HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen8 Server 2U Rack Mountable

HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen8 Server Datasheet & Technical Overview

The HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen8 is a high-density, 4-socket (4P) 2U rack server designed for enterprise data centers. It delivers 4-processor compute power, high scalability, and advanced management in a compact 2U form factor, making it ideal for virtualization, database management, business processing, and high-performance consolidation workloads.

Core Specifications Overview

System Architecture & Hardware Details

1. Processors & Cache

• Supported CPU Families:

  • Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v2 Series: E5-4657L v2, E5-4650 v2, E5-4640 v2, E5-4627L v2, E5-4620 v2, E5-4610 v2, E5-4607 v2, E5-4603 v2

  • Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 Series: E5-4650, E5-4650L, E5-4640, E5-4620, E5-4617, E5-4610, E5-4607, E5-4603

• Core Options: 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 cores per socket

• L3 Cache Options: Up to 30MB L3 Cache per socket

2. Memory Architecture

• Memory Protection: Advanced ECC, Memory Lockstep mode, Online Spare, and Patrol/Demand Scrubbing.

• Configuration Rules:

  • 1 CPU installed = 12 DIMM slots active

  • 2 CPUs installed = 24 DIMM slots active

  • 4 CPUs installed = 48 DIMM slots active

3. Storage & I/O Expansion

• Max Internal Capacity:

  • Hot-Plug SFF SAS: 6.0 TB (5 x 1.2TB)

  • Hot-Plug SFF SAS SSD: 4.0 TB (5 x 800GB)

  • Hot-Plug SFF SATA SSD: 2.0 TB (5 x 400GB)

• PCIe Expansion Slots: Up to 6 PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (requires dual or quad processors and secondary risers):

  • Primary Riser (Standard): Slot 1 (PCIe 3.0 x16), Slot 2 (PCIe 3.0 x8), Slot 3 (PCIe 2.0 x8)

  • Secondary Riser (Optional): Slot 4 (PCIe 3.0 x16), Slot 5 (PCIe 3.0 x16), Slot 6 (PCIe 3.0 x8)

4. External Interfaces

• Serial Port: 1 Rear

• Video Output: 2 VGA ports (1 Front, 1 Rear)

• Network Ports: 4 x 1GbE or 2 x 10GbE via FlexibleLOM card

• Management Port: 1 dedicated 1GbE iLO 4 port

• USB Ports: Up to 7 total (2 Front, 4 Rear, 1 Internal)

• Internal SD Slot: 1 MicroSD slot

Physical Dimensions & Weight