HP ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus

HPE's entry single-socket tower server for small and branch offices, built on Intel Xeon E-2300 or Pentium G6405 with four DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM slots (128 GB max), 4 LFF or 8 SFF drive bays, two 5.25-inch media bays and four PCIe slots. HPE has retired it, so it is now bought used or refurbished.

Memory

Slots: 4 DIMM (2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel)
Type: HPE DDR4 Standard Memory ECC UDIMM, up to 3200 MT/s; no RDIMM, LRDIMM or non-ECC UDIMM
Max: 128 GB: 4 x 32 GB UDIMM
Kits: HPE 8 GB 1Rx8 (P43016-B21), 16 GB 1Rx8 (P43019-B21), 32 GB 2Rx8 (P43022-B21), all DDR4-3200 CAS 22 ECC UDIMM
Speed: Xeon E: 3200 MT/s, except 32 GB dual-rank at 2 DIMMs per channel = 2933 MT/s; Pentium G6405: 2666 MT/s (2400 MT/s with 32 GB at 2 DIMMs per channel)
Population: Slots 3-A, 1-B, 4-C, 2-D; do not mix capacities in a channel that holds a 32 GB DIMM
Protection: ECC

Storage

Chassis options: 4 LFF non-hot-plug (SATA), 4 LFF hot-plug (SAS/SATA) or 8 SFF hot-plug (SAS/SATA)
Media bays: 2 half-height 5.25" bays: bay 1 takes a SATA optical drive, SAS LTO tape drive or USB RDX dock; bay 2 a SATA optical drive or USB RDX dock
Optical: Optional 9.5 mm SATA DVD-ROM (726536-B21) or DVD-RW (726537-B21), needs the Slimline ODD Enablement Kit (P06309-B21); up to 1, on SATA port 5
Tape / RDX: HPE LTO-7 Ultrium 15000 internal (BB873A, 1 max, needs its own E208i-p, not in the 4 LFF non-hot-plug chassis); HPE RDX internal docking station (C8S06A, 1 max)
SATA ports: 6 on the system board: ports 1-4 for the drive bays, 5-6 for the media bays or the M.2 SATA kit
M.2: 1 M.2 slot on the system board (PCIe 3.0 x2 NVMe or SATA); the slot can instead hold the iLO-M.2-serial module, which carries the one M.2 SSD; needs the PCI fan and baffle kit
M.2 (PCIe card): HPE Universal SATA 6G AIC HHHL M.2 SSD Enablement Kit (878783-B21): 2 more M.2 SATA SSDs, uses a PCIe slot and 2 SATA ports, 1 kit max
Boot device: HPE NS204i-p x2 Lanes NVMe PCIe3 x8 OS Boot Device (P12965-B21): 2 x 480 GB M.2 NVMe in RAID 1, uses a PCIe slot, UEFI only
Embedded RAID: Intel VROC SATA software RAID 0/1/5/10; disabled by default (SATA AHCI); UEFI only; Windows Server and Linux, not VMware; covers drive bays 1-4 only
Smart Array: E208i-p or P408i-p SR Gen10 (hot-plug chassis only, Mini SAS Cable Kit P06307-B21: 1 for 4 LFF, 2 for 8 SFF); E208e-p or P408e-p external; max 2 Smart Array controllers
Tri-mode: HPE MR216i-p / MR416i-p Gen10 Plus (hot-plug chassis only, cable kit P57104-B21: 1 for 4 LFF, 2 for 8 SFF)
Energy pack: Performance RAID controllers need the HPE 96W Smart Storage Battery (P01366-B21) or Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor (P02377-B21) plus holder 786710-B21
Max internal: 72 TB: 4 x 18 TB LFF HDD; 61.44 TB: 8 x 7.68 TB SFF SATA SSD
SAS speed: Up to SAS 12G; 24G SAS drives run at 12G

Graphics

Integrated: Integrated video, 16 MB, up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (32 bpp)
Options: No graphics cards listed in the QuickSpecs

