HPE Gen10 Server Xeon 2.1GHz 20-Core 1P 32GB-R P408I-A 8SFF P03634-B21

Processor

The HPE Gen10 Server comes equipped with a powerful Xeon 2.1GHz 20-Core processor, delivering exceptional performance and efficiency for a wide range of computing tasks. This feature sets the server apart from others in its class and provides numerous benefits for users.

Overview of P03634-B21

• Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Part Number: P03634-B21
• Form Factor: Rack-mountable
• Rack Height: 1U
• Hot-swappable Bays: 8
• Model Name: HPE Proliant DL360 Gen10 6230 2.1GHz 20-Core 1P 32GB-R P408i-a 8SFF 800W PS Server (Pre-configured)

Processor and Chipset

• Type: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
• Clock Speed: 2.1 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz
• Cores: 20
• Quantity Installed: 1
• Maximum CPUs Supported: 2
• Upgrade Options: Upgradable

Chipset Details

• Socket Type: FCLGA3647
• Chipset: Intel C621

Cache Memory

• Cache Size: 27.5 MB L3 Cache

Memory Specifications

• Current Installed Size: 32 GB
• Maximum Capacity: 1 TB (Registered), 2 TB (Load-reduced)

Memory Technology

• Type: DDR4 SDRAM
• Effective Memory Speed: 2933 MHz
• Form Factor: DIMM 288-pin
• Slots: 12 (Total), 11 (Available)
• Configuration: 1 x 32 GB
• Features: Registered, Dual Rank, HPE SmartMemory, 6-Channel Memory Architecture

Storage Controllers

• Type: RAID Controller
• Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s, SAS 12 Gb/s
• Model: HPE Smart Array P408i-a
• Channels: 8
• RAID Levels Supported: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, 10 ADM
• Buffer Size: 2 GB

Graphics and Display

• Video Memory: 16 MB
• Video Interface: VGA

Networking and Communication

• Ports: 4 x Gigabit Ethernet
• Controller: HPE 331i
• Protocols: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
• Remote Management Protocols: SNMP v3, IPMI 2.0, SMASH CLP
• Remote Management Controller: Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5)
• Additional Features: Wake On LAN (WOL), PXE Support

Expansion and Connectivity

• External Bay: 1 (Available)
• Hot-swappable Bays: 8 (Available)

Slots

• DIMM Slots: 12 (Total), 11 (Available)
• CPU Slots: 2 (Total), 1 (Available)
• FlexibleLOM Slot: 1 (Available)
• PCIe Slots:
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (Full-height)
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x8 (Low-profile)
• MicroSD Card Slot: 1 (Available)

Interfaces

• LAN Ports: 4 x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
• USB Ports:
  • 4 x USB 3.0 (2 Rear, 2 Internal)
  • 1 x PoweredUSB 3.0 (Front)
• HPE iLO Ports:
  • 1 x RJ-45 (Rear)
  • 1 x Type A (Front)
• VGA Port: 1 (Rear)
• SATA/SAS Ports: 8

Miscellaneous

• HPE Easy Install Rails
• Standard CPU Heatsink
• 5 x Standard Hot Plug Fans

Cables Included

• Power Cable

Compliance Standards

• AES
• FIPS 140-2
• IPv6 Ready
• PCI DSS
• TLS v1.2
• ASHRAE Class A4
• ASHRAE Class A3
• WEEE 2002/95/EC
• ACPI 6.1

Power Specifications

• Type: Hot-plug Power Supply
• Redundancy: Optional (1+1 with optional power supply)
• Installed Power Supply: 1
• Maximum Supported Power Supplies: 2
• Nominal Voltage: AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
• Power Output: 800 Watts
• 80 Plus Certification: Platinum

Dimensions and Weight

• Width: 17.1 inches
• Depth: 27.8 inches
• Height: 1.7 inches
• Weight: 28.75 lbs

Enhanced Processing Power

With its 20 cores and high clock speed of 2.1GHz, the Xeon processor offers unparalleled processing power. This enables the server to handle demanding workloads, such as virtualization, database management, and complex calculations, with ease. Users can experience faster response times, reduced latency, and improved overall system performance.

Multi-Threaded Performance

Thanks to its multi-threading capability, the Xeon 2.1GHz 20-core processor can execute multiple instructions simultaneously. This means that even when running resource-intensive applications, the server can efficiently manage multiple tasks concurrently. This results in increased productivity and faster data processing.

