{"product_id":"server-design-lab-hpe-proliant-dl360-g10-10-bay-2-5-drives","title":"HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10+ 10-Bay 2.5\" Drives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe DL360 Gen10+ 10-Bay 2.5\" is the maximum SFF density 1U configuration on the current-generation HPE platform — ten hot-swap bays with PCIe Gen4 NVMe support, Ice Lake Xeon, 32 DIMM slots, and vSAN ESA compatibility. Two additional bays over the DL360 Gen10+ 8-Bay for workloads where drive count per 1U node is a meaningful design variable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor full Gen10+ platform details see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hpe-proliant-dl380-gen10-plus-8-bay-build-your-own\"\u003eDL380 Gen10+ 8-Bay page\u003c\/a\u003e. For 8-Bay vs. 10-Bay guidance see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hpe-proliant-dl360-gen10-plus-8-bay-build-your-own\"\u003eDL360 Gen10+ 8-Bay page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhen the 10-Bay Earns Its Place in Gen10+\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSame reasoning as the Gen10 10-Bay — the extra two bays matter when Ceph OSD count per 1U node (10 vs. 8 makes a meaningful cluster size difference at scale), vSAN drive group designs that need more drives per node, or any storage-first 1U deployment where 10 bays provides more flexibility than 8 without stepping to 2U.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Gen10+ pricing levels, the cost delta between 8-Bay and 10-Bay is relatively small against the total configuration cost. When in doubt about future storage expansion at 1U, the 10-Bay provides flexibility the 8-Bay can't retrofit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStorage — 10 SFF Bays with Gen4 NVMe\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen 2.5\" hot-swap bays with PCIe Gen4 NVMe backplane. Same drive flexibility as 8-Bay Gen10+: Gen4 NVMe SSDs for vSAN ESA, SAS\/SATA for OSA or hardware RAID, or mixed configurations. Smart Array E208i-a (HBA mode) for vSAN ESA. Smart Array P408i-o (2 GB FBWC) for hardware RAID.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOur Assessment\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe right choice when 10 Gen4 NVMe drives in 1U is a specific design target — dense vSAN ESA nodes, 10 Ceph OSD nodes per 1U chassis, or distributed storage where maximizing drives-per-rack-unit drives cluster economics. For most Gen10+ 1U deployments, the 8-Bay covers the storage design. We'll advise at quote time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNavigation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gen10 equivalent → \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hpe-proliant-dl360-gen10-10-bay-2-5-chassis\"\u003eDL360 Gen10 10-Bay\u003c\/a\u003e. 8-Bay alternative → \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hpe-proliant-dl360-gen10-plus-8-bay-build-your-own\"\u003eDL360 Gen10+ 8-Bay\u003c\/a\u003e. 2U option → \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hpe-proliant-dl380-gen10-plus-16-bay-build-your-own\"\u003eDL380 Gen10+ 16-Bay\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWorkload Fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThis server excels at\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConsider alternatives for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e✅ vSAN ESA at 10 NVMe drives per 1U node\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e❌ 8 drives sufficient (use Gen10+ 8-Bay)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e✅ Ceph 10 OSD per 1U density\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e❌ 2U preferred for more storage flexibility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e✅ Maximum Gen4 NVMe drives per 1U chassis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e❌ Gen10 ESA not required (Gen10 10-Bay sufficient)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReady to Configure?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTell us your storage architecture, drive count preference, and quantity. We'll return Gen10 and Gen10+ pricing for comparison. Volume pricing at 5 units and above.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HPE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45951283003591,"sku":"BP-012706","price":5004.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/4493\/0247\/files\/1800x1200_80.png?v=1765539707","url":"https:\/\/wholesaleservers.com\/products\/server-design-lab-hpe-proliant-dl360-g10-10-bay-2-5-drives","provider":"Wholesale Servers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}