Expansion

Slot 1: PCIe 4.0 x16, full height, full length, 75 W (CPU; PCIe 3.0 with a Pentium)
Slot 2: PCIe 3.0 x4 electrical in an x8 connector, 25 W (PCH)
Slot 3: PCIe 3.0 x4 electrical in an x16 connector, 75 W (PCH)
Slot 4: PCIe 3.0 x4 electrical in an x8 connector, full height, half length, 25 W (PCH)
Slot lengths: User guide: slot 2 half length, slot 3 full length; QuickSpecs lists slot 2 full length and slot 3 half length
Cooling: HPE ML30 Gen10 Front PCI Fan and Baffle Kit (P06303-B21) is required in the hot-plug CTO chassis and whenever an M.2 SSD or most PCIe cards are fitted (not needed for the E208e-p or 1GbE NICs)

Networking

Embedded: Broadcom BCM5720 2-port 1GbE BASE-T (NIC 1 doubles as the shared iLO port)
25GbE options: Broadcom BCM57414 2p SFP28, Intel E810-XXVDA2 2p SFP28 (need the PCI fan kit)
10GbE options: Broadcom BCM57416 2p BASE-T, Broadcom BCM57412 2p SFP+, Intel X710-DA2 2p SFP+ (need the PCI fan kit)
1GbE options: Intel I350-T4 4p, Broadcom BCM5719 4p BASE-T

Power

Standard: HPE 350 W non-hot-plug ATX power supply, Gold (92%) or Platinum (94%, P45212-B21, EMEA only)
Redundant: Up to 2 Flex Slot hot-plug for 1+1: 500 W Platinum (865408-B21), 800 W Titanium (865438-B21, 200-240 VAC only)
Redundancy kit: HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus 4U RPS Enablement Kit (P45209-B21) required for Flex Slot supplies
Rules: Do not mix two different power supplies
350 W input: 100-240 VAC, 47-63 Hz, 6 A; 350 W steady state, 385 W peak
Fans: 1 system fan (92 x 32 mm), heatsink fan, optional front PCI fan (92 x 32 mm); non-hot-plug, non-redundant

Ports

Front: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x USB 2.0
Rear: 4 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA, 2 x 1GbE RJ45, 1 x dedicated iLO RJ45 (optional), 1 x serial (optional)
Internal: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1
iLO / serial option: HPE DL20/ML30 Gen10 M.2/Dedicated iLO and Serial Port Kit (P06687-B21): dedicated iLO port, serial cable and one M.2 slot on the module
microSD: Optional HPE 32GB microSD RAID 1 USB Boot Drive (P21868-B21)

Physical

Form factor: 4U tower; rack mount via HPE ML Gen10 Tower to Rack Conversion Kit (874578-B21, sliding shelf)
Dimensions (H x W x D): 36.83 x 17.50 x 47.50 cm (14.50 x 6.89 x 18.70 in)
Weight: 10.1 kg minimum (4 LFF non-hot-plug) to 17.6 kg fully loaded (QuickSpecs); the user guide gives 10.40-19.00 kg
Security: Front bezel key lock, padlock eye, Kensington slot
Operating temperature: 10-35 C standard; 5-45 C extended for approved configurations
Acoustics: LpAm 26-29 dBA (pre-configured models, 23 C)

Management

BMC: HPE iLO 5 (standard) with Intelligent Provisioning; iLO Advanced and iLO Advanced Premium Security Edition licences optional
iLO ports: Shared on NIC 1; optional dedicated port with the P06687-B21 module
Software: HPE OneView Standard/Advanced, HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management, InfoSight, Smart Update Manager, iLO RESTful API (Redfish), IPMI 2.0
Security: Silicon Root of Trust, UEFI Secure Boot, embedded TPM 2.0 (disabled on China shipments), Intel SGX, Intel TXT
Warranty: 3 years parts, 1 year labor, 1 year onsite next business day (3/3/3 in APAC, Japan and PRC)

Operating systems

Support: Certified OS and hypervisors are listed in HPE's Servers Support & Certification Matrices
Intel VROC SATA: Windows Server and Linux; not VMware
VMware boot: ESXi after 7.x will not support SD card / USB as the only boot device; use M.2 or another persistent device

Processors

Intel Xeon E-2388G
Intel Xeon E-2386G
Intel Xeon E-2378G
Intel Xeon E-2378
Intel Xeon E-2374G
Intel Xeon E-2356G
Intel Xeon E-2336
Intel Xeon E-2334
Intel Xeon E-2324G
Intel Xeon E-2314
Intel Pentium G6405