Energy Efficiency

The Xeon processor is designed to optimize power consumption without compromising performance. It incorporates advanced power-saving technologies that dynamically adjust clock speeds and voltage levels based on workload demands. As a result, the server operates more efficiently, reducing energy costs and environmental impact.

Scalability and Future-Proofing

The 20 cores of the Xeon processor provide ample room for scalability and future expansion. As business needs evolve and workloads increase, users can easily upgrade their server's capabilities without replacing the entire system. This scalability ensures longevity and cost-effectiveness by adapting to changing requirements over time.

Increased Productivity

By harnessing the power of the Xeon 2.1GHz 20-Core processor, users can significantly enhance productivity. The server can handle resource-intensive applications and processes effortlessly, allowing users to focus on their core tasks without experiencing performance bottlenecks. This translates into improved efficiency and accelerated workflows.

Reduced Downtime

The robust processing capabilities of the Xeon processor contribute to increased server stability and reliability. With fewer performance issues and reduced system downtime, users can enjoy uninterrupted access to critical applications and data. This is particularly crucial for businesses that rely on continuous operations and cannot afford disruptions.

Optimized Virtualization

Virtualization is a key feature in modern computing environments, enabling efficient resource utilization and cost savings. The Xeon 2.1GHz 20-core processor excels in virtualized environments, allowing for the smooth operation of multiple virtual machines simultaneously. This leads to better consolidation ratios, improved workload management, and enhanced overall virtualization performance.

Advanced Security

Security is a top concern for businesses today, and the Xeon processor addresses this by incorporating advanced security features. These include hardware-enhanced encryption technologies, secure boot capabilities, and protection against unauthorized access. By utilizing the Xeon 2.1GHz 20-Core processor, users can ensure their data and applications are safeguarded against potential threats.

Compatibility and Support

The Xeon 2.1GHz 20-core processor is widely supported by various operating systems and software applications. This ensures compatibility with existing infrastructure and simplifies integration into diverse IT environments. Additionally, HPE provides comprehensive technical support for the server and its components, including the processor, ensuring prompt assistance whenever needed.

Cost-Effective Performance

Despite its high-performance capabilities, the Xeon 2.1GHz 20-Core processor offers cost-effective performance. Its efficient design allows businesses to achieve optimal performance while minimizing operational expenses. By investing in a server powered by this processor, users can maximize their return on investment by enjoying superior performance at a reasonable cost.

Memory

The HPE Gen10 Server features 32GB-R memory, providing ample capacity and speed to support demanding workloads. This memory configuration offers numerous benefits to users, ensuring optimal performance and responsiveness.

Increased Workload Capacity

With 32GB-R memory, the server can efficiently handle large and complex workloads. This is particularly important for memory-intensive tasks such as virtualization, database management, and data analysis. Users can run multiple applications simultaneously without experiencing memory bottlenecks, leading to improved productivity and efficiency.

Improved Application Performance

The generous memory capacity of 32GB-R allows applications to run smoothly and respond quickly to user commands. This minimizes latency and ensures a seamless user experience, even when dealing with resource-intensive software. Whether it's running complex algorithms or handling massive datasets, the server's memory can keep up with the demands, resulting in faster application performance.

Enhanced Virtualization Performance

Virtualization environments require sufficient memory to allocate resources to virtual machines effectively. The 32GB-R memory enables the HPE Gen10 Server to host multiple virtual machines without sacrificing performance. This leads to better consolidation ratios, increased VM density, and improved overall virtualization performance.

Future-Proofing and Scalability

With 32GB-R memory, the server is well-equipped for future growth and expansion. As business needs evolve and workloads increase, users can easily upgrade their server's memory capacity without replacing the entire system. This scalability ensures long-term investment protection and allows businesses to adapt to changing requirements seamlessly.

Reduced Data Access Latency

With larger memory capacity, the server can store frequently accessed data closer to the processor, reducing data access latency. This results in faster data retrieval and processing times, allowing applications to operate more efficiently. Users can experience reduced wait times and improved responsiveness, leading to increased productivity.

Improved Data Analysis

Data analysis often involves processing large datasets and complex algorithms. The 32GB-R memory provides the necessary space to store and manipulate data effectively, enabling faster analysis and decision-making. Businesses can gain valuable insights in less time, staying ahead of the competition and making data-driven decisions with confidence.

Reliable Performance

The 32GB-R memory configuration ensures reliable and consistent performance, even under heavy workloads. With ample memory resources, the server can efficiently manage memory-intensive applications without causing stability issues or performance degradation. Users can rely on the server's consistent performance for critical tasks and avoid potential disruptions.

