HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 Server

Description

Overview

The new HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 server is an accelerator-optimised 2U 2P solution that delivers exceptional compute performance, upgraded high-speed data transfer rates and memory depth at 2P compute power. Featuring 4th generation AMD EPYC™ 9004 series processors with up to 96 cores, increased memory bandwidth (up to 6TB), high-speed PCIe Gen5 I/O, Gen5 EDSFF storage and a newly designed chassis with support for up to 8 single-wide (SW) or 4 double-wide (DW) GPUs*. The HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 server is the perfect 2U 2P solution optimised for accelerators.

Notes: *8 single wide (SW) is now available.

HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 SFF  Server- Front View

1.	Quick removal access panel	7.	UID button
2.	Power On/Standby button and system power LED button	8.	Drive Bay 3. 8 SFF U.3 optional
3.	Health LED	9.	Drive Bay 2. 8 SFF U.3 optional
4.	iLO front service port	10.	Drive Bay 1. 8 SFF U.3 or Universal Media Bay optional
5.	NIC status LED	11.	Serial label pull tag
6.	USB 3.2 Gen1

HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 – Rear View

1.	Primary Riser: PCI Slots (Slots 1–3 top to bottom)	7.	HPE Flexible Slot Power Supply bay 2
2.	OCP 3.0 Slot	8.	VGA connector
3.	Secondary Riser: PCI Slots (Slots 4–6 top to bottom)	9.	Serial port (optional)
4.	Tertiary Riser: (Slots 7–8 top to bottom, not shown). Optional rear 2 SFF cage	10.	Dedicated iLO management port
5.	Hot pluggable M.2 Boot Device (optional, not shown)	11.	USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
6.	HPE Flexible Slot power supply bay 1

HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 – Internal View

1.	DDR5 DIMM slots. Shown populated in 24 slots	7.	Primary PCIe riser cage
2.	Hot Pluggable M.2 Boot Device bracket	8.	(Under) OCP 3.0 Slot 1
3.	(Under) Up to 2 Hot Plug redundant HPE Flexible Slot Power supplies	9.	2x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (one under primary riser cage)
4.	Rear 2SFF drive cage	10.	Fan cage shown with 6 Performance Hot-plug fans
5.	Secondary PCIe riser cage	11.	2 Processors (heatsinks shown)
6.	(Under) OCP 3.0 Slot 2

Form Factor

· 2U rack

 

Chassis Types

· 8 SFF with optional Universal Media Bay, and optional SFF or NVMe drive bay options. Front drive bay supported up to 24 SFF

· 8 LFF with Universal Media Bay, and optional SFF or NVMe drive bay options. Front drive bay supported up to 12 LFF

· 12 EDSFF with no Universal Media Bay, no rear drive support. Configure up to 36 EDSFF

· GPU CTO Server that supports up to 4x Double Wide GPUs or 8x Single Wide GPUs and with 1x 8SFF U.3 x4 backplane

· 48SFF CTO Server that supports up to 48SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe with tri-mode controllers

System Fans

Standard – fan types included

• Choiceof Standard Fan Kit or Performance Fan Kit

 

Dimensions

• SFF Drives

8.75 x 43.47 x 64.64 cm;

3.44 x 17.11 x 25.44 in

• LFF Drives

8.75 x 43.47 x 66.3 cm;

3.44 x 17.11 x 26.1 in

• EDSFF Drives

8.75 x 43.47 x 64.6 cm;

3.44 x 17.11 x 25.4 in

• 48SFF Drives

8.75 x 43.47 x 83.3 cm;

3.44 x 17.11 x 32.8 in

• GPU

8.75 x 43.47 x 79.9 cm;

3.44 x 17.11 x 31.4 in

• Packaging

– (SFF, LFF, EDSFF) 99.8 x 60 x 27 cm;

                                      39.29 x 23.63 x10.63 in

– (GPU, 48SFF) 106.0 x 60 x 27 cm;

                              41.73 x 23.63 x10.63 in

Weight (approximate)

 

• SFF configuration

– Maximum 33.4 kg / 73.48 lbs with 24 hard drives

Packaged weight: 39.54 kg

– Minimum 16.78 kg / 36.92 lbs 8 SFF chassis with 1x SFF HDD and 7 HDD blanks, 2x Drive Bay blanks,  1x processor including standard heat sink, 1x power supply (plus blank), 1x Smart Array, 1x Riser installed, cables for the above)

Packaged weight: 26.2 kg

• LFF configuration

– Maximum 36.72 kg / 80.78 lbs with 12x LFF hard drives (no rear drives), 2x processors, 2x power supplies, 1x Smart Array, 2x Risers installed)

Packaged weight: 42.82 kg

– Minimum 18.24 kg / 40.13 lbs with 1x LFF hard drive and 7 HDD blanks

Packaged weight: 28.42 kg

• 48SFF configuration

– Maximum 41.41 kg / 91.29 lbs with 48x SFF HDD, 2x processors, 4x power supplies, 2x OCP NIC cards, 2 DIMMs (plus 22 DIMM blanks)

– Minimum 20.47 kg / 45.13 lbs with 1x SFF HDD, 1x processor, 1x power supply, 1x DIMM (no DIMM blank)

• GPU configuration

– Maximum 32.52 kg / 71.69 lbs with 8x SFF HDD, 2x processors, 4x power supplies, 2x OCP NIC cards, 1 DIMM (plus 23 DIMM blanks), 4x DW GPUs

– Minimum 20.04 kg / 44.18 lbs with 1x SFF HDD, 1x processor, 1x power supply, 1x DIMM, 4x DW GPUs

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Configuration Information

CTO Server	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 8SFF CTO Server	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 8LFF CTO Server
SKU Number	P53921-B21	P53925-B21
Processor	Not included as standard	Not included as standard
DIMM Slots	24-DIMM slots*	24-DIMM slots*
Storage Controller	Choice of HPE OCP and PCIe plug-in controller
PCIe	One standard in primary riser, up to eight slots with 2 processors
Drive Cage – included	8 SFF	8 LFF
Network Controller	Choice of OCP or PCIe stand up card
Fans	Not included as standard**
Management	Default: HPE iLO Standard with Intelligent Provisioning, HPE OneView Standard (requires download), HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management (subscription included)
USB	Front: 1 USB 3.1 Gen1 + iLO service port Rear: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 Internal: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1	Front: 1 USB 3.1 Gen1 + iLO service port Rear: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 Internal: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1

CTO Server	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 12EDSFF CTO Server	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 GPU CTO Server***	HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen11 48SFF CTO Server
SKU Number	P53929-B21	P54198-B21	P57844-B21
Processor	Not included as standard	Not included as standard	Not included as standard
DIMM Slots	24-DIMM slots*	24-DIMM slots*	24-DIMM slots*
Storage Controller	Not Supported	Not Supported	Choice of HPE OCP and PCIe plug-in controller
PCIe	One standard in primary riser, up to eight slots with 2 processors	Two standard in primary and secondary riser. Cannot support riser upgrade kits	Two standard in primary and secondary riser, up to eight slots with 2 processors
Drive Cage – included	12 EDSFF	N/A	6x 8SFF
Network Controller	Choice of OCP or PCIe stand up card
Fans	Not included as standard**
Management	Default: HPE iLO Standard with Intelligent Provisioning, HPE OneView Standard (requires download), HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management (subscription included)
USB	Front: 1 USB 3.1 Gen1 + iLO service port Rear: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 Internal: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1