HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen11 2U Rack Server with Single-Socket Intel Xeon, 24-Bay SFF NVMe Flash, and 2TB DDR5 Memory

The HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen11 is a cost-efficient, storage-dense 2U single-socket rack server engineered for mass storage-centric, data lake, big data analytics, video transcoding, CDN caching, distributed backup and lightweight virtualization workloads. Built on the latest 4th & 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, this compact chassis delivers exceptional raw storage capacity per rack unit, flexible hot-swap drive bay layouts, PCIe 5.0 I/O expansion, enterprise memory fault protection and HPE iLO 6 cloud-native remote management. Optimized for scale-out data center deployments with balanced compute, storage and power efficiency, the DL180 Gen11 cuts capital and operational expenditure for cloud service providers, media studios, retail data warehouses and SMB backup infrastructure, serving as the ideal high-density storage node for large distributed data clusters without overprovisioning expensive multi-socket compute hardware.

Full Technical Specification Table

Powered by single-socket 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon processors, the DL180 Gen11 delivers sufficient multi-thread throughput for parallel data ingestion, batch big data processing and continuous video transcoding. Single-processor architecture avoids unnecessary dual-socket overhead, drastically reducing per-node hardware cost when deploying hundreds of scale-out storage cluster nodes.

Users can select either 12-bay LFF large-capacity HDD configuration for petabyte-scale cold backup storage, or 24-bay SFF U.3/EDSFF Gen5 NVMe flash layout for low-latency hot data caching and real-time analytics. Universal AnyBay SFF trays support mixed deployment of high-performance NVMe SSDs and cost-effective SATA HDDs, enabling tiered storage architecture to balance performance and total storage expenditure. All drive trays support hot-swap online capacity expansion without cluster service interruption.

16 memory slots scale to a maximum of 2TB high-speed DDR5 memory with full hardware error correction and patrol scrubbing. Large memory capacity enables big data frameworks (Spark, Hadoop) to cache massive intermediate datasets fully in memory, cutting repeated disk I/O bottlenecks and accelerating batch analytics pipeline throughput for data lake workloads.

Abundant PCIe Gen5 expansion bandwidth supports high-speed HBA storage adapters, low-profile video GPUs and high-speed OCP 3.0 network mezzanine cards. Separate dedicated OCP slot frees PCIe slots for storage accelerators while enabling seamless upgrade to 10/25GbE low-latency inter-cluster networking for distributed cloud storage and CDN caching farms.

Ultra-high efficiency 80 PLUS Platinum modular power supplies lower continuous electricity consumption for large storage server fleets, supporting optional N+1 redundant PSU configuration to prevent offline data loss caused by single power supply failure. Segmented airflow cooling fans balance thermal performance and noise, suitable for high-density shared data center rack deployments.

Built-in firmware-level Silicon Root of Trust creates unique hardware identity fingerprints verified on every boot, blocking unauthorized malicious firmware tampering and rootkit injection attacks. Integrated TPM 2.0 and self-encrypting drive support deliver full-stack data protection for sensitive customer media, backup archives and enterprise business datasets stored on distributed storage nodes.

Independent iLO 6 out-of-band remote management enables centralized monitoring, diagnosis and firmware upgrades for hundreds of geographically distributed DL180 Gen11 storage nodes. Native integration with HPE GreenLake cloud platform automates mass server provisioning and lifecycle maintenance, drastically reducing manual IT operation overhead for cloud and media enterprise data clusters.

• 2U Single-Socket Storage-Optimized Server: Cost-effective single Intel Xeon chassis focused on high-density mass storage, big data and CDN scale-out workloads
• iLO 6 (Integrated Lights-Out): HPE exclusive OS-independent out-of-band remote hardware monitoring and control ASIC
• Silicon Root of Trust: HPE firmware security architecture preventing unauthorized firmware modification and malicious intrusion
• EDSFF / U.3 AnyBay Tray: Universal high-speed Gen5 flash drive tray compatible with NVMe, SAS and SATA storage media
• 80 PLUS Platinum CRPS PSU: Hot-swappable ultra-high efficiency modular power supply supporting N+1 redundant operation
• OCP 3.0 Mezzanine Slot: Dedicated modular expansion port for high-speed 10GbE/25GbE cluster networking upgrades

Price Overview

The HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen11 single-socket 2U storage-dense rack server delivers cost-effective customizable configurations for big data lakes, video transcoding, CDN caching and distributed backup clusters. Entry barebone chassis equipped with entry-level Xeon Bronze CPU, 32GB DDR5 memory and single Platinum PSU start at USD $1,450 / CNY ¥9,900. Standard mainstream storage nodes with mid-tier Xeon Silver/Gold processor, 256GB ECC memory, 12×8TB SATA LFF HDD array and embedded RAID range from USD $2,850–$5,680. Fully expanded high-performance flash analytics servers with top-tier multi-core Xeon CPU, maximum 2TB memory, full 24-bay U.3 NVMe flash array, single low-profile GPU, N+1 redundant 1400W power and 25GbE OCP networking can exceed USD $7,950. Final quotation varies by CPU tier, total memory capacity, LFF/SFF drive bay layout and storage media, GPU selection, power redundancy configuration, high-speed network add-ons, licensed security & management features, warranty service tiers and large storage cluster bulk order discounts.