HP ProLiant DL380a Gen11
HPE's GPU-optimized 2U two-socket server for enterprise AI: 4th and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors paired with up to 4 double-wide or 8 single-wide accelerators (NVIDIA H100/H100 NVL/L40S/L40/L4 or Intel Max Series 1100) for machine learning, deep learning, and AI training/inference. The "a" stands for accelerator-optimized, with cooling built for dense GPUs.
Memory
- Slots
- 24 DIMM (12 per processor; 8 channels per processor: 4 with 2 DIMMs, 4 with 1 DIMM)
- Type
- HPE DDR5 Smart Memory RDIMM
- Max (4th Gen SPR)
- 3.0 TB — 24 × 128 GB RDIMM @ 4400 MT/s (2 DPC), or 2.0 TB @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC, 16 DIMMs)
- Max (5th Gen EMR)
- 3.0 TB — 24 × 128 GB RDIMM @ 4400 MT/s (2 DPC), or 2.0 TB @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC, 16 DIMMs)
- Rules
- Select 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 or 24 DIMMs; no x4/x8 or rank mixing; 96 GB PC5-4800 needs exactly 16 DIMMs, 96 GB PC5-5600 needs 2/12/16/24
Storage
- Chassis
- 8 SFF x4 U.3 NVMe (default) or 8 EDSFF E3.S x4 NVMe — NVMe/E3.S only, no SAS/SATA
- Boot device
- HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe hot-plug boot device: 2 × 480 GB NVMe M.2, RAID 1; rear- or internally-accessible; no PCIe slot used
- Software RAID
- Intel VROC, up to 8 direct-attach NVMe bays; NVMe VROC is off by default and needs licensing; RAID 0/1/5/10 depending on license
- Tri-Mode controllers
- HPE MR416i-p, MR416i-o, SR932i-p Gen11 (need the Smart Storage Battery P01367-B21 or Hybrid Capacitor P02381-B21)
- Max capacity
- 122.88 TB SFF NVMe PCIe SSD (8 × 15.36 TB); 61.44 TB E3.S NVMe PCIe SSD (8 × 7.68 TB)
- Balanced I/O
- Direct-attach or dual tri-mode controllers split 8 drives evenly across both processors for consistent bandwidth
Graphics
- Integrated
- iLO 6 video, up to 1920 × 1200 @ 60 Hz, 16 MB
- GPU options
- NVIDIA H100 NVL 94 GB (400 W, Gen5, ×2/4), NVIDIA H100 80 GB PCIe (350 W, Gen5, ×2/4), NVIDIA L40S 48 GB (350 W, Gen4, ×2/4), NVIDIA L40 48 GB (300 W, Gen4, ×2/4), NVIDIA L4 24 GB (72 W, Gen4, ×8), Intel Data Center GPU Max 1100 (300 W, Gen5, ×2/4)
- Rules
- 0-GPU configurations not offered; double-wide GPUs installed in multiples of 2; mixing GPU models not supported; system memory recommended at 2× total GPU memory
- Power cables
- 16-pin FIO cable (P59578-B21) for up to 4 H100/L40(S)/Max 1100; 16-pin v3 cable (P80885-B21) for up to 4 H100 NVL; L4/L40/L40S front-cage GPUs need no extra cable
Expansion
- Primary riser
- Slot 3: PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL (Processor 1); Slot 2 disabled by default, needs the Stacking Riser P54305-B21
- Secondary riser
- Slot 6: PCIe 5.0 x16 FHHL (Processor 2); Slot 5 disabled by default, needs the Stacking Riser P54305-B21
- OCP 3.0
- OCP1 (Slot 17): PCIe 5.0 x8, upgradable to x16; OCP2 (Slot 18): optional
Networking
- Embedded
- None — the CTO server requires an OCP 3.0 or PCIe networking adapter
- 1/10 GbE
- Broadcom BCM5719 4-port, Intel I350-T4 4-port (1 GbE); Broadcom BCM57416/BCM57412 2-port (10 GbE)
- 25 GbE
- Broadcom BCM57504 4-port, BCM57414 2-port, Intel E810-XXVDA2/XXVDA4, Mellanox MCX631102AS-ADAT
- 100 GbE
- Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT, Intel E810-CQDA2, Broadcom BCM57608 (PCIe or OCP3)
- iLO
- 1 Gb dedicated management port
Power
- Options
- HPE Flex Slot hot-plug: 1600 W Platinum (94%), 1800–2200 W Titanium (96%)
- Bays
- Up to 4: PSU 1-2 power the system board, PSU 3-4 add double-wide GPU auxiliary power
- Fans
- 6 dual-rotor hot-plug fans, N+1 redundant, standard on all configurations
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB 3.0, iLO front service port
- Rear
- 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × VGA, iLO dedicated management port, optional serial port
Physical
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Dimensions
- 8.75 × 44.8 × 81.6 cm
- Weight
- 35.96 kg — 4 double-wide chassis, 1 drive cage, 4 GPUs, 2 CPUs, 24 DIMMs, 8 SSDs, 4 PSUs, NS204i-u, 2 stacking risers, 4 PCIe cards, 2 OCP cards, 1 storage battery
- Weight with package
- 48.33 kg — server plus rail kit, CMA and power cords
Management
- BMC
- HPE iLO 6 (Standard with Intelligent Provisioning; iLO Advanced optional)
- Cloud
- HPE Compute Ops Management (subscription)
- Security
- Silicon Root of Trust, embedded TPM 2.0, UEFI Secure Boot
- Warranty
- 3 years parts, labor and onsite, next business day
Processors
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8470
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8468
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6430
- Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
- Intel Xeon Platinum 9462
- Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6434
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+
- Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
- Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
- Intel Xeon Gold 6448H
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
- Intel Xeon Gold 5515+
- Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
- Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
- Intel Xeon Gold 6534
- Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
- Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
- Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+
- Intel Xeon Gold 5520+
- Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
- Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8570
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8580
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+
- Intel Xeon Gold 6530
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8558