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HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen10

HPE's ultra-micro-tower server for small and home offices, built on a soldered AMD Opteron X3000 APU with two ECC UDIMM slots (32 GB max), four non-hot-plug 3.5" SATA bays, a slim media bay and two low-profile PCIe 3.0 slots. It has no iLO; HPE has retired it.

Memory

Slots
2 DIMM (1A, 2B)
Type
HPE Standard Memory DDR4 unbuffered UDIMM with ECC (PC4-2400T); ECC only
Standard
8 GB (1 × 8 GB) in the pre-configured models
Max
32 GB (2 × 16 GB UDIMM)
Speed
X3418 and X3421: up to 2400 MT/s; X3216: up to 1600 MT/s (QuickSpecs; the User Guide states the reverse)
Kits
8 GB 1Rx8 DDR4-2400 (862974-B21), 16 GB 2Rx8 DDR4-2400 (862976-B21)
Population
A single DIMM goes in slot 1A; two DIMMs as 8 + 8 or 16 + 16 GB

Storage

Drive bays
4 non-hot-plug LFF (3.5") SATA bays behind the front bezel; none ship standard (the 870208 WW BTO models ship with 1 × 1 TB)
SFF drives
HPE MicroServer Gen10 SFF NHP SATA Converter Kit 870213-B21 fits a 2.5" drive in an LFF bay
Media bay
1 slim bay: 9.5 mm SATA DVD-ROM (726536-B21) or DVD-RW (726537-B21), or a 7 mm SATA SSD with the Slim SFF SATA Enablement Kit 870212-B21
HDD options
HPE 1 TB (801882-B21) and 4 TB (801888-B21) SATA 6G Midline 7.2K LFF; 1 TB SATA 6G Entry 7.2K LFF (843266-B21)
SSD options
HPE 240 GB SATA 6G Read Intensive SFF SSD (P09685-B21 PM883, 875507-B21)
Max capacity
16 TB (4 × 4 TB 3.5" SATA)
Embedded RAID
Marvell 88SE9230 PCIe to SATA 6 Gb/s controller: SATA only, RAID 0/1/10, no FBWC; set up with the Marvell BIOS Utility or Marvell Storage Utility
RAID option
HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 (804394-B21): 12G SAS/SATA, RAID 0/1/5/10, no cache/FBWC; uses a PCIe slot
Internal USB
1 × USB 2.0 port on the system board for a boot or backup flash device; Solution models ship an internal 8 GB USB drive with ClearOS and ClearVM

Graphics

Integrated
Graphics in the Opteron APU (4, 6 or 8 graphics cores by model)
Outputs
1 × VGA, 2 × DisplayPort 1.2 (rear)
4K
DisplayPort needs two DIMMs (dual-channel memory) for 4K at 60 Hz; one DIMM limits it to 30 Hz
GPU option
HPE AMD Radeon Pro WX2100 Graphics Accelerator (Q1P47A): adds 2 × mini-DisplayPort and 1 × DisplayPort 1.4

Expansion

Slot 1
PCIe 3.0 x8 in an x8 open-ended connector (takes up to x16 cards), low profile; negotiates x8 / x4 / x1
Slot 2
PCIe 3.0 x1 in an x4 open-ended connector (takes up to x16 cards), low profile
Other
TPM connector; internal USB 2.0 port

Networking

Embedded
Broadcom BCM5720 dual-port 1 GbE LOM (2 × RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mb/s)
Options
HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 332T (615732-B21), 1Gb 4-port 331T (647594-B21), 10Gb 2-port 521T (867707-B21)
Note
HPE says these PCIe adapters support server operating systems only
Standards
PXE and Wake-on-LAN

Power

Power supply
One 200 W non-hot-plug, non-redundant internal supply (spare 874739-001)
Input
100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 3.5 A at 100 VAC; 244 W input at 115 VAC
Efficiency
>82% at full load
Cord
C13 power cord (6 ft / 1.83 m) ships with pre-configured models

Ports

Front
2 × USB 3.0
Rear
2 × USB 3.0, 2 × USB 2.0, 2 × RJ45 1 GbE, 1 × VGA, 2 × DisplayPort 1.2
Internal
1 × USB 2.0
USB total
USB 3.0: 4 (2 front, 2 rear); USB 2.0: 3 (2 rear, 1 internal)

Physical

Form factor
Ultra micro tower
Dimensions (H × W × D)
235 × 230 × 254 mm with feet (9.25 × 9.06 × 10.00 in)
Weight
6.5 kg minimum (one drive, one DIMM) to 9.7 kg maximum (four drives, two DIMMs, media drive, two cards)
Fans
1 non-redundant system fan
Operating temperature
10-35 °C at sea level; performance may drop above 30 °C or with a fan fault
Acoustics (LWAd / LpAm)
3.8 B / 26 dBA lightly loaded (15 W CPU); 4.0 B / 30.4-31 dBA heavily loaded (35 W CPU, 4 LFF drives)
Security
Lockable front bezel, padlock eye, Kensington slot, optional TPM 2.0 kit (745823-B21)

Management

Remote management
None listed: neither the QuickSpecs nor the User Guide lists an iLO or BMC
Firmware setup
Aptio Setup Utility (UEFI and legacy boot modes, Secure Boot, embedded UEFI Shell)
Storage tools
Marvell BIOS Utility, Marvell Storage Utility; Smart Storage Administrator for a Smart Array controller
OS install
HPE Rapid Setup Software (also sets up RAID)

Operating systems

Listed
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4, ClearOS
Preload
ClearOS preloaded on the 870208 WW BTO models; ClearOS + ClearVM on the Solution models' internal USB drive

Processors

  • AMD Opteron X3216
  • AMD Opteron X3418
  • AMD Opteron X3421