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HPE · HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus (entry, Intel Xeon E-2300)

HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus end of life

The HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus is no longer sold, and HPE has put it into its end-of-life process, but no model-wide end-of-support date can be read publicly. HPE's EOL process dates for the server are in Product Change Notification a00136611, which opens only after an HPE Support Center sign-in, so which milestones it lists is not known. HPE still releases firmware for the platform: the DL20 Gen10 Plus is a listed supported platform in the Gen10/Gen10 Plus Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) 2026.07.00.00, whose release notes were published in August 2026, and each unit's cover ends according to its serial number.

ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus support dates

Every row names its basis. A third-party tracker date is not the vendor’s own, and “not published” means exactly that.
MilestoneDateBasisSource
End Of Life (EOL) Process Dates: Product Change Notification a00136611 (DL20/ML30 Gen10 Plus)—Vendor-publishedHPE's public document API shows only the title. The body returns 'You will need to sign in to the HPE Support Center with your HPE Account.' and the metadata is null, so it is not known which milestones or dates the PCN lists. Reader link: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00136611en_usHPE PCN: HPE ProLiant DL20/ML30 Gen10 Plus Servers - End Of Life (EOL) Process Dates
EOL process dates inside PCN a00136611 (sign-in required)—Not published by the vendorHPE has put the dates behind an HPE Support Center sign-in. They could not be read, so no dates are given. This includes which milestones the PCN lists, such as end-of-sale or discontinuance.HPE PCN a00136611 (sign-in required)
Product status: RETIRED (QuickSpecs banner: base products 'obsolete and are no longer available for sale')—Vendor-publishedThe banner gives no retirement date. The last revision listed is Version 24 on 16-Sep-2024, which updated the operating-system support section.HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus server QuickSpecs (a50002583enw, 16738, Worldwide, V24, 16-September-2024)
End of support / End of Service Life (model-wide)—Not published by the vendorNo model-wide end-of-support date can be read publicly. Any date in the PCN is behind sign-in. HPE's Warranty Check shows warranty and contract start and end dates per serial number.HPE Support Center Help: Warranty check

Where the ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus stands today

A retirement banner with no date and a notice that only signed-in users can read define this 1U rack server's position. HPE's QuickSpecs (a50002583enw) say the base products are 'obsolete and are no longer available for sale'; the last revision listed, Version 24 of 16 September 2024, updated the operating-system support section. PCN a00136611, 'HPE ProLiant DL20/ML30 Gen10 Plus Servers - End Of Life (EOL) Process Dates', shows only its title to the public, so its milestones and dates are unknown here and none are quoted.

For any one DL20 Gen10 Plus, the date that counts is tied to its serial number. Take the serial from the product label, log in to HPE Support Center, enter it in Warranty Check and read each service type's start and end dates; for a registered server HPE calculates the warranty end date from the purchase date, and for the rest it estimates that date from the manufacture date. The QuickSpecs' standard warranty is 3 years parts, 3 years labour and 3 years onsite with next-business-day response, so standard cover lapses on different days across a fleet bought over time.

ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus: lifecycle on one axis
ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus lifecycle timeline20252026202720282029Checked 8 Oct 2026Not dated by the vendorEnd Of Life (EOL) Process Dates: Product Change Notification a00136611 (DL20/ML30 Gen10Plus) — Vendor-published. HPE's public document API shows only the title. The body returns'You will need to sign in to the HPE Support Center with your HPE Account.' and the metadatais null, so it is not known which milestones or dates the PCN lists. Reader link:https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00136611en_usEOL process dates inside PCN a00136611 (sign-in required) — Not published by the vendor. HPEhas put the dates behind an HPE Support Center sign-in. They could not be read, so no datesare given. This includes which milestones the PCN lists, such as end-of-sale ordiscontinuance.Product status: RETIRED (QuickSpecs banner: base products 'obsolete and are no longeravailable for sale') — Vendor-published. The banner gives no retirement date. The lastrevision listed is Version 24 on 16-Sep-2024, which updated the operating-system supportsection.End of support / End of Service Life (model-wide) — Not published by the vendor. Nomodel-wide end-of-support date can be read publicly. Any date in the PCN is behind sign-in.HPE's Warranty Check shows warranty and contract start and end dates per serial number.
Dated milestones are placed only where a source gives the date; milestones the vendor has not dated are listed beneath the axis rather than guessed. Blue = vendor-published, amber = third-party tracker, violet = derived from a vendor policy. Checked 8 October 2026.
Finding the date for your own unit

