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HP ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus

HPE's short-depth 1U single-socket entry rack server for Intel Xeon E-2300 and Pentium G6405 processors, with four DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM slots (128 GB max), 2 LFF or 4 (+2) SFF drive bays and two PCIe 4.0 slots. HPE has retired it, so it is now bought used or refurbished.

Memory

Slots
4 DIMM (2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel)
Type
HPE DDR4 Standard Memory ECC UDIMM, up to 3200 MT/s; no RDIMM, LRDIMM or non-ECC UDIMM
Max
128 GB: 4 x 32 GB UDIMM
Kits
HPE 8 GB 1Rx8 (P43016-B21), 16 GB 1Rx8 (P43019-B21), 32 GB 2Rx8 (P43022-B21), all DDR4-3200 CAS 22 ECC UDIMM
Speed
Xeon E: 3200 MT/s at 1 or 2 DIMMs per channel, except 32 GB dual-rank at 2 DIMMs per channel = 2933 MT/s; Pentium G6405: 2666 MT/s
Population
Slots 3-A, 1-B, 4-C, 2-D; 1, 2 or 4 DIMMs recommended; do not mix capacities in a channel that holds a 32 GB DIMM
Protection
ECC

Storage

Chassis options
2 LFF non-hot-plug (SATA), 2 LFF hot-plug (SAS/SATA) or 4 SFF hot-plug (SAS/SATA)
SFF expansion
HPE DL20 Gen10 Plus 2SFF HDD Enablement Kit (P45450-B21) adds 2 SFF bays in the media bay of the 4 SFF chassis; needs a 500 W power supply
NVMe
U.3 NVMe SSDs listed as options; the user guide lists U.3 NVMe support in the SFF drive boxes, with a tri-mode controller
Optical
Optional 9.5 mm SATA DVD-ROM (726536-B21) or DVD-RW (726537-B21); SFF chassis needs the ODD Enablement Kit (P06677-B21), LFF chassis the ODD Cable Kit (P06681-B21); the SFF media bay takes either the optical drive or the 2 SFF cage
M.2
HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus M.2 LP Enablement Kit (P45458-B21, does not use a PCIe slot); the M.2 SSD pass-through card has 2 M.2 slots (2280/22110); M.2 NVMe runs at PCIe 3.0 x2 and is not supported by Smart Array controllers
M.2 (PCIe card)
HPE Universal SATA 6G AIC HHHL M.2 SSD Enablement Kit (878783-B21): 2 M.2 SATA SSDs, uses a PCIe slot, needs the SATA M.2 Cable Kit (P45468-B21)
Boot device
HPE NS204i-p x2 Lanes NVMe PCIe3 x8 OS Boot Device (P12965-B21): 2 x 480 GB M.2 NVMe in RAID 1, uses a PCIe slot, UEFI only, not with the Pentium G6405
Embedded RAID
Intel VROC SATA software RAID 0/1/5/10; disabled by default (SATA AHCI), enable in RBSU; UEFI only; Windows Server and Linux, not VMware
Smart Array
E208i-a or P408i-a SR Gen10 modular (AROC) controller; E208e-p or P408e-p external; P408 needs the HPE 12W Smart Storage Battery (782961-B21)
Tri-mode
HPE MR216i-a / MR216i-p / MR416i-a / MR416i-p Gen10 Plus, Microchip SmartRAID SR416i-a (NVMe/SAS); needs the 4SFF Chassis Cable Kit (P45471-B21)
Max internal
92.16 TB: 6 x 15.36 TB SAS SSD (4+2 SFF); 36 TB: 2 x 18 TB LFF HDD
SAS speed
Up to SAS 12G; 24G SAS drives run at 12G

Graphics

Integrated
Integrated Matrox G200, 16 MB video memory, up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (32 bpp)
Options
No graphics cards listed in the QuickSpecs

Expansion

Slots
2 on the primary riser (both from CPU 1)
Riser (QuickSpecs)
HPE DL20 Gen10 Plus 2x8 LP FIO Riser Kit (P46114-B21); at least one riser is mandatory
Slot 1
PCIe 4.0 x8, low profile (half height, half length), 25 W
Slot 2
PCIe 4.0 x8 electrical in an x16 connector, full height, half length, 75 W
Alternative riser (user guide)
Two-slot PCIe4 x16/x4 riser: slot 1 PCIe4 x4 electrical (x8 connector) low profile, slot 2 PCIe4 x16 full height, half length
Restrictions
Type-a tri-mode controllers (SR416i-a, MR416i-a, MR216i-a) make slot 2 unusable (max 1 PCIe card); 4-port RJ45 NICs fit slot 2 only