Easy Management and Monitoring

HPE Gen10 Servers come equipped with advanced management and monitoring tools that allow users to oversee memory usage and optimize performance. System administrators can easily monitor memory utilization, identify any bottlenecks, and take proactive measures to ensure optimal server performance. This simplifies maintenance and troubleshooting, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.

Compatibility and Support

The 32GB-R memory configuration is compatible with various operating systems and applications, ensuring seamless integration into existing IT environments. HPE provides comprehensive technical support for the server's memory components, ensuring prompt assistance in case of any issues or concerns. Users can rely on HPE's expertise to address any memory-related challenges effectively.

Cost-Effective Solution

The 32GB-R memory configuration offers a cost-effective solution for businesses seeking high-performance computing capabilities. It strikes a balance between capacity and cost-effectiveness, allowing users to maximize their investment without compromising on performance. By choosing the HPE Gen10 Server with 32GB-R memory, businesses can achieve optimal performance at a reasonable price point.

RAID Controller

The HPE Gen10 Server is equipped with the P408I-A RAID controller, offering advanced data protection and storage management capabilities. This feature provides numerous benefits for users, ensuring data integrity, high availability, and efficient storage utilization.

Enhanced Data Protection

The P408I-A RAID controller offers various RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. These RAID levels provide different levels of data protection and redundancy to safeguard against data loss in case of drive failures. Users can configure the RAID controller to suit their specific requirements and ensure that critical data is protected.

Improved Storage Performance

The P408I-A RAID controller enhances storage performance through its support for advanced storage technologies such as SSD caching and tiering. SSD caching accelerates read/write operations by utilizing high-speed solid-state drives to cache frequently accessed data. Tiering optimizes storage performance by automatically moving frequently accessed data to faster storage tiers, improving overall system responsiveness.

Efficient Storage Utilization

The P408I-A RAID controller supports various features that enable efficient storage utilization. It offers online capacity expansion, allowing users to add additional drives to the RAID array without interrupting operations or rebuilding the entire array. This flexibility ensures that storage capacity can be easily expanded as business needs grow.

High Availability and Redundancy

With its support for RAID levels such as RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, the P408I-A RAID controller ensures high availability of data by providing redundancy. In the event of a drive failure, the RAID controller can automatically rebuild the data from the remaining drives in the array, minimizing downtime and ensuring uninterrupted access to critical data.

Data Integrity

The P408I-A RAID controller incorporates advanced data integrity features, such as end-to-end data protection and error correction. These features ensure that data remains intact and accurate throughout the storage and retrieval process. By maintaining data integrity, businesses can rely on the server and its storage system for critical applications and sensitive information.

Optimized Performance for Virtualization

Virtualized environments often require high-performance storage systems to ensure smooth operations. The P408I-A RAID controller optimizes storage performance in virtualized environments by supporting technologies such as SSD caching and tiering. This enables virtual machines to access data quickly, leading to improved overall virtualization performance and responsiveness.

Flexible Configuration Options

The P408I-A RAID controller offers flexible configuration options to meet diverse storage requirements. Users can choose from various RAID levels and configure the controller based on their specific needs, whether it's prioritizing performance, data protection, or a balance between the two. This flexibility allows businesses to tailor their storage setup to align with their unique workloads.

Advanced Management and Monitoring

HPE Gen10 Servers come equipped with advanced management tools that allow users to monitor and manage the RAID controller effectively. These tools provide real-time visibility into the status of the RAID array, allowing administrators to proactively address any issues or concerns. By ensuring optimal performance and proactive maintenance, businesses can minimize downtime and maximize productivity.

Compatibility and Support

The P408I-A RAID controller is compatible with various operating systems and storage configurations, ensuring seamless integration into existing IT infrastructures. HPE provides comprehensive technical support for the server's RAID controller, ensuring prompt assistance in case of any issues or challenges. Users can rely on HPE's expertise to address any storage-related concerns effectively.

Cost-Effective Data Protection

The P408I-A RAID controller offers a cost-effective solution for data protection and storage management. By leveraging advanced RAID functionalities and storage optimization features, users can achieve robust data protection without the need for expensive dedicated storage solutions. This allows businesses to maximize their return on investment while ensuring data integrity and high availability.

