HPE DL360 Gen11 8 SFF CTO barebone server

1U Rack Server for Scale-Out

The HPE DL360 Gen11 barebone arrives as a 1U rack server built on the Intel Xeon Scalable platform. It provides eight 2.5-inch SFF drive bays and a CTO configuration that lets integrators choose processors, memory and storage to match the workload. A 4-port Gigabit adapter and MR408i-O RAID controller are included, reducing the parts list for a completed node.

Suits Dense Compute, Not Expansion-Heavy Builds

This chassis targets teams deploying virtualisation clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure or front-end web tiers where rack density matters. The single-processor socket and 1U height limit CPU core count and PCIe slot space, so buyers who need dual-socket performance or multiple full-height accelerator cards should look at a larger form factor.

Steady Throughput with Hardware RAID Offload

Under sustained load the MR408i-O controller offloads parity calculations from the CPU, keeping I/O latency predictable during long backup windows or database rebuilds. The four Gigabit links can be teamed for aggregate bandwidth, avoiding the single-port bottleneck that appears when traffic exceeds one link for extended periods.