HPE's model-wide EOL dates for this server are in PCN a00136611. Sign in to HPE Support Center and open https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00136611en_us. Your own warranty or contract end date is set per serial number. Find the serial number on the product label, sign in to HPE Support Center, open Warranty Check (https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/?card=wc), enter the serial number and read the start and end dates for each service type. HPE says that if the product was registered, the warranty end date is based on the purchase date; otherwise it is estimated from the manufacture date.

What still works after HPE support ends

HPE still releases firmware for this platform; the open question is what a download requires. In customer notice a00094704, version 2 of 13 January 2025, HPE states that entitlement verification 'is no longer required' for downloading SPP and BIOS/System ROM firmware for 'ProLiant Gen10 servers, Apollo Gen10 servers and future ProLiant and Apollo server generations', and that current Gen10 and future generations no longer need an active warranty or support agreement to download Gen10 SPP (2019.12.0 and later releases only) or System ROM firmware. For the current SPP, 2026.07.00.00, HPE's release notes require an HPE account login on the SPP Download page and on SPP Custom Download, and mention no warranty or contract. The 2022.03.0 notes said entitlement verification was no longer required for the Gen10/Gen10 Plus SPP versions, yet kept an older line saying both download options 'require HPE Passport login and an active warranty or HPE support agreement.'

HPE's SPP 'Warranty/Support Agreement Validation' note, which has no printed date (its PDF metadata gives a creation date of 27 February 2017), takes the opposite line: a warranty or HPE support agreement must be active to download the SPP, products out of warranty need contact with HPE or a partner for the SPP, BIOS System ROM and CPLD, and drivers, iLO and controller components, along with ProLiant safety and security firmware, are available without entitlement validation. HPE's documents disagree, so both positions are recorded. Whether HPE will sell post-warranty cover on a retired DL20 Gen10 Plus is a question for HPE or a partner, serial number in hand.

  • HPE customer notice a00094704 (version 2, 13 January 2025): 'entitlement verification is no longer required for downloading product updates such as Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and BIOS/ System ROM firmware for ProLiant Gen10 servers, Apollo Gen10 servers and future ProLiant and Apollo server generations.' It adds that current Gen10 and future server generations 'no longer require an active warranty or support agreement for downloading Gen10 SPP (2019.12.0 and later releases only) or System ROM firmware.' (support.hpe.com)
  • HPE's Gen10/Gen10 Plus SPP 2022.03.0 release notes say 'Entitlement verification is no longer required for the Gen10/Gen10 Plus SPP versions' and that the production SPP 'can be downloaded using HPE passport account, without the need for active warranty or support agreement.' The same document also has an older line saying both download options 'require HPE Passport login and an active warranty or HPE support agreement.' (downloads.hpe.com)
  • HPE's current Gen10/Gen10 Plus SPP 2026.07.00.00 release notes (published August 2026) say both download routes, the SPP Download page and SPP Custom Download, 'require an HPE account to log in'. They state no warranty or contract requirement. (support.hpe.com)
  • HPE's SPP 'Warranty/Support Agreement Validation' note contradicts the documents above. It has no printed date; its PDF metadata gives a creation date of 27 February 2017. It says an active warranty or HPE support agreement is required to download the SPP, and that for out-of-warranty products the SPP, BIOS System ROM and CPLD need contact with HPE or a partner. It also says ProLiant safety and security firmware, iLO, controller components and drivers are available without entitlement validation. HPE's documents disagree, so both positions are recorded. (support.hpe.com)

What a maintenance contract needs to cover on the ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus

A contract on a DL20 Gen10 Plus has to match the chassis fitted, because HPE offered three: 2 LFF hot-plug, 2 LFF non-hot-plug, or 4 SFF hot-plug with an optional 2 SFF more, plus onboard M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD support. Embedded Intel VROC SATA software RAID (RAID 0/1/5/10) is standard; the optional HPE Smart Array controllers are the E208i-a and E208e-p (Essential) and the P408i-a and P408e-p (Performance). The QuickSpecs say VROC 'supports Windows Server and Linux but does not support VMware', so an ESXi host needing hardware RAID relies on a Smart Array controller, and the spares plan should include it.

