Current Configuration
(List below serves as quick links to each section)
Chassis
Processors
Backplane
Cooling
Memory
Boot Option
GPU Configuration
Rear Risers
GPUs
Storage Controller
Netwroking
OCP Support
Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Drives NVMe U.3
Drives EDSFF NVMe
Power Supply Unit (PSU)
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- Up to 2 Intel® Xeon® 6 processors
- 32 DDR5 DIMM slots MAX 8TB
- 4 hot-plug fan assemblies
- Drive cage supports up to 8 SFF NVMe
or up to 16 EDSFF E3.S NVMe drives - Up to 6 PCIe Gen5 x16 slots
(3 on primary riser, 3 on secondary riser) - 2x OCP 3.0 slots (Slot A and Slot B)
- Up to 8 hot-plug M-CRPS power supplies
- HPE NS204i-u v2 Boot Optimized Storage Device
- HPE iLO 7 management (iLO 6 on the 8DW-only SKU P74461-B21, which is not upgradable to iLO 7)
- Up to 10 double-wide GPUs (up to 600W each),
or up to 16 single-wide GPUs depending on configuration
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The HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 is a 4U, dual-socket accelerator-optimized rack server built for AI, machine learning, and GPU-accelerated computing workloads. Powered by up to two 6th Generation Intel Xeon 6 processors (up to 144 cores each) and 32 DDR5 DIMM slots supporting up to 8 TB of memory, this enterprise AI server delivers high-performance computing for data centers, AI inferencing, and GPU acceleration at scale.
Designed as a dedicated GPU server, the DL380a Gen12 supports up to 10 double-wide or 16 single-wide GPUs via PCIe Gen5 switch boards and captive risers, with NVIDIA NVLink bridging for multi-GPU AI workloads. It features 2x OCP 3.0 network slots, up to 6 PCIe Gen5 x16 expansion slots, up to 8 hot-plug power supplies, and HPE iLO 7 remote server management.
4SFF Drive CageP74710-B21
This Drive Cage comes with two boxes, Each box holds 2 SFF
• Limited Configuration
• 4SFF or 8SFF
Mixing of Drive Cages is not allowed.
4EDSFFP74712-B21
This Drive Cage comes with one box, holding 4 EDSFF Drives
• Limited Configuration
• 4EDSFF, 8EDSFF or 16EDSFF
Mixing of Drive Cages is not allowed.
NS204i-u Front CageP75284-B21
The Boot Device can only be installed in the front
• Comes with 2x M.2 Drives
The Intel® Xeon® 6 series of processors offers both E-Core and P-Core processors. Mixing of CPUs is not supported.
Xeon E-CoresThe Intel® Xeon® 6 series single threaded processor stack is comprised entirely of efficiency cores (E-Cores) providing ultra-high core counts optimized for power efficient operations.
• Optimized for single-threaded workloads
• Up to 144 cores at 330 W TDP
• 6400 MT/s DDR5 memory
• Up to four 24 GT/s UPI 2.0
• PCIe 5.0 with up to 88 lanes per CPU
• Security features (SGX)
Xeon P-CoresThe Intel® Xeon® 6 series processor stack is comprised entirely of performance cores (P-Cores), providing high core counts optimized for power and performance.
• Optimized for multi-threaded applications and workloads
• Up to 86 cores at 350 W TDP
• 6400 MT/s DDR5 memory
• Up to four 24 GT/s UPI 2.0
• PCIe 5.0 with up to 88 lanes per CPU
• Security features (SGX)
DL380a Gen12 only supports dual processor configurations, not single processor configurations
110W Fan UpgradeP80098-B21
Required for any installed GPU that has a TDP greater than 400 W
• Default Fan is 90W
• Upgrade Fan is 110W
External 3x FansP84311-B21
Requirments
• 8 DW GPU using NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
• 8 DW GPU + front NIC Config
• NOT supported for 10 DW GPU Config
Does not support redundant fan mode
External 4x FansP79656-B211
Requirments
• 10 DW GPU
• 8 DW GPU using NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
• NOT supported for 8 DW GPU + front NIC Config
Does not support redundant fan mode
Limitations:
- 4x Front Cage Fan Kit can't be selected.
- 10DW FIO Config can't be selected
- Occupies PCIe Slot 1 in rear chassis, thus restricting any PCIe card in Slot 1.
Requirments:
- P62042-B21 - Direct Liquid Cooling 55cm Quick Disconnect Tube Set FIO Kit
There is no configuration where the DLC is mandatory.
The MR (MegaRAID) and SR (Smart Array) controller families use different management tools and cannot be installed together in the same server. With a tri-mode U.3 backplane, both series support SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives, allowing mixed drive types in one system. This server has no built-in hardware RAID, so a storage controller is required for any RAID functionality — direct-attached SATA drives without one run in AHCI mode only.
