  • Windows Server 2025 Standard
  • HPE Tech Care Critical

The 270 W 6544Y needs the High-performance heat sink or a DLC module plus the High-performance fan kit. The MR416i-p needs a Smart Storage battery or hybrid capacitor and the P48918-B21 cable kit.

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Backup & archive

LFF backup repository

Backup repositories need raw capacity more than speed, and the DL380 Gen11 takes 3.5-inch SAS drives in front boxes, a mid-tray and rear cages behind one cached tri-mode controller. Sixteen-core Silver 4514Y processors at 150 W stay inside the 205 W limit that a mid-tray imposes.

  • 2 × Xeon Silver 4514Y — 16 cores @ 2 GHz, 150 W each
  • 10 × 24 TB 3.5-inch SAS HDD — 240 TB raw as linked
  • One 4LFF front box, the 4LFF mid-tray and a 2LFF rear cage
  • MR416i-p tri-mode controller, 8 GB cache
  • 16 × 32 GB DDR5-5600 RDIMM — 512 GB
  • NS204i-u NVMe boot device
  • Broadcom BCM57414 2 × 10/25GbE OCP 3.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

The link opens with one front LFF box; the 12LFF chassis has three, and HPE’s overview and mid-tray notes put the LFF limit at 16 drives. The mid-tray needs the P48905-B21 heat sink, and a 2LFF rear cage takes every slot on its riser.

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AI inference

Two-GPU L40S inference server

A pair of 48 GB NVIDIA L40S cards occupies the secondary and tertiary risers, as HPE requires for two, with 512 GB of DDR5 — far above the twice-the-GPU-memory HPE recommends — and a 100GbE OCP uplink for model and data traffic.

  • 2 × Xeon Gold 6542Y — 24 cores @ 2.9 GHz, 250 W each
  • 2 × NVIDIA L40S 48 GB
  • 16 × 32 GB DDR5-5600 RDIMM — 512 GB
  • 4 × 3.84 TB NVMe U.3 in one 8SFF cage
  • NS204i-u NVMe boot device
  • Broadcom BCM57608 2 × 100GbE QSFP112 OCP 3.0
  • 2 × 1800–2200 W Flex Slot Titanium (200–240 VAC)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

HPE allows at most two L40S on an 8SFF server with one front cage, never on the primary riser; a pair needs both secondary and tertiary risers and the High-performance fan kit. Full-length GPUs exclude the mid-tray and need the High-performance heat sink or DLC.

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10 — Refurbished alternatives

When a refurbished ProLiant makes more sense

If the job is a like-for-like 2U refresh and DDR5 or PCIe 5.0 are not requirements, these re-certified ProLiant servers from our refurbished configurator cover similar roles for less.

Gen10 Plus · re-certified

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus

  • 2U · 2 × Ice Lake Xeon
  • 32 DIMM slots · up to 8 TB DDR4-3200
  • 24 × SFF or 12 × LFF · NVMe options
  • PCIe 4.0 · OCP 3.0 · iLO 5

Mixed virtualisation and database hosts where DDR4-3200 and PCIe 4.0 are enough and OCP 3.0 networking is still wanted.

Configure a refurbished DL380 Gen10 Plus →
Gen10 · re-certified

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10

  • 2U · 2 × Xeon Scalable
  • 24 DIMM slots · up to 3 TB DDR4
  • 24 × SFF or 12 × LFF · NVMe-capable
  • GPU-capable · iLO 5

Budget storage and general-purpose roles where 3 TB of DDR4 per server is plenty.

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Gen10 Plus · re-certified

HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus

  • 2U · 2 × AMD EPYC 7002/7003
  • Up to 128 cores · 32 DIMM slots
  • Up to 8 TB DDR4-3200 · PCIe 4.0
  • 24 × SFF or 12 × LFF · iLO 5

When raw core count per 2U matters more than Intel-specific features and the estate can run on AMD EPYC.

Configure a refurbished DL385 Gen10 Plus →
Refurbished HPE ProLiant serversRefurbished ProLiant configuratorProLiant Gen10 Plus rangeNew vs refurbished cost calculator
11 — Full specifications

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 specifications

Chassis & cooling

Form factor2U rack
Chassis (CTO)8SFF, 24SFF, 8LFF, 12LFF, 12EDSFF — no embedded networking
Dimensions (H × W × D)8.75 × 44.8 × 72.7 cm (SFF) · 73.25 cm deep (LFF)
WeightSFF up to 33 kg (16 kg minimum) · LFF up to 37 kg (18 kg minimum)
Fans4 standard (8SFF, 8LFF, 12LFF) · 6 high-performance (24SFF) · 6 standard (12EDSFF)
ChipsetIntel C741

Processor

SocketsOne or two (same model)
Families4th and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable — no field upgrade from 4th to 5th Gen
Cores per processor8 to 64
TDP125 W to 385 W
Listed SKUs66 in HPE’s tables · 58 with option kits

Memory

Slots32 DDR5 RDIMM · 16 per processor · 8 channels × 2 DIMMs
KitsDDR5-4800: 16, 32, 64, 96, 256 GB · DDR5-5600: 16, 32, 64, 96, 128, 256 GB
SpeedDDR5-4800 kits: 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) / 4400 MT/s (2 DPC), 4th Gen only · DDR5-5600 kits for 5th Gen
Maximum8.0 TB (32 × 256 GB) with 8SFF/16SFF · 16 DIMMs with 24SFF
ProtectionAdvanced ECC · Memory Fault Tolerance (x4 DIMMs)