The standard 290W non-redundant FIO supply comes as P21649-B21 or P45476-B21; the redundant option uses the RPS FIO Enable Kit (P45948-B21) with HPE Flex Slot 500W Platinum, 800W Titanium or 800W -48VDC supplies. For UK and EU spares, the QuickSpecs note that from 1 January 2024 EU Lot 9 requires AC supplies to be 94% efficient (multi-output) or 96% (single-output), and name 865438-B21 (800W Flex Slot Titanium) and P45476-B21 (290W FIO, 94%) as compliant, P45476-B21 being 'currently available in EMEA only'. Add one Xeon E-2300 (E-2314 to E-2388G, up to 8 cores) or Pentium G6405, up to four DDR4 UDIMMs (128 GB maximum) and the iLO 5 controller, and that is the parts list an HPE third-party maintenance contract would be written against; the maintenance coverage builder turns that list into a quote request.

ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus: what to tell a maintenance provider
ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus hardware factsHPE · HPE PROLIANT GEN10 PLUS (ENTRY, INTEL XEONE-2300)ProLiant DL20 Gen10 PlusEnd-of-life announced — vendorsupport still availableFORM FACTOR1U rackPROCESSORSingle socket. Intel Xeon E-2300 family(E-2314 to E-2388G, up to 8 cores) orPentium G6405. Intel C256 chipset.MEMORY4 DIMM slots for HPE DDR4 unbuffered memory(UDIMM), 2 channels with 2 DIMMs perchannel. 8, 16 or 32 GB UDIMMs, maximum 128GB (4 x 32 GB).DRIVE BAYSChassis choices: 2 LFF hot plug, 2 LFFnon-hot plug, or 4 SFF hot plug with anoptional +2 SFF. Onboard M.2 NVMe/SATA SSDsupport.STORAGE CONTROLLEREmbedded Intel VROC SATA software RAID(RAID 0/1/5/10) as standard. Optional HPESmart Array E208i-a/E208e-p (Essential) andP408i-a/P408e-p (Performance) controllers.POWER SUPPLIESStandard 290W non-redundant FIO supply(P21649-B21 or P45476-B21). Redundantoption uses the RPS FIO Enable Kit(P45948-B21) with HPE Flex Slot 500WPlatinum, 800W Titanium or 800W -48VDCsupplies.MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERHPE iLO 5 ASIC7 sourced specification facts · checked 8 October 2026
The hardware facts a maintenance quote is priced on, printed in the vendor's own wording from its specification documents (cited in Sources). Nothing on this plate is estimated; facts the vendor does not state are left off rather than filled in.
ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus hardware, from HPE’s own specification documents
SpecificationDetailSource
Form factor1U racksupport.hpe.com
ProcessorSingle socket. Intel Xeon E-2300 family (E-2314 to E-2388G, up to 8 cores) or Pentium G6405. Intel C256 chipset.support.hpe.com
Memory4 DIMM slots for HPE DDR4 unbuffered memory (UDIMM), 2 channels with 2 DIMMs per channel. 8, 16 or 32 GB UDIMMs, maximum 128 GB (4 x 32 GB).support.hpe.com
Drive baysChassis choices: 2 LFF hot plug, 2 LFF non-hot plug, or 4 SFF hot plug with an optional +2 SFF. Onboard M.2 NVMe/SATA SSD support.support.hpe.com
Storage controllerEmbedded Intel VROC SATA software RAID (RAID 0/1/5/10) as standard. Optional HPE Smart Array E208i-a/E208e-p (Essential) and P408i-a/P408e-p (Performance) controllers.support.hpe.com
Power suppliesStandard 290W non-redundant FIO supply (P21649-B21 or P45476-B21). Redundant option uses the RPS FIO Enable Kit (P45948-B21) with HPE Flex Slot 500W Platinum, 800W Titanium or 800W -48VDC supplies.support.hpe.com
Management controllerHPE iLO 5 ASICsupport.hpe.com

Extend or refresh the ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus?