Networking

Embedded
Broadcom BCM5720 2-port 1GbE BASE-T (NIC 1 doubles as the shared iLO port)
SR-IOV
Not supported
25GbE options
Broadcom BCM57414 2p SFP28, Intel E810-XXVDA2 2p SFP28, Intel E810-XXVDA4 4p SFP28, Mellanox MCX512F-ACHT 2p SFP28
10GbE options
Broadcom BCM57416 2p BASE-T, Broadcom BCM57412 2p SFP+, Intel X710-DA2 2p SFP+
1GbE options
Intel I350-T4 4p, Broadcom BCM5719 4p BASE-T
Fibre Channel
HPE SN1200E and SN1100Q 16Gb, SN1610E and SN1610Q 32Gb, single or dual port

Power

Standard
HPE DL20 Gen10 290W Platinum non-hot-plug power supply (P21649-B21, 92%); P45476-B21 290 W (94%, factory-installed only, EMEA only)
Redundant
Up to 2 Flex Slot hot-plug: 500 W Platinum (865408-B21), 800 W Titanium (865438-B21, 200-240 VAC only), 800 W -48 VDC (865434-B21)
Redundancy kit
HPE DL20 Gen10 Plus RPS FIO Enablement Kit (P45948-B21) is mandatory for Flex Slot supplies and is factory-installed only
Rules
Do not mix two different power supplies; the 2 SFF drive kit needs a 500 W supply
290 W input
100-120 / 200-240 VAC, 5.5 A max at 100 VAC, 550 W input at 100 VAC; 290 W steady state, 366 W peak for 10 s
Fans
3 non-hot-plug, non-redundant fans (2 in the front fan cage, 1 central)

Ports

Front
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x iLO service port (USB)
Rear
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x VGA, 2 x 1GbE RJ45, 1 x dedicated iLO 1GbE RJ45, 1 x serial (optional, HPE ProLiant DL20 Gen10 Plus Serial Port Cable Kit P45469-B21)
Internal
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1
microSD
Optional HPE 32GB microSD RAID 1 USB Boot Drive (P21868-B21)

Physical

Form factor
1U rack
Dimensions (H x W x D)
4.32 x 43.46 x 38.22 cm (1.70 x 17.11 x 15.05 in)
Weight
6.00 kg (2 LFF non-hot-plug) to 10.0 kg (hot-plug LFF/SFF, fully loaded)
Rails
HPE 1U Short Friction Rail Kit (775612-B21)
Bezel
HPE 1U Gen10 Bezel Kit (867998-B21) and Bezel Lock Kit (875519-B21) need the factory-installed DL20 Latch Ear FIO Kit (P06716-B21)
Operating temperature
10-35 C standard; 5-45 C extended for approved configurations
Acoustics
LpAm 26-30 dBA (pre-configured models, 23 C)

Management

BMC
HPE iLO 5 (standard) with Intelligent Provisioning; iLO Advanced and iLO Advanced Premium Security Edition licences optional
iLO ports
Dedicated 1GbE iLO port (default) or shared on NIC 1 (set in RBSU); front iLO service port
Software
HPE OneView Standard/Advanced, HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management, InfoSight, Smart Update Manager, iLO RESTful API (Redfish), IPMI 2.0
Security
Silicon Root of Trust, UEFI Secure Boot, embedded TPM 2.0 (disabled on China shipments), Intel SGX, chassis intrusion kit (866473-B21)
Firmware
UEFI Class 2, UEFI mode by default; legacy mode via factory setting 758959-B22
Warranty
3 years parts, 3 years labor, 3 years onsite next business day

Operating systems

Support
Certified OS and hypervisors are listed in HPE's Servers Support & Certification Matrices
Intel VROC SATA
Windows Server and Linux; not VMware
VMware boot
ESXi after 7.x will not support SD card / USB as the only boot device; use M.2 or another persistent device

Processors

  • Intel Xeon E-2388G
  • Intel Xeon E-2386G
  • Intel Xeon E-2378G
  • Intel Xeon E-2378
  • Intel Xeon E-2374G
  • Intel Xeon E-2356G
  • Intel Xeon E-2336
  • Intel Xeon E-2334
  • Intel Xeon E-2324G
  • Intel Xeon E-2314
  • Intel Pentium G6405