P21271-B21 HPE Proliant Dl560 Intel Xeon 18-Core Gold 5220 2.20GHz Smart Array Ethernet Rack Server.

Processor and Compute Capabilities

Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Performance

Powered by the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 CPU, the HPE DL560 Gen10 features 18 cores running at 2.20GHz. This architecture is built to accelerate multi-threaded workloads, handle heavy virtualization, and manage databases with efficiency. With Intel’s advanced Turbo Boost technology, the CPU dynamically increases clock speeds to deliver additional processing power whenever required.

Multi-Socket Scalability

The DL560 Gen10 architecture supports multiple processors, offering the flexibility to scale compute performance as business demands grow. The 2U rack design optimizes space efficiency while delivering powerful enterprise-class compute density.

Virtualization and Cloud Readiness

This server is built for virtualized environments and cloud infrastructures. The combination of high-core count CPUs and expansive memory support allows organizations to run multiple VMs, containers, and enterprise applications simultaneously without compromising stability or speed.

Memory Architecture

64GB DDR4 SDRAM for Reliability

With 64GB DDR4 SDRAM pre-installed, the DL560 Gen10 ensures high-speed data access and responsiveness. DDR4 technology reduces latency, increases bandwidth, and lowers power consumption compared to older memory generations.

Scalable Memory Expansion

The server supports large-scale memory configurations, enabling future upgrades beyond the base 64GB. Enterprises can expand memory capacity to meet growing application demands, ensuring that workloads such as SAP HANA, big data analytics, and high-performance computing run optimally.

Error Correction and Data Integrity

Equipped with ECC (Error-Correcting Code) features, the memory subsystem helps prevent data corruption and system crashes, ensuring reliability and continuous uptime for mission-critical applications.

Storage Controller and Flexibility

Smart Array P408i-a RAID Controller

The integrated HPE Smart Array P408i-a provides robust RAID functionality and advanced storage management capabilities. This ensures data redundancy, faster recovery, and better protection against hardware failures.

8SFF Drive Bays for High-Density Storage

The DL560 Gen10 features 8 small form factor (SFF) bays that support both SSD and HDD options. This hybrid design offers businesses the flexibility to balance performance, capacity, and cost efficiency.

NVMe and SSD Options

With support for NVMe and SAS/SATA SSDs, the server provides cutting-edge storage performance for I/O-intensive applications, ensuring fast access times and high throughput.

Networking Capabilities

Ethernet FLR-t I350-t4v2 Adapter

The integrated Ethernet FLR-t I350-t4v2 delivers advanced connectivity with multiple network ports. This ensures bandwidth aggregation, load balancing, and seamless failover for high-availability networking environments.

Scalable Networking Options

The system supports modular and flexible networking upgrades, allowing enterprises to adopt 10GbE or 25GbE adapters as workloads expand. This ensures long-term scalability and reduced infrastructure bottlenecks.

Power and Cooling

Dual 1600W Redundant Power Supplies

To guarantee business continuity, the DL560 Gen10 is equipped with 2x 1600W hot-plug redundant power supplies (RPS). These units ensure uninterrupted performance, even in the event of a power supply failure.

Efficient Cooling for Dense Configurations

The 2U chassis is designed with advanced thermal management systems, ensuring optimal cooling for multi-processor and high-memory workloads. Intelligent fan controls help maintain energy efficiency while preventing overheating.

Enterprise-Grade Reliability

High Availability Features

With redundant components, advanced RAID support, and integrated HPE iLO management, this server is optimized for 99.999% uptime. Enterprises can rely on its resilience for mission-critical applications like ERP, CRM, and core database workloads.

Security and Data Protection

Embedded HPE Silicon Root of Trust ensures hardware-level security, protecting against firmware attacks and ensuring data confidentiality. Combined with RAID protection, the server safeguards against both cyber and physical threats.

Management and Control

HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)

The DL560 Gen10 comes with HPE iLO, enabling remote server management, monitoring, and troubleshooting. IT administrators can perform tasks such as firmware updates, server health checks, and remote rebooting without requiring physical access.

Automation and Orchestration

With support for automation tools and APIs, the server integrates easily into modern DevOps workflows, enabling faster provisioning, workload orchestration, and system maintenance.

Data Center Consolidation

The DL560 Gen10 is ideal for data center consolidation, reducing hardware footprint while maximizing compute density. Organizations can replace multiple legacy servers with this single unit, lowering operating costs and improving efficiency.

Enterprise Applications

Businesses running demanding workloads such as ERP, CRM, SAP HANA, and business intelligence tools benefit from the high compute and memory scalability of the HPE DL560 Gen10.

High-Performance Virtualization

Virtualized workloads thrive on the DL560’s high core count and robust memory support, making it perfect for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and large-scale VM hosting.

Hybrid Environments

For organizations embracing hybrid cloud strategies, the DL560 Gen10 ensures seamless cloud integration, workload mobility, and resource efficiency.

Form Factor and Design

2U Rack Design

The 2U rackmount chassis provides a compact footprint without compromising performance. This makes it ideal for dense data center environments where space optimization is crucial.

Tool-less Access and Maintenance

The server’s design supports tool-less maintenance, allowing IT teams to quickly replace drives, memory, and other components. This reduces downtime and simplifies management.

Scalability and Future-Readiness

Flexible Upgrade Paths

As businesses grow, the DL560 Gen10 provides multiple upgrade options, from additional CPUs to higher memory and storage expansion. This ensures enterprises stay competitive without requiring a full hardware refresh.

Support for Emerging Technologies

With compatibility for NVMe drives, faster networking modules, and advanced security features, the DL560 is designed to support the next generation of enterprise applications and workloads.

Benefits for Businesses

Cost Efficiency

Consolidating workloads into a single high-performance system reduces power, cooling, and management costs. Enterprises achieve better TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) with fewer servers to maintain.

Performance and Reliability

The blend of processing power, memory capacity, and redundancy ensures businesses achieve the performance required for 24/7 mission-critical operations.

Long-Term Value

Built with future-ready architecture, the HPE DL560 Gen10 provides long-term reliability and performance scalability, ensuring enterprises gain value over many years of operation.