HPE ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server

The HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 server is a powerful, general-purpose server. This server is perfect for businesses of all sizes This 2U rackmount server has three chassis options to choose from: 12 Bay LFF 8 Bay SFF and 25 Bay SFF.

12 Bay LFF

The 12 Bay LFF chassis for the HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 can accept up to twelve 3.5" SAS/SATA drives. 2.5" hard drives and solid-state drives can be installed via a 2.5" to 3.5" drive converter. Drive bays for the DL380p are hot-swap, meaning that drives can be added or removed while the system is powered on. The rear of the 12 Bay LFF chassis includes a VGA port, a serial port, four type A USB ports, an iLO management port, a Flexible LOM (FLOM) slot, 3 full height PCIe 2.0 slots, 3 full height PCIe 3.0 slots, and two hot swap power supply bays.

8 Bay SFF

The 8 Bay SFF chassis for the ProLiant DL380p Gen8 can accept up to eight 2.5" SAS/SATA hard drives and/or solid-state drives. Drive bays for the 8 Bay SFF chassis are hot-swap. The rear of the 12 Bay LFF chassis includes a VGA port, a serial port, four type A USB ports, an iLO management port, a Flexible LOM (FLOM) slot, 3 full height PCIe 2.0 slots, 3 full height PCIe 3.0 slots, and two hot swap power supply bays.

25 Bay SFF

The DL380p Gen8's 10 Bay SFF chassis supports up to twenty-five 2.5" SAS/SATA hard drives and/or solid-state drives. Drive bays for the 25 Bay SFF chassis are hot-swap. The rear of the 12 Bay LFF chassis includes a VGA port, a serial port, four type A USB ports, an iLO management port, a Flexible LOM (FLOM) slot, 3 full height PCIe 2.0 slots, 3 full height PCIe 3.0 slots, and two hot swap power supply bays.

The HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 server supports up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 processors. Both CPU sockets are LGA2011 sockets. Up to 12 cores per processor are supported. That means that this system supports a max of 22 CPU cores. In order to use a v2 processor, you may need to update your BIOS.

DIMM slots & Memory Channels

The HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 server is a DDR3 based machine with 24 DIMM slots and 8 memory channels. Each channel consists of 3 DIMM slots.

Supported Memory Types

The DL380p Gen8 accepts both ECC Registered (RDIMM) and Load Reduced (LRDIMM) memory. It is important to not mix together memory types. For example, if you are installing LRDIMMs into your server, do not install any RDIMMs. If you are installing RDIMMs, do not install any LRDIMMs. Mixing memory types can lead to issues such as boot failure.

Supported Memory Capacities

Modules capacities of 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. One thing to note is that 64GB modules are only available as LRDIMMs. With LRDIMMs, you can achieve an overall greater RAM capacity when compared to RDIMMs.

Max Configurations

With ECC Registered, the max RAM you can achieve is 768GB via 24 x 32GB DDR4 modules. With Load Reduced memory, 1.5TB can be reach via a configuration of 24 x 64GB DDR4 modules.

Supported Memory Speeds

The HP DL380p G8 supports module speeds of 1066MT/s, 1333MT/s, and 1866MT/s. 1866MT/s modules can be installed as well, but it will clock down to the fastest speed of the system. 1333MT/s is the fastest possible speed. The fastest speed that memory modules will run at depends on the processor that is installed. If you install a module with a speed that is faster than the maximum supported speed of the processor, that module will clock down to the max speed. For example, if the installed processor supports a max speed of 2133MT/s and you install a 2400MT/s module, the module will operate at 2133MT/s. It is also not recommend to mix together modules with different speeds. With mixing module speeds, the system will still function properly, but all modules will clock down to the speed of the slowest module.

The DL380p G8 chassis that you have will determine what form factor and number of drives you can install. With the 12 Bay LFF chassis, you can install up to twelve 3.5" SAS/SATA hard drives. 2.5" SAS/SATA HDDs and/or SSDs can be install into the 12 Bay LFF chassis via a 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapter. The 8 Bay SFF chassis can accept up to eight 2.5" SAS/SATA hard drives and/or solid-state drives. Lastly, the 25 Bay SFF chassis can accept up to twenty-five 2.5" hard drives or solid-state drives. All three chassis for the DL380p Gen8 are hot-swap, meaning the drives can be added or removed while the server is powered on.

Power Supplies Overview

There are three power supply options for the DL380p Gen8: 460W, 750W, and 1200W. Each power supply option is hot-swap, which means that PSUs can be added or removed from the server while it is running, as long as one power supply remains plugged in. There are two power supply bays on the rear of each chassis option. If you install two power supplies, the wattages and voltages of the units must be matching. All power supply options for the DL380p Gen8 are great options, but the one that is best for you depends on your application. For low end applications, 460W power supplies are a great option. For higher end applications, 750W or 1200W will work just fine.

The HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 has a dedicated FlexibleLom (FLOM) slot in the rear of the system. This FLOM slot allows you to install cards with up to four ports. If you want additional networking capabilities in addition to the built in network ports and an FLOM card, you can also install PCIe network cards. FLOM and PCIe network cards are available with a variety of different speeds and port types. There are cards with port interfaces of RJ45, SFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP, and QSFP28. There are also speed options of 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE. The number of ports, network speeds, and port interfaces that are best for you are entirely based on your applications. Unfortunately, there is no RJ45 ethernet ports built into the server itself.