HP ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12
HPE's 4U, 2-socket accelerator-optimized ('a') server for enterprise AI — up to 10 double-wide GPUs, dual Intel Xeon 6 processors and NVMe-only storage, aimed at AI inferencing and large-scale acceleration workloads.
Memory
- Slots
- 32 DIMM slots (16 per processor), 8 channels per processor, up to 2 DIMMs/channel
- Type
- HPE DDR5 Smart Memory, Registered (RDIMM)
- Max
- 8.0 TB (32 x 256 GB RDIMM @ 5200 MT/s, 2DPC); 4.0 TB (16 x 256 GB RDIMM @ 6400 MT/s, 1DPC)
- Notes
- Xeon 6700-Series E-core limits DIMM quantities per CPU to 1, 2, 4, 8, 16; Xeon 6500/6700 P-core allows 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16
Storage
- Bays
- 1 x 4SFF U.3 NVMe drive cage standard, up to 2 x 4SFF or 2 x 4EDSFF; NVMe-only (U.3 and E3.S)
- Max SFF NVMe
- 122.88 TB (8 x 15.36 TB)
- Max EDSFF NVMe
- 245.76 TB (16 x 15.36 TB)
- Boot device
- HPE NS204i-u v2 NVMe hot-plug boot-optimized storage device (front chassis slot, does not use a PCIe slot)
- Software RAID
- Intel Hybrid RAID on CPU (Intel VROC); RAID 0/1/5/10 depending on licensing; off by default
- Tri-Mode controllers
- HPE MR416i-p Gen11 12G, HPE MR416i-o Gen11 12G, HPE MR932i-p x32 Lanes PCIe Gen5
Graphics
- Integrated
- 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz (32 bpp), 16 MB video memory
- GPU options
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB, RTX PRO 6000D 84GB, H200 NVL 141GB, L40S 48GB, L20 48GB, L4 24GB — up to 10 double-wide (0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10 GPU configurations); mixing GPU models not supported
Expansion
- Slot 1 (primary riser)
- PCIe 5.0 x16, full height half length — Processor 2; only available with 4EDSFF Direct Cable for NVD attached
- Slot 2 (primary riser)
- PCIe 5.0 x16, full height half length — Processor 2
- Slot 3 (primary riser)
- PCIe 5.0 x16, full height half length — Processor 2; available by default
- Slot 4 (secondary riser)
- PCIe 5.0 x16, full height half length — Processor 1; not available for 4/8 DW configurations
- Slot 5 (secondary riser)
- PCIe 5.0 x16, full height half length — Processor 1
- Slot 6 (secondary riser)
- PCIe 5.0 x16, full height half length — Processor 1; available by default
Power
- Options
- HPE 2400 W M-CRPS Kit, HPE 3200 W M-CRPS Kit — up to 96% efficiency
- Notes
- 2400 W or 3200 W PSUs required if H100 NVL, H200 NVL, or RTX PRO 6000 GPUs are configured
Ports
- Front
- 1 x iLO service port (USB-C), 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1
- Rear
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x VGA, 1 x dedicated iLO (1 Gb)
- Internal
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1
- Serial
- Optional via rear IX port with Serial Enablement Kit (P71432-B21)
Physical
- Form factor
- 4U rack
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
- 17.47 x 44.78 x 80.26 cm (6.88 x 17.63 x 31.60 in)
- Weight
- 37.5 kg min – 62.5 kg max (82.7–137.8 lb)
Management
- BMC
- HPE iLO 6 ASIC (P74461-B21, not upgradable to iLO 7) or HPE iLO 7 ASIC (P76706-B21)
- Licenses
- HPE iLO Advanced, HPE OneView Standard (included)/Advanced (licensed)
- Security
- Silicon Root of Trust, UEFI Secure Boot, self-encrypting drives (SED), NIST SP 800-88 one-button secure erase, FIPS 140-3 / NIST SP 800-53 / NIST SP 800-171 compliance
- Standards
- Redfish API, IPMI 2.0, SNMP v3, TLS 1.3, TPM 2.0
Operating systems
- Note
- See HPE Servers Support & Certification Matrices for current OS and virtualization support
Processors
- Intel Xeon 6710E
- Intel Xeon 6740E
- Intel Xeon 6746E
- Intel Xeon 6756E
- Intel Xeon 6766E
- Intel Xeon 6780E
- Intel Xeon 6507P
- Intel Xeon 6515P
- Intel Xeon 6517P
- Intel Xeon 6520P
- Intel Xeon 6527P
- Intel Xeon 6530P
- Intel Xeon 6740P
- Intel Xeon 6714P
- Intel Xeon 6724P
- Intel Xeon 6728P
- Intel Xeon 6730P
- Intel Xeon 6737P
- Intel Xeon 6738P
- Intel Xeon 6736P
- Intel Xeon 6732P
- Intel Xeon 6745P
- Intel Xeon 6747P
- Intel Xeon 6748P
- Intel Xeon 6760P
- Intel Xeon 6767P
- Intel Xeon 6768P
- Intel Xeon 6787P
- Intel Xeon 6788P
- Intel Xeon 6776P
- Intel Xeon 6725P