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HP ProLiant DX4120 Gen11

HPE's 2U, dual-processor Nutanix hyperconverged appliance node built for data storage-intensive workloads (analytics data lakes, file/object software-defined storage, active archive, converged data protection), the successor to the DX4200 Gen10, with up to 2 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, DDR5 memory and a 24 LFF drive chassis.

Memory

Slots
24 DIMM (12 per processor, 8 channels per processor, 2-2-1-1 deployment)
Type
HPE DDR5 Smart Memory RDIMM
Max
6 TB: 24 x 256 GB RDIMM @ 4800 MT/s
Protection
Advanced ECC; Online Spare

Storage

Chassis
24 LFF SAS/SATA, standard cages 1/2; optional Cage 3 rear 6 SFF NVMe SSD (SSD only)
Max capacity
Standard cage 1/2, 24 LFF: 480 TB (24 x 20 TB); optional Cage 3, 6 SFF NVMe: 92.16 TB (6 x 15.36 TB)
Boot
HPE DX NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot-Plug Boot FIO Optimized Storage Device, standard (2 x 480 GB M.2 NVMe RAID 1); internal only, does not occupy a PCIe slot on this model
Smart Array controller
HPE DX MR216i-p Gen11 x16 Lanes without Cache PCI SPDM FIO Plug-in Storage Controller

Graphics

Integrated
Standard integrated video, 16 MB video memory, up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz (32 bpp)
iLO 6 memory
32 MB Flash, 4 Gbit DDR3 with ECC protection

Expansion

Primary riser
Slots 1-3, PCIe 5.0 x16 each, full-height half-length, Proc 1
Secondary riser
Slots 4-6, PCIe 5.0 x16 each (Slot 4 runs at PCIe 4.0 unless 4th UPI is enabled), full-height half-length, Proc 2
Primary/secondary 1U riser
Slots 3 and 6 only, PCIe 5.0 x16 each; included with the 6SFF x4 Tri-Mode U.3 rear drive cage or 12 EDSFF E3.S rear drive cage upgrade kits
Tertiary riser (standard)
Slots 7-8, PCIe 5.0 x16 each (Slot 8 runs at PCIe 4.0 unless 4th UPI is enabled), full-height half-length, Proc 2/Proc 1

Networking

Embedded
None: choice of OCP or standup card
100 GbE
Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP56 (not supported with processors >= 270 W)
25 GbE
Broadcom BCM57414 10/25GbE 2-port SFP28
10 GbE
Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T
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; front iLO service port

Power

Options
800 W Flex Slot Platinum (94%); 1000 W Flex Slot Titanium (96%); 1600 W Flex Slot Platinum (94%, high line only); 1800-2200 W Flex Slot Titanium (96%, high line only); 1600 W Flex Slot -48VDC (94%)
Input
100-120 VAC or 200-240 VAC depending on supply

Ports

Serial
1 port, optional, rear
VGA
1 port, standard, rear
Network
None embedded; choice of OCP or standup NIC
iLO
1 GbE dedicated remote management port; 1 front iLO service port
USB
4 standard: 1 front, 2 rear, 1 internal (USB 3.0)

Physical

Form factor
2U rack
Dimensions
87.5 x 448.0 x 812.80 mm (3.44 x 17.63 x 32.00 in)
Weight
Minimum 21.28 kg (46.91 lb); Maximum 42.84 kg (94.45 lb)

Management

BMC
HPE iLO 6 ASIC
Tools
UEFI, Intelligent Provisioning, iLO RESTful API (Redfish), Smart Update Manager, HPE GreenLake
Security
UEFI Secure Boot/Secure Start, Immutable Silicon Root of Trust, FIPS 140-2 validation, Common Criteria certification, TPM 2.0 (included on pre-configured models), Bezel Locking Kit

Operating systems

Listed
VMware 7.0 U3, 8.0; Nutanix AHV

Processors

  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8468
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+
  • Intel Xeon Platinum 8558
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6454S
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6434
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6430
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5420+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5418N
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5415+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5515+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 5520+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6554S
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6534
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6530
  • Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4510
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
  • Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+