HP ProLiant DL385 Gen11

HPE's 2U two-socket AMD rack server for 4th and 5th Gen AMD EPYC 9004/9005 processors (up to 160 cores), an accelerator-optimized platform with DDR5-6400 memory, PCIe 5.0 I/O, EDSFF storage, and a GPU chassis for up to 4 double-wide or 8 single-wide GPUs.

Memory

Slots: 24 DIMM (12 per processor, 12 channels per processor, 1 DIMM per channel)
Type: HPE DDR5 Smart Memory, Registered (RDIMM); LRDIMM and Persistent Memory not supported
Speed: 4800 MT/s at 1 DPC on 4th Gen EPYC 9004; 6400 MT/s at 1 DPC on 5th Gen EPYC 9005
Max: 6 TB: 24 x 256 GB RDIMM (with 2 processors)
Protection: Advanced ECC (single-bit correction, all multi-bit detection within one DRAM chip)

Storage

Chassis types: 8 SFF (up to 24 SFF front); 8 LFF (up to 12 LFF front); 12 EDSFF (up to 36 EDSFF, no rear/mid drives); GPU CTO with 1 x 8 SFF U.3 or 8 EDSFF backplane; 48 SFF CTO with SAS/SATA/NVMe tri-mode
Drive cages: Basic Carrier drive cages; 3 x 8 SFF cages build a 24 SFF configuration; 12 LFF built from 8 LFF chassis plus one 4 LFF drive cage
Max capacity (HPE): LFF SAS/SATA HDD 400 TB (12+4+4 x 20 TB); LFF SATA SSD 153.6 TB (12+4+4 x 7.68 TB); SFF SAS HDD 81.6 TB (24+8+2 x 2.4 TB); SFF SAS/SATA SSD 261.12 TB (24+8+2 x 7.68 TB); SFF NVMe 522.24 TB (24+8+2 x 15.36 TB); E3.S EDSFF NVMe 1105.92 TB (36 x 30.72 TB)
Performance RAID: HPE MR216i-p/MR216i-o (no cache), MR408i-o (4 GB cache), MR416i-o/MR416i-p (8 GB cache), SR932i-p (8 GB wide cache), MR932i-p (32-lane PCIe 5.0, for EDSFF)
Essential RAID: HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10
Software RAID: Not supported on Gen11 AMD servers
Boot: HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe hot-plug boot device (2 x 480 GB M.2, RAID 1); mounts in tertiary, secondary slot 4, or low-profile secondary locations, reducing available PCIe slots
EDSFF controller: MR932i-p qualified for 12/24/36 E3.S on EDSFF CTO and 8 E3.S on GPU CTO

Graphics

Integrated: Standard integrated video, 16 MB video memory, up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz (32 bpp)
GPU chassis: GPU CTO Server supports up to 4 double-wide or 8 single-wide GPUs with an 8 SFF U.3 or 8 EDSFF backplane
GPU/accelerator options: AMD Instinct MI350P 144GB; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB; NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D 84GB (China); NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition 32GB (up to 4); NVIDIA H200 NVL 141GB (up to 4, with 2-way NVLink bridge option); NVIDIA L40S 48GB; NVIDIA L40 48GB; NVIDIA L4 24GB (up to 8 single-wide); NVIDIA A16 64GB Non-CEC
DPU options: HPE Data Processing Unit InfiniBand NDR200/Ethernet 200Gb 2-port B3220; InfiniBand NDR/Ethernet 400Gb 1-port B3140H
Limits: Most GPUs need a Power Distribution Board (PDB) kit and a matching GPU power cable kit; mixing GPU types is not supported; several need iLO GPU power capping for higher ambient temperatures

Expansion

Slots: Up to 8 PCIe 5.0 slots across three risers, plus 2 OCP 3.0 slots
Primary riser config 1 (default): Slot 3 only, x16 FHHL, CPU 1
Primary riser config 2: Slots 1-3, all x16 FHHL, CPU 1 (needs P57890-B21)
Primary riser config 3: 1 slot below the rear 4 LFF cage, x16 FHHL, CPU 1
Secondary riser configs: 1 slot (slot 6) up to 3 slots (slots 4-6), all x16 FHHL, CPU 2, via P55097-B21/P68392-B21/P57891-B21; LFF-rear and NS204i-u variants available
Tertiary riser: Slots 7-8, x16/x16 FHHL, CPU 2 (P57893-B21)
Notes: Primary Slot 1 + OCP1 combined, and Secondary Slot 6 + Tertiary Slot 7 combined, are each limited to 112 GB/s by the processor