Drive Bays

The HPE Gen10 Server comes with 8SFF (Small Form Factor) drive bays, providing flexible and scalable storage options for users. This feature offers numerous benefits, including increased storage capacity, easy drive management, and improved data accessibility.

Flexible Storage Capacity

The 8SFF drive bays offer ample space for installing hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs), depending on the user's storage requirements. This flexibility allows businesses to customize their storage configuration based on their specific needs, whether it's prioritizing capacity, performance, or a balance between the two. Users can easily add or replace drives as their storage needs evolve.

Improved Drive Management

The 8SFF drive bays simplify drive management through hot-swappable functionality. This means that drives can be added or removed while the server is running, without the need to power down the system. This allows for seamless drive replacement or expansion without causing disruptions to ongoing operations. Drive status indicators further enhance drive management by providing real-time visibility into drive health and activity.

Enhanced Data Accessibility

With 8SFF drive bays, users can configure their storage system to optimize data accessibility. By utilizing RAID configurations and technologies such as SSD caching and tiering, businesses can ensure that frequently accessed data is readily available for quick retrieval. This improves overall system performance and responsiveness, particularly in applications that rely on fast data access.

Scalability and Future Growth

The 8SFF drive bays offer scalability and future growth options for businesses. As storage needs increase, users can easily add more drives to the server's drive bays without replacing the entire system. This scalability ensures that businesses can adapt to changing storage demands without incurring significant costs or disruptions. The server's drive bays allow for easy expansion, making it a flexible and cost-effective solution.

Optimized Storage Performance

The 8SFF drive bays support various storage technologies that optimize performance. By utilizing SSD caching, frequently accessed data can be stored on high-speed solid-state drives, resulting in faster data retrieval. Tiering technology automatically moves frequently accessed data to faster storage tiers, further enhancing performance. These features ensure that businesses can achieve optimal storage performance and responsiveness.

Data Redundancy and Protection

The 8SFF drive bays support RAID configurations that provide data redundancy and protection against drive failures. By configuring RAID levels such as RAID 1, 5, or 6, businesses can ensure that critical data is replicated across multiple drives, minimizing the risk of data loss. This redundancy ensures high availability of data and reduces the impact of drive failures on ongoing operations.

Streamlined Maintenance and Upgrades

The hot-swappable functionality of the 8SFF drive bays simplifies maintenance and upgrades. Drives can be easily replaced or added without interrupting ongoing operations, reducing downtime and minimizing the impact on productivity. This streamlined maintenance process ensures that businesses can keep their storage system up and running efficiently with minimal disruptions.

Advanced Management and Monitoring

HPE Gen10 Servers come equipped with advanced management tools that allow users to monitor and manage the server's drive bays effectively. These tools provide real-time visibility into drive health, status, and activity, enabling administrators to proactively address any issues or concerns. By ensuring optimal drive performance and proactive maintenance, businesses can minimize downtime and maximize productivity.

Compatibility and Support

The 8SFF drive bays are compatible with various types of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), ensuring flexibility and compatibility with existing storage infrastructure. HPE provides comprehensive technical support for the server's drive bays, ensuring prompt assistance in case of any issues or challenges. Users can rely on HPE's expertise to address any storage-related concerns effectively.

Cost-Effective Storage Solution

The 8SFF drive bays offer a cost-effective storage solution for businesses seeking flexibility and scalability. By providing ample storage capacity and supporting advanced storage technologies, the drive bays allow businesses to optimize their storage setup without incurring significant costs. This cost-effectiveness ensures that businesses can achieve their storage requirements while maximizing their return on investment.

Power Supply

The HPE Gen10 Server features an 800W power supply, providing efficient and reliable power delivery for the server's components. This feature offers numerous benefits, including high energy efficiency, enhanced system stability, and optimized performance.

Energy Efficiency

The 800W power supply is designed to operate with high energy efficiency, reducing power consumption and minimizing energy costs. It incorporates advanced power-saving technologies that dynamically adjust power delivery based on the server's workload demands. By optimizing power usage, businesses can reduce their environmental footprint and save on electricity expenses.

Enhanced System Stability

The 800W power supply ensures stable and consistent power delivery to the server's components. It maintains a steady supply of electricity even during peak workloads or sudden increases in demand. This stability prevents voltage fluctuations or power surges that could potentially damage sensitive components, ensuring uninterrupted operations and minimizing the risk of system failures.

Optimized Performance

The 800W power supply is designed to meet the power requirements of the HPE Gen10 Server's components, ensuring optimal performance. It delivers sufficient power to support the server