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HP ProLiant DX385 Gen11

HPE's 2U, dual-processor, accelerator-optimized Nutanix hyperconverged appliance node for 4th Generation AMD EPYC 9004 Series processors (up to 96 cores), factory pre-installed with Nutanix AHV and AOS, with an All-NVMe configuration and a GPU chassis option for up to 4 double-wide or 8 single-wide accelerators.

Memory

Slots
24 DIMM (12 per processor, 12 channels per processor, 1 DIMM per channel)
Type
HPE DDR5 Smart Memory, Registered (RDIMM)
Max
6.0 TB: 24 x 256 GB RDIMM @ 4800 MT/s, 1 DPC
Protection
Advanced ECC (single-bit correction, all multi-bit detection within one DRAM chip)
Notes
LRDIMM and Persistent Memory are not supported; mixing x4 and x8 memory is not allowed

Storage

Chassis types
12 LFF; 8 SFF NVMe GPU chassis; All-NVMe (up to 20 SFF NVMe, direct-attached)
Max capacity
Hot Plug LFF SAS HDD 240 TB (12 x 20 TB); Hot Plug SFF All NVMe SSD 307 TB (20 x 15.36 TB); Hot Plug LFF SAS SSD 92.16 TB (12 x 7.68 TB); Hot Plug SFF NVMe SSD 122.88 TB (8 x 15.36 TB)
Boot
HPE DX NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot-Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device, standard (2 x 480 GB M.2 NVMe, does not occupy a PCIe slot)
Smart Array controller
HPE MR216i-o Gen11 x16 Lanes without Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller (OROC, occupies an OCP slot)
Software RAID
Not supported on this AMD Gen11 server

Graphics

Integrated
Standard integrated video, 16 MB video memory, up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz (32 bpp)
GPU options
NVIDIA A16 64GB PCIe (double-wide); NVIDIA L40 48GB PCIe (double-wide); NVIDIA L40S 48GB PCIe (double-wide); DX NVIDIA L4 SW PCIe (single-wide, up to 8 with the 8SW GPU FIO kit or up to 4 with the 4DW GPU FIO kit)
Limits
Double-wide GPUs require the GPU CTO chassis and 4DW GPU FIO enablement kit; mixing different GPU types is not supported; several GPUs require a Power Distribution Board (PDB) kit and matching GPU power cable kit

Expansion

Primary riser (default)
Slot 3 only, PCIe 5.0 x16, Proc 1
Primary riser (2x16 upgrade, P60293-B21)
Slots 1 and 2 added, PCIe 5.0 x16 each, Proc 1; cannot be used with the 4LFF rear cage or NVMe CTO server
Secondary riser (x16 Slot1, P60294-B21)
Slot 6, PCIe 5.0 x16, Proc 2; requires the 2nd processor
Secondary riser (2x16 upgrade, P60295-B21)
Slots 4 and 5 added, PCIe 5.0 x16 each, Proc 2; requires the 1x16 secondary riser first
OCP
OCP 3.0 slot 1 combined with Primary Slot 1, and Secondary Slot 6 combined with Tertiary Slot 7 (on other DX3xx risers), are each limited to 112 GB/s by the processor

Networking

Embedded
None: choice of OCP 3.0 or PCIe standup card
10 GbE
Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T
10/25 GbE
Broadcom BCM57414 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28; Mellanox MCX631102AS-ADAT 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28; Intel E810-XXVDA4 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28
100 GbE
Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP56
OCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57416 10Gb 2-port BASE-T; Broadcom BCM57414 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28; Mellanox MCX631432AS-ADAI 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28
Management
1 GbE dedicated iLO port

Power

Bays
Up to 2 HPE Flex Slot hot-plug power supplies (redundant)
Options
800 W Platinum (94%); 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
Rear
1 x VGA, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x dedicated iLO 1 GbE, optional serial port
Internal
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1
USB total
5 standard (1 front, 2 rear, 2 internal)

Physical

Form factor
2U rack
Dimensions (LFF)
8.75 x 43.47 x 66.3 cm (3.44 x 17.11 x 26.1 in)
Weight (LFF)
Minimum 18.24 kg (40.13 lb) with 1 LFF drive; Maximum 36.72 kg (80.78 lb) with 12 LFF drives, 2 processors, 2 power supplies, 1 Smart Array, 2 risers

Management

BMC
HPE iLO 6 ASIC, 64 MB flash, 8 Gbit DDR4 with ECC
Tools
UEFI, Intelligent Provisioning, iLO RESTful API (Redfish), Smart Update Manager, HPE OneView, HPE GreenLake
Security
UEFI Secure Boot/Secure Start, Immutable Silicon Root of Trust, FIPS 140-3 validation (iLO 6 certification in progress at launch), Common Criteria certification (in progress), TPM 2.0, chassis intrusion detection option, bezel locking kit

Operating systems

Listed
Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV); factory pre-installed with Nutanix AOS and AHV

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