Storage

FrontUp to 24 × SFF U.3 tri-mode, 12 × LFF, or 36 × E3.S EDSFF
Mid-tray8 × SFF (x1 or x4 tri-mode) or 4 × LFF
RearUp to 6 × SFF (SFF chassis) · 4 × LFF (LFF chassis) or 2 × SFF (8LFF) · 2 × SFF (EDSFF)
Maximum36 SAS SFF (24 + 8 + 4) · 16 LFF (storage table prints 12 + 4 + 4) · 36 E3.S
ControllersIntel VROC SATA (embedded) and NVMe · MR216i-p/-o, MR408i-o, MR416i-p/-o, SR932i-p · E208e-p external
BootNS204i-u NVMe — Gen11, v2 960 GB or v2 960 GB SED

Expansion & networking

PCIe slotsUp to 8 on three risers · slots 1–7 PCIe 5.0 · slot 8 PCIe 4.0 x16 (5.0 x8 with kit)
OCP2 × OCP 3.0 — OCP 1 OROC priority, OCP 2 shared NIC and WoL
LOMNone — an OCP or stand-up adapter is required

Accelerators

GPU envelopeUp to 8 × L4 · up to 3 × L40S, L40 or A16
RulesNo mixing · L40S not on the primary riser · no full-length card with a mid-tray

Power

SuppliesOne or two Flex Slot hot-plug, same type when paired
AC800 W Platinum, 1000 W Titanium (100–240 VAC) · 1600 W Platinum, 1800–2200 W Titanium (200–240 VAC)
DC1600 W −48 V DC

Ports & video

FrontUSB 3.2 Gen1 · iLO service port · optional DisplayPort and USB 2.0 via the Universal Media Bay (8SFF)
Rear2 × USB · VGA · 1 Gb iLO port · optional serial
Internal2 × USB
Video1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz · 16 MB

Environment & warranty

Operating temperature10–35 °C at sea level · 5–45 °C extended for approved configurations
Maximum altitude3,050 m
Warranty3 years parts, labour and on-site, next business day
12 — FAQ

DL380 Gen11 questions, answered from the documentation

What is the maximum memory of the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11?

Its 32 DDR5 RDIMM slots reach 8.0 TB with 256 GB DIMMs at 4800 MT/s, but only in 8SFF or 16SFF layouts; a 24SFF server is limited to 16 DIMMs. 256 GB DIMMs also limit the front to two drive cages and need the High-performance fan kit. Each processor supports up to 4 TB.

Which processors does the DL380 Gen11 support?

4th and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable. HPE’s feature tables list 66 — 37 4th Gen and 29 5th Gen — with 8 to 64 cores and TDPs of 125–385 W, and 58 of them have option kits. A server ordered with 4th Gen cannot be upgraded to 5th Gen in the field, because the newer processors need a system board shipped with 5th Gen firmware.

How many drive bays does the DL380 Gen11 have?

Up to 36, reached two ways: 36 E3.S NVMe drives in the 12EDSFF chassis, or 36 SAS drives from 24 front, 8 mid-tray and 4 rear SFF bays. The 24SFF chassis with every rear option gives 30 SFF bays. For LFF, HPE’s overview and mid-tray notes set a 16-drive limit, although its maximum-storage table prints a 12 + 4 + 4 layout.

How many GPUs can the DL380 Gen11 take?

Up to eight NVIDIA L4 cards, or up to three L40S, L40 or A16. The limits fall as drive cages are added or when direct liquid cooling is absent — an 8SFF server with one front cage takes at most two L40S, for example — and GPU models cannot be mixed.

How many PCIe slots does the DL380 Gen11 have?

Up to eight full-height slots on three risers. Slots 1 to 7 are PCIe 5.0; slot 8 on the default tertiary riser is PCIe 4.0 x16, or PCIe 5.0 x8 with HPE’s enablement kit. Risers two and three depend on the second processor, and two OCP 3.0 slots come on top.

Which power supplies does the DL380 Gen11 use?

One or two matching Flex Slot hot-plug supplies. The AC choices, largest first, are 1800–2200 W Titanium, 1600 W Platinum, 1000 W Titanium and 800 W Platinum, and there is a 1600 W −48 V DC model. The two smaller AC units also run from 100 V; the larger two need 200–240 V.

How big and heavy is the DL380 Gen11?

It is 8.75 cm high and 44.8 cm wide, and 72.7 cm deep in SFF form or 73.25 cm with LFF bays. HPE gives a maximum of 33 kg for an 8SFF build and 37 kg for a 12LFF build.

Can the DL380 Gen11 run RAID without a RAID card?

Yes. The embedded Intel VROC SATA controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 on up to 14 bays, in UEFI mode and once enabled. Intel VROC NVMe adds software RAID for NVMe drives wired to the processors on SFF models, with a Standard or Premium licence.

What changed between the DL380 Gen11 and the DL380 Gen12?

Going by the two QuickSpecs, the Gen12 moves to Intel Xeon 6 with up to 144 E-cores or 86 P-cores per processor, DDR5-6400 RDIMMs, iLO 7 and PCIe 5.0 on all eight slots, and lists the H200 NVL and RTX PRO 6000 cards, which run under a 450 W power cap. The Gen11 keeps iLO 6 and embedded VROC SATA RAID, which the Gen12 document does not list, and its 8SFF mid-tray allows 36 SAS drives against a Gen12 SFF maximum of 30.

Is the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 end of life?

HPE’s QuickSpecs (version 47, 8 September 2026) still lists orderable configure-to-order models and gives no end-of-life or end-of-service date for the server; the obsolete SKUs in its change log are individual options. The standard warranty covers parts, labour and on-site service for three years; if HPE later publishes support end dates, our end-of-life checker will show them.

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Where these figures come from

Specifications are extracted from HPE’s published documents and independently re-checked line by line. Configurations are quote-based; availability and exact options are confirmed at quotation. Last reviewed 2026-09-11.

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