HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 Server — Technical Overview & Specifications

The HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 is a high-density, rack-optimized 1U dual-socket server engineered for cloud infrastructure, virtualization, database management, high-performance computing (HPC), and Electronic Design Automation (EDA). Powered by 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors, it delivers maximum compute performance, expanded DDR5 memory throughput, and PCIe Gen5 bandwidth in a compact footprint.

Key Highlights

Next-Gen Compute Power: Supports up to two 4th or 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (up to 64 cores per CPU, up to 350W TDP).
Ultra-Fast Memory: Up to 32 DDR5 DIMM slots delivering speeds up to 5600 MT/s and total system memory up to 8.0 TB (4.0 TB per socket).
PCIe Gen5 Bandwidth: Up to 2x I/O throughput improvement over PCIe Gen4, supporting up to 3 PCIe Gen5 expansion slots and dual OCP 3.0 network slots.
Flexible NVMe & EDSFF Storage: Supports traditional SFF/LFF drive cages alongside high-density 20 EDSFF E3.S NVMe (PCIe 5.0) drive bays.
Advanced Management & Security: Integrated HPE iLO 6 management with Silicon Root of Trust, TPM 2.0, and Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX).

Detailed Specifications

Feature / Category	Technical Specification
Form Factor	1U Rack Chassis
Processor Family	4th and 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
Sockets & Cores	1 or 2 Processors; 8 to 64 cores per processor
Max CPU TDP	Up to 350W per processor
Memory Type	HPE DDR5 SmartMemory (RDIMM / 3DS RDIMM)
Memory Slots	32 total DIMM slots (16 DIMMs per socket, 8 memory channels per CPU)
Max Memory Capacity	Up to 8.0 TB (using 256 GB DDR5 DIMMs)
Memory Speed	Up to 5600 MT/s (5th Gen Xeon) / 4800 MT/s (4th Gen Xeon)
Expansion Slots	Up to 3 x PCIe Gen5 expansion slots + up to 2 x OCP 3.0 PCIe Gen5 slots
Storage Controllers	Embedded SATA / Intel® VROC / HPE Smart Array Gen11 Tri-Mode Controllers (PCIe stand-up adapter or OCP)
Drive Bay Options	• 8+2 SFF (2.5″) SAS/SATA/NVMe (Tri-Mode) • 4 LFF (3.5″) SAS/SATA • 20 EDSFF E3.S 1T NVMe (PCIe 5.0)
Boot Drive Option	HPE NS204i-u Gen11 NVMe Hot-Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (OS boot redundancy)
GPU Acceleration	Supports up to 2 x single-wide (SW) GPUs
System Cooling	Standard Fans, High Performance Dual-Rotor Fans (up to 7 fans), Closed-loop Liquid Cooling, or Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)
Power Supplies	HPE Flex Slot Hot Plug Platinum / Titanium (500W, 800W, 1000W, 1600W, 1800W–2200W, -48VDC)
Management	HPE iLO 6, Intelligent Provisioning, HPE OneView, HPE Compute Ops Management
Hardware Security	Silicon Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Secure Start, Intel® SGX, TPM 2.0, Chassis Intrusion Detection

Target Workloads

Virtualization & VDI: Dense core count and high RAM bandwidth support high-density virtual desktop infrastructure and enterprise virtual machines.
Database & Analytics: In-memory databases profit from up to 8.0 TB of fast DDR5 memory and low-latency PCIe 5.0 NVMe storage.
EDA & CAD Workloads: High-clock single-socket or multi-core performance accelerates Electronic Design Automation and simulation workflows.
Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS / Containers): Optimized 1U footprint balances maximum compute density with low operational power consumption.