HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server
DL160 Gen10
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HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server Product Datasheet
The HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 is a secure, dual-socket 1U rack server engineered to deliver a balanced combination of performance, storage, management, and efficiency. It is designed for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs), service providers, and enterprise environments requiring low rack-space footprints without compromising compute scalability.
System Specifications
| Feature | Technical Details |
| Form Factor | 1U Rackmount Chassis |
| Processor Family | Up to two 1st or 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (Bronze, Silver, Gold up to 5200/6200 series, up to 26 cores per socket, up to 150W TDP) |
| Chipset | Intel® C621 Chipset |
| Memory Slots | 16 DIMM slots (8 slots per socket, 6 channels per processor) |
| Maximum Memory | Up to 1.0 TB DDR4 Registered DIMMs (RDIMM) at up to 2933 MT/s (16 x 64 GB) |
| Drive Bays |
• 4 LFF (3.5″) SAS/SATA non-hot-plug or hot-plug • 8 SFF (2.5″) SAS/SATA hot-plug (expandable up to 10 SFF via media bay option) • Optional dual M.2 NVMe SSD support via PCIe riser card |
| Storage Controllers |
• Software RAID: Embedded HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 (SATA only) • Essential/Performance RAID: HPE Smart Array E208i-a / E208i-p / P408i-a Gen10 modular controllers |
| Expansion Slots | Up to 3 PCIe 3.0 slots (2 standard via primary riser; 1 optional via secondary riser) |
| Network Controller | Embedded HPE 1Gb 2-port 368i Ethernet adapter; optional FlexibleLOM or PCIe standup NICs (1Gb, 10Gb, 25Gb) |
| Server Management | HPE iLO 5 (Integrated Lights-Out), HPE iLO Advanced (optional license), HPE OneView, HPE InfoSight |
| Security Features | Silicon Root of Trust, Secure Recovery, Chassis Intrusion Detection, optional TPM 2.0 module, firmware rollback protection |
| Power Supplies | HPE 500W / 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot-Plug Redundant Power Supplies (up to 96% efficiency) |
| System Cooling | Standard or Redundant hot-plug fan configurations |
Key Capabilities & Business Benefits
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Hardware-Anchored Security: Built with HPE’s Silicon Root of Trust, anchoring the server firmware directly to the silicon chip to block compromised code before the system boots.
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Simplified Remote Management: Integrated HPE iLO 5 provides agentless server management, agentless health monitoring, real-time alerting, and remote console capabilities.
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Flexible Storage Configurations: Accommodates high-capacity LFF drives for bulk data or fast SFF/NVMe drives for IOPS-intensive applications.
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Energy & Space Efficiency: Compact 1U profile maximizes rack density while 80 PLUS Platinum Flex Slot power supplies reduce operational energy expenditure.
Target Workloads & Applications
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Core IT Infrastructure: File & print, web hosting, DNS, Active Directory, and branch office management.
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Virtualization: Entry-level to mid-tier hypervisor hosting (VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V).
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Software-Defined Storage & Cloud: Cloud service provider edge nodes, container deployments, and small-scale database platforms.

















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