SR Series (SmartRAID)
SR Series
Installation Service Manual
The SR series on this server is limited to one option: HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10
Type-p (PCIe plug-in) form factor only
8 external SAS lanes, no cache — used for connecting external SAS storage, not internal drive management
No battery or capacitor required (no cache to protect)
MR Series (MegaRAID) - View PDF
MR Series
Installation Service Manual
Available in type-o (OCP) and type-p (PCIe plug-in) form factors
Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC), requiring a separate energy pack (battery or hybrid capacitor)
MR932i-p (900 series): PCIe Gen5, up to 32 SAS/NVMe drives, onboard battery included
MR200/400 series supports SAS/SATA HDD and SSD only — no NVMe
Choosing Between MR and SR
- MR932i-p supports NVMe (and SAS — but not HDDs)
- Need OCP slot deployment → MR type-o only (MR216i-o, MR416i-o, MR408i-o)
- Simple RAID, no cache needed → MR216i-o or MR216i-p
- Need cache, moderate drive count → MR408i-o/p or MR416i-o/p
- Maximum drive count or throughput → MR932i-p (x32 PCIe Gen5 lanes, highest of all controllers)
- External SAS storage → E208e-p (Gen10, type-p, external only, no cache)
What is Intel® VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU)?
Intel® VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) is a software-based RAID solution for direct-attached NVMe SSDs, run through the CPU instead of a hardware storage controller.
- There is no Embedded OCP both need cables.
- P74694-B21 — OCPA Cable Kit
- P74696-B21 — OCPB Cable Kit
X8 or X16
OCPA Cable Kit Qty 1 provide x8 and Qty 2 provide x16
2DW Captive Riser KitP74685-B21
• 2x PCIe x16 captive riser
• Supports 4 or 2 DW configs
• Not supported in the 10 DW
• Not compatiable with the P74714-B21
10 DW Captive Riser KitP76929-B21
• 2x PCIe x16 captive riser
• Supports 1 DW per card
• Only supported in the 10 DW Config
• Compatiable with the P74714-B21
Switchboard KitP74714-B21
• Provides 4 PCIe slots
• Compatiable with all GPU configrations
• NOT Compatiable with P74685-B21
Front NIC Enablement KitP76927-B21
• 2x PCIe x16 captive riser
• Supports 2x pcie DPU Adapters
• Only supported in the 8DW + Nic Config
• Compatiable with the P74714-B21
Single-Wide GPUs:
- 8 SW : 2x Switchboards
- 16 SW : 4x Switchboards
Double-Wide GPUs:
- 2 DW: 1x Switchboards or 2x DW Risers
- 4 DW: 2x Switchboards or 4x DW Risers
- 8 DW + NIC : 4x Switchboards + 2x NIC Risers
- 10 DW : 4x Switchboards + 2x DW Risers
PCIe RisersDefault
• Default Riser
• Primary Riser Slot 3
• Secondary Riser Slot 6
PCIe Rear FIO KitP74690-B21
• Primary Slot 2
• Secondary Slot 5
Rear PCIe Slot1/4 Cable KitP76698-B21
• Primary Slot 1
• Secondary Slot 4
• 2 DW or 8 SW GPU configurations only
• Requires selection of P74690-B21
Rear 5x PCIe Slots KitP74722-B21
• If selected 4DW or 8DW/16SW, 5 PCIe slots (Slots 1, 2, 3, 5, & 6)
• If selected 10DW Config, 3 PCIe slots (Slots 1, 3, & 6)
• Non-GPU card Only
• Does not apply when CPU DLC is selected
8 Max
- Mixing different PSU models is not allowed.
- 2 or 4 DW GPU configs: Quantity 5 required
- 8 or 10 DW GPU configs: Quantity 8 required
- 2400W or 3200W PSUs are mandatory if H200 NVL, or RTX Pro 6000 GPUs are selected.
Current Configuration
(List below serves as quick links to each section)
Chassis
Processors
Backplane
Cooling
Memory
Boot Option
GPU Configuration
Rear Risers
GPUs
Storage Controller
Netwroking
OCP Support
Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
Drives NVMe U.3
Drives EDSFF NVMe
Power Supply Unit (PSU)
ECS Warranty
The request has been sent.
Thank you.
Price as Configured:
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Base Standard Capabilities
| Technical specifications | HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel |
| Processor family | 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors |
| Processor number | 2 |
| Processor core available | 64 to 144 core, depending on processor |
| Processor speed | 2.4 GHz maximum, depending on processor |
| Memory type | HPE DDR5 Smart Memory |
| Maximum memory | 4 TB - RDIMM (2 TB per processor) |
| Memory slots | 32 DIMM slots |
| Memory protection features | RAS – Advanced ECC, online spare, mirroring, combined channel (lockstep) functionality, and HPE Fast Fault Tolerant Memory (ADDDC) |
| Accelerators | Support for ten double-wide GPUs up to 600W each |
| System fan features | 4 dual-rotor and 8 single-rotor hot plug fans included |
| Expansion slots | 6, for detailed descriptions refer to the QuickSpecs |
| Form factor | 4U Rack |
| Drive supported | SFF NMVE and EDSFF |
| Power supply type | Up to 8 M-CRPS. Single 1+1 redundancy for system board. Dual 2+1 redundancy for GPUs. |
| Infrastructure management | HPE iLO Standard with intelligent provisioning (embedded), HPE OneView Standard (requires download) (standard) HPE iLO Advanced, and HPE OneView Advanced (optional, requires licenses) |
| Security | Optional locking Bezel kit, Intrusion Detection kit, and embedded HPE TPM 2.0 |