HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11

Modernize your business with a compute platform providing scalability, efficiency, security, and greater performance with 4th and 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors.

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Accelerator-optimized performance

Get the performance you need to accelerate compute demanding workloads requiring maximum core counts.

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Optimized performance for your workloads

New 5th Generation AMD EPYC™ processors (up to 160 cores per process for a total of 320 cores) that provide better performance for your most demanding workloads.

Threat protection across infrastructure, workloads, and data

Protect your infrastructure, workloads, and data from threats to hardware and risks from third-party software, with trusted edge-to-cloud security built on the HPE Silicon Root of Trust and the AMD EPYC™ 9000 Series Processors with built-in Infinity Guard security.

Lower energy costs and reduced carbon footprint

New 5th Generation AMD EPYC™ processors provide better performance per watt to help increase data center energy efficiency.

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Technical specifications

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  • What's new

    • CPUs: 4th and 5th Gen AMD EPYC Processors—up to 160C (320 cores when dual processors are installed)
    • PCIe: Up to 8 PCIe Gen5 and up to 2 OCP slots; both x8 default, x16 upgradeable
    • Memory channels: 12 x 512GB DIMM channels per processor (does not support 2 DPC)
    • Memory support: Up to 6TB DDR5 6000 MT/s total, CXL 1.1 supported
    • Nvme: Gen5 speeds, x1, x2, and x4 connections, U.3
    • EDSFF: E3.S bays and backplanes
    • GPU support: Up to 8SW/4DW
    • PSU: Up to 2200W
    • Cooling: Air cooling and optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) now supported 
    • HPE iLO generation: HPE iLO 6
    • Supports hot-pluggable, high-availability RAID M.2 boot options 

  • Form factor

    Accelerator optimized 2P, 2U rack server

  • Chassis types

    • Chassis Depth: ~25.4” (SFF), ~26.1” (LFF), ~31.4” (GPU)
    • Front Drive Count
          - Up to 12 LFF HDD/SSD; SAS/SATA
          - Up to 24 SFF HDD/SSD; SAS/SATA/NVMe
          - Up to 36 EDSFF E3.S 1T
          - Up to 48 SFF HDD/SSD
    • Mid Tray Count: Up to 8 SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe OR Up to 4 LFF SAS/SATA
    • Rear Drive Count: Up to 2 SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe OR Up to 4 LFF SAS/SATA
    • Boot Options: Hot-pluggable raided M.2 NVMe* (Note: Will not take up a PCIe slot)
    • GPU Support: Up to 8SW/4DW
    • I/O
          - Up to 8 PCIe Gen5
          - Up to 2 OCP slots; both x8 default, x16 upgradeable
    • Storage Controllers: Gen11 Controllers (PCIe and OROC)

  • System fans/cooling

    • Standard – fan types included
    • Choice of Standard Fan Kit or Performance Fan Kit
    • Optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) now supported