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
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 |
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