HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Server

HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Server Specifications

Executive Overview

The HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen8 is an enterprise-grade, four-socket (4S) 4U rack server engineered for mission-critical business intelligence, large-scale database deployment, enterprise virtualization, and high-performance computing (HPC). Powered by the Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800 v2 processor family, it delivers exceptional compute density, massive memory capacity up to 6TB, and 12Gb/s SAS storage architecture.

Technical Specifications Summary

Feature	Specification Details
Form Factor	4U Rack Chassis (6.88″ Height x 17.48″ Width x 29.0″ Depth)
Processor Sockets	Up to 4 Sockets (Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 and E7-8800 v2 product families)
Chipset	Intel C602J Chipset
Maximum Memory	Up to 6 TB (96 DIMM slots across 8 removable memory cartridges)
Memory Types	DDR3 Registered (RDIMM) or Load Reduced (LRDIMM) at 1066 / 1333 / 1600 MHz
Internal Storage	Up to 10 Small Form Factor (SFF) Hot-Plug SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
Storage Controller	HPE Smart Array P830i/2G FBWC (Flash-Backed Write Cache), 12Gb/s SAS
Expansion Slots	Up to 9 PCIe 3.0 slots (5 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4 x PCIe 3.0 x8; all Full-Height/Full-Length)
Network Controller	FlexibleLOM slot supporting 1Gb, 10Gb, or 10GbE Base-T adapters
Power Supply	Up to 4 Hot-Plug Redundant Power Supplies (1200W / 1500W Common Slot Platinum Plus)
Cooling	4 Hot-Plug Fans (8 rotors, N+1 redundancy)
Remote Management	HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) Management Engine & HPE OneView

Processor & Architecture

The system supports 2, 3, or 4 processor configurations.

Core & Cache Options

• 15-Core Processors:

  • Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 (2.8 GHz / 15-core / 37.5MB L3 / 155W)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 (2.5 GHz / 15-core / 37.5MB L3 / 130W)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4870 v2 (2.3 GHz / 15-core / 30MB L3 / 130W)

  • Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 (2.2 GHz / 15-core / 37.5MB L3 / 105W – Low Power)

• 12-Core Processors:

  • Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 (3.0 GHz / 12-core / 30MB L3 / 130W – High Frequency)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4860 v2 (2.6 GHz / 12-core / 30MB L3 / 130W)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4850 v2 (2.3 GHz / 12-core / 24MB L3 / 105W)

• 10-Core Processors:

  • Intel Xeon E7-8891 v2 (3.2 GHz / 10-core / 37.5MB L3 / 155W)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 (2.2 GHz / 10-core / 20MB L3 / 105W)

• 8-Core & 6-Core Options:

  • Intel Xeon E7-8893 v2 (3.4 GHz / 6-core / 37.5MB L3 / 155W – High Frequency)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 (2.0 GHz / 8-core / 16MB L3 / 105W)

  • Intel Xeon E7-4809 v2 (1.9 GHz / 6-core / 12MB L3 / 105W)

Memory Subsystem

• Structure: Utilizes a front-accessible drawer design housing 8 removable memory cartridges.

• Capacity: Each cartridge holds 12 DIMM slots (96 total DIMM slots).

• Maximum RAM: 6 TB using 96 x 64GB LRDIMM modules.

• Reliability Features: Advanced ECC, Memory Online Spare, Memory Mirroring, HPE Memory Quarantine (isolates bad memory cells before system crash), and Lockstep Mode.

PCIe Expansion Slot Configuration

All slots are PCIe 3.0 and full-height/full-length (FH/FL).

Slot #	PCIe Technology	Connector Width	Bus Width	Processor Association
1	PCIe 3.0	x16	x16	Processor 4
2	PCIe 3.0	x16	x16	Processor 4
3	PCIe 3.0	x16	x16	Processor 3
4	PCIe 3.0	x16	x8	Processor 3
5	PCIe 3.0	x16	x8	Processor 3
6	PCIe 3.0	x16	x16	Processor 2
7	PCIe 3.0	x16	x8	Processor 2
8	PCIe 3.0	x16	x8	Processor 2
9	PCIe 3.0	x16	x16	Processor 1

I/O, Storage & Management

• Storage Controller: Onboard HPE Smart Array P830i/2G FBWC Controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60.

• Drive Backplanes: Standard lower 5-bay SFF backplane, expandable to 10-bay SFF via upper backplane kit.

• External Ports:

  • Video: 1 Front VGA, 1 Rear VGA

  • USB: 8 Total (2 Front USB 2.0, 4 Rear USB 2.0, 2 Internal)

  • Network: Dedicated iLO 4 RJ-45 management port

  • Serial: 1 Rear DB9 serial port

• Operating System Support: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and VMware ESXi.