Keeping a DL20 Gen10 Plus running is defensible today. It is in HPE's current SPP; HPE's Windows Server matrix lists Windows Server 2019, 2022 and 2025 with no installation note (2016 is not listed); and HPE's VMware matrix lists ESXi 8.0, 8.0 U1, 8.0 U2 and 8.0 U3 plus ESX 9.0 and 9.1, with ESXi 7.0 U3 only on HPE's archived-products page. While that holds, maintaining the drives, controller and power supplies keeps a working 1U server in service.

The case for refresh rests on what is hidden. Before setting a multi-year budget, sign in, read the PCN a00136611 dates and set them against each unit's Warranty Check dates. The next model in the same line is the DL20 Gen11, but HPE has issued '(Revision) HPE ProLiant DL20/ML30/MicroServer/DL320/DL360/DL380/DL380a/RL300/ML350/ML110 Gen11 Servers - End Of Life (EOL) Dates', whose dates and covered DL20 Gen11 product numbers also need a sign-in, so read it before a like-for-like swap. Buyers weighing a spare chassis against a new server can also look at refurbished HPE ProLiant servers.

  • HPE has started the end-of-life process for this model. PCN a00136611, 'HPE ProLiant DL20/ML30 Gen10 Plus Servers - End Of Life (EOL) Process Dates', covers the DL20 and ML30 Gen10 Plus together. Its content can only be read by users signed in to HPE Support Center. (support.hpe.com)
  • HPE's DL20 Gen10 Plus QuickSpecs are marked RETIRED: the base products are 'obsolete and are no longer available for sale.' (support.hpe.com)
  • Firmware is still being released. The DL20 Gen10 Plus is a listed supported platform in HPE's Gen10/Gen10 Plus SPP 2026.07.00.00 (release notes published August 2026). (support.hpe.com)
  • The QuickSpecs give a standard warranty of 3 years parts, 3 years labour and 3 years onsite support with next-business-day response. Check each serial number for its actual coverage end date. (support.hpe.com)
  • Windows Server: HPE's Windows Server certification matrix lists Windows Server 2019, 2022 and 2025 for the DL20 Gen10 Plus, with no installation note. Windows Server 2016 is not listed. (hpe.com)
  • VMware: HPE's current VMware matrix lists the DL20 Gen10 Plus for ESXi 8.0, 8.0 U1, 8.0 U2 and 8.0 U3 and for ESX 9.0 and 9.1, with no installation note. ESXi 7.0 U3 appears only on HPE's archived-products page. (hpe.com)
  • VMware hosts and RAID: the QuickSpecs say the embedded Intel VROC SATA RAID 'supports Windows Server and Linux but does not support VMware.' A VMware host that needs hardware RAID uses one of the optional Smart Array controllers, so include that controller in the spares plan. (support.hpe.com)
  • Power supply spares for UK and EU sites: the QuickSpecs say that from 1 January 2024 EU Lot 9 requires AC supplies to be 94% efficient (multi-output) or 96% efficient (single-output). The Lot 9-compliant supplies HPE lists for this model are 865438-B21 (800W Flex Slot Titanium) and P45476-B21 (290W FIO, 94%). HPE notes that P45476-B21 is 'currently available in EMEA only'. (support.hpe.com)
  • Refresh planning: HPE has issued a revised PCN titled '(Revision) HPE ProLiant DL20/ML30/MicroServer/DL320/DL360/DL380/DL380a/RL300/ML350/ML110 Gen11 Servers - End Of Life (EOL) Dates'. Its body, including the dates and which DL20 Gen11 product numbers it covers, needs an HPE sign-in. Read it before choosing the DL20 Gen11 as a like-for-like replacement. (support.hpe.com)
ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus: what came before and what replaces it
ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus product lineageHPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10Previous generation of the 1Usingle-socket DL20 line(context only)ProLiant DL20 Gen10 PlusRelease date not sourcedEnd-of-life announced; vendorsupport availableHPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11Next model in the same lineDatasheet on this siteHPE · HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus (entry, Intel Xeon E-2300)
The successor shown is the next model in the same product line; the vendor notice does not name a direct replacement.

Specifications for the replacement: HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen11 datasheet.

