HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10+ 16-Bay 2.5" Drives
HPE Proliant DL380 Gen10+ 16-Bay 2.5"
Configure Your System:
Step 1: Processor
Step 2: Heat Sink
Step 3: Memory (RAM) 32 DIMM slots, modules added in sets of 8
Step 4: RAID Controllers
Step 5: Storage Drives Select up to 16 drives (0/16 Slots Used)
Step 6: Remote Access
Step 7: Power Supply 2x included in build
Step 8: Network Cards
Step 9: Operating System
Server Warranty
The DL380 Gen10+ 16-Bay 2.5" brings the Gen10+ platform advantages — Ice Lake Xeon, PCIe Gen4, 32 DIMM slots, vSAN ESA support — to a 16-bay SFF density configuration. This is the Gen10+ platform for vSAN all-flash ESA clusters, high-density NVMe storage tiers, and converged workloads requiring more than 8 SFF bays with the full Gen10+ feature set.
For full Gen10+ platform details (Ice Lake processors, memory architecture, PCIe Gen4 advantages, vSAN ESA requirements, Smart Array controllers, iLO 5) see the DL380 Gen10+ 8-Bay page. This page covers the 16-bay storage story and when it makes sense over the 8-bay or 24-bay Gen10+ configurations.
Storage — 16 SFF Bays with Gen4 NVMe
Sixteen 2.5" hot-swap bays. PCIe Gen4 NVMe backplane available on Gen10+ — NVMe drives connect at full Gen4 bandwidth. For vSAN ESA all-flash clusters, 16 NVMe drives per node enables multiple ESA storage pools per node with meaningful capacity and IOPS per chassis.
- vSAN ESA all-flash: 16 NVMe drives across 16 bays — all drives participate in the unified ESA storage pool. No cache/capacity split — ESA manages its own tiering internally. 25 GbE minimum for ESA; 100 GbE recommended for high-density nodes.
- vSAN OSA hybrid or all-flash: SSD cache tier + SAS/SATA HDD capacity tier. 16 bays supports larger disk groups with better cache/capacity ratios than 8-bay configurations.
- High-density SAS SSD storage: 16x SAS SSDs at RAID 10 for database and analytics tiers requiring high-endurance SSD performance without NVMe latency requirements.
Gen10+ vs. Gen10 16-Bay for vSAN: The Gen10+ 16-Bay supports vSAN ESA (ESA requires NVMe + Gen10+ minimum). Gen10 16-Bay is OSA-only. If your vSAN target is ESA, Gen10+ is required. If OSA on vSphere 7.x is your target, Gen10 delivers comparable performance at lower cost.
Our Assessment
The DL380 Gen10+ 16-Bay is the premium vSAN ESA and high-density NVMe storage configuration — justified when vSAN ESA is the target, PCIe Gen4 NVMe performance is required, or the deployment lifecycle extends to 2030+. For OSA deployments or shorter lifecycle projects, the Gen10 16-Bay provides comparable storage density at meaningfully lower acquisition cost.
Upgrade context: Replaces → DL380 Gen10 16-Bay when ESA/Gen4 justified. Step up from → DL380 Gen10+ 8-Bay when drive count needs to double. Step down from → DL380 Gen10+ 24-Bay when 16 bays covers the storage design.
Workload Fit
| This server excels at | Consider alternatives for |
|---|---|
| ✅ vSAN ESA all-flash (16 NVMe per node) | ❌ vSAN OSA on vSphere 7.x (Gen10 sufficient) |
| ✅ High-density Gen4 NVMe storage tiers | ❌ 8 bays sufficient (Gen10+ 8-Bay lower cost) |
| ✅ Converged workloads requiring 16 SFF bays + Ice Lake | ❌ LFF drives needed |
| ✅ Infrastructure lifecycle 5+ years + vSAN ESA | ❌ Budget-primary shorter lifecycle |
Ready to Configure?
Tell us your vSAN architecture (ESA or OSA), NVMe vs. SAS/SATA preference, Ice Lake CPU target, memory requirement, and quantity. We'll return formal pricing alongside Gen10 and Gen10+ 8-Bay comparisons. Volume pricing at 5 units and above.
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