Networking

Embedded: None: choice of OCP 3.0 or PCIe standup card, up to 2 OCP 3.0 slots
1/10 GbE OCP adapters: Intel I350-T4 1Gb 4p; Broadcom BCM5719 1Gb 4p; Broadcom BCM57412 10Gb 2p SFP+; Broadcom BCM57416 10Gb 2p BASE-T
25/100 GbE OCP adapters: Broadcom BCM57414 10/25Gb 2p SFP28; Broadcom BCM57504 10/25Gb 4p SFP28; Intel E810-XXVDA2 10/25Gb 2p SFP28; Mellanox MCX631432AS-ADAI 10/25Gb 2p SFP28; Intel E810-CQDA2 100Gb 2p QSFP28; Broadcom BCM57608 100Gb 2p QSFP112
PCIe InfiniBand: NDR200/Ethernet 200Gb 1p OSFP (MCX75310AAS-HEAT); NDR/Ethernet 400Gb 1p OSFP (MCX75310AAS-NEAT); all InfiniBand options require the 6-fan Performance kit
Management: 1 GbE dedicated iLO port

Power

Bays: Up to 4 HPE Flex Slot hot-plug power supplies (redundant), 2 standard on most chassis
Options: 800 W Platinum (94%); 1000 W Titanium (96%); 1600 W Platinum (94%, 200-240 VAC only); 1600 W -48VDC (94%, 200-240 VAC only)
Input: 100-120 VAC or 200-240 VAC depending on supply

Ports

Front: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1, iLO service port
Universal Media Bay: 1 x USB 2.0 and 1 x DisplayPort optional
Rear: 1 x VGA, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x dedicated iLO 1GbE, optional serial port, optional hot-plug M.2 boot device
Internal: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1
USB total: 5 standard (1 front, 2 rear, 2 internal); +1 USB 3.2 and +1 USB 2.0 with Universal Media Bay

Physical

Form factor: 2U rack
Dimensions: 8.75 x 44.8 (rear)/48.2 (front) x 64.6-87.48 cm depending on chassis (3.44 x 17.63/19 x 25.43-34.44 in)
Weight (SFF): Minimum 16.78 kg (36.92 lb); maximum 33.4 kg (73.48 lb) with 24 drives
Weight (LFF): Minimum 18.24 kg (40.13 lb); maximum 36.72 kg (80.78 lb) with 12 drives, 2 processors, 2 PSUs
Weight (48 SFF): Minimum 20.47 kg (45.13 lb); maximum 41.41 kg (91.29 lb) with 48 drives, 2 processors, 4 PSUs
Weight (GPU): Minimum 20.04 kg (44.18 lb); maximum 32.52 kg (71.69 lb) with 4 double-wide GPUs, 2 processors, 4 PSUs

Management

BMC: HPE iLO 6 ASIC (64 MB flash, 8 Gbit DDR4 with ECC); OpenBMC capable via iLO 6 Transfer of Ownership
Tools: UEFI Class 3, Intelligent Provisioning, iLO RESTful API (Redfish), Smart Update Manager, HPE OneView, HPE Compute Ops Management
Security: Silicon Root of Trust, UEFI Secure Boot/Secure Start, embedded TPM 2.0 (no separate module needed), FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria certification (in progress at launch), chassis intrusion detection and bezel lock options

Operating systems

Listed: See HPE Servers Support and Certification Matrices for Windows Server, VMware ESXi, SUSE SLES, Red Hat Enterprise Linux support

Processors

AMD EPYC 9124
AMD EPYC 9174F
AMD EPYC 9224
AMD EPYC 9254
AMD EPYC 9274F
AMD EPYC 9334
AMD EPYC 9354
AMD EPYC 9374F
AMD EPYC 9454
AMD EPYC 9474F
AMD EPYC 9534
AMD EPYC 9554
AMD EPYC 9634
AMD EPYC 9654
AMD EPYC 9734
AMD EPYC 9754
AMD EPYC 9184X
AMD EPYC 9384X
AMD EPYC 9684X
AMD EPYC 9015
AMD EPYC 9115
AMD EPYC 9135
AMD EPYC 9255
AMD EPYC 9335
AMD EPYC 9355
AMD EPYC 9365
AMD EPYC 9455
AMD EPYC 9535
AMD EPYC 9555
AMD EPYC 9565
AMD EPYC 9645
AMD EPYC 9655
AMD EPYC 9745
AMD EPYC 9825
AMD EPYC 9845
AMD EPYC 9175F
AMD EPYC 9275F
AMD EPYC 9375F
AMD EPYC 9475F
AMD EPYC 9575F