Keep your ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus covered

Tell us how many you run and when your current cover ends, and we will come back with a like-for-like maintenance quote for that estate. Your model and its support status are attached to the enquiry automatically, so there is nothing to re-type.

HPE maintenance in detail →

PCN a00136611 is a joint notice: its title covers the DL20 and ML30 Gen10 Plus together, and its body, dates included, is open only to users signed in to HPE Support Center. The ML30 Gen10 Plus has its own page here. Within the 1U DL20 line, the DL20 Gen10 came before the Gen10 Plus and the DL20 Gen11 is the next model. Other Gen10 Plus models have separate pages, such as ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Plus end of life, and the ProLiant Gen10 Plus family page covers the generation.

Where the ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus sits against related models
ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus: no dated end of support for the model as a whole.201420162018202020222024202620282030ProLiant DL360 Gen9ProLiant DL380 Gen9ProLiant ML350 Gen9ProLiant DL360 Gen10 PlusProLiant DL380 Gen10 PlusProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plusrelease not sourcedProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plusrelease not sourcedTodayProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus: no dated end of support for the model as a whole.
Each bar runs from release to the milestone that marks end of support for the model as a whole. Amber bars end on a third-party tracker's date, not the vendor's. A dashed open end means no end date is published — not that support is indefinite. Component and accessory dates (a management controller, a power module) are not treated as the model's.

Look up another model in the server & network end-of-life checker, or read what third-party maintenance covers.

Questions people ask about the ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus

Is the HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus end of life?

HPE has started the end-of-life process for it, and its QuickSpecs carry a RETIRED banner calling the base products obsolete and no longer available for sale. No model-wide end-of-support date can be read publicly; HPE's EOL process dates are in PCN a00136611, which needs an HPE Support Center sign-in. The server is still a listed platform in HPE's SPP 2026.07.00.00, with release notes published in August 2026.

When does HPE stop supporting the DL20 Gen10 Plus?

No model-wide end-of-support date can be read publicly, and HPE's EOL process dates sit in PCN a00136611 behind a Support Center sign-in. Your own unit's cover ends according to its serial number: sign in to HPE Support Center, open Warranty Check, enter the serial from the product label and read the start and end dates for each service type.

Can I still download firmware for the DL20 Gen10 Plus?

HPE still releases it: the DL20 Gen10 Plus is on the supported-platform list of SPP 2026.07.00.00, whose release notes say a download needs an HPE account login and give no warranty or contract requirement. HPE's SPP warranty-validation note, which has no printed date, says an active warranty or HPE support agreement is required to download the SPP, so HPE's documents disagree. That note lists iLO, drivers, controller components and ProLiant safety and security firmware as available without entitlement validation.

What came after the DL20 Gen10 Plus?

The next model in the same 1U line is the ProLiant DL20 Gen11; the DL20 Gen10 came before the Gen10 Plus. HPE has issued a revised EOL notice for a group of Gen11 servers that names the DL20 in its title. Its dates and product numbers need a sign-in, so read it before buying a DL20 Gen11 for a like-for-like swap.

Can I get third-party maintenance for a DL20 Gen10 Plus?

A third-party maintainer typically supplies diagnosis, replacement parts and engineer visits, and its cover can extend beyond the vendor's own. For a DL20 Gen10 Plus, the request should name the chassis (2 LFF hot-plug, 2 LFF non-hot-plug, or 4 SFF hot-plug with or without the optional 2 SFF), any Smart Array controller and whether the redundant power kit is fitted. A quote can be requested through hardware break-fix support.

Sources

Every date, rule and specification above was checked against these on 8 October 2026 by an independent verification pass. Vendors revise lifecycle notices; this page is re-checked by 8 January 2027.

  1. HPE PCN: HPE ProLiant DL20/ML30 Gen10 Plus Servers - End Of Life (EOL) Process Dates — support.hpe.com
  2. HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus server QuickSpecs (a50002583enw, 16738, Worldwide, V24, 16-September-2024) — support.hpe.com
  3. HPE Support Center Help: Warranty check — support.hpe.com
  4. support.hpe.com — support.hpe.com
  5. downloads.hpe.com — downloads.hpe.com
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Last reviewed 7 October 2026. Lifecycle dates for the ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus are re-verified against HPE's own notices at each review; a date a vendor has not published is never filled in.