HPE ProLiant DL160 Generation9 (Gen9)

The HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 is the next generation 2P 1U value server replacing DL360e Gen8. It delivers the right balance of performance, storage, reliability, manageability and efficiency in a dense and compact chassis, to meet the needs of a diverse set of customers- from SMBs and service providers with a wide range of workloads - from general purpose IT to the New Style of IT, such as, Big Data and Cloud.

Front View

1

Access Panel

2

Optional USB3.0 (optional with 8SFF only)

3

Optical disk drive bay

4

Serial label pull tab

5

Power On/Standby button and system power LED

6

Health LED

7

NIC status LED

8

USB 2.0 connector

9

UID button/LED 

10

8SFF drive cage

Rear View

1

PCIe3 slot 1 (primary, associated with processor 1)

2

PCIe3 slot 2 (primary, associated with processor 1)

3

PCIe3 slot 3 (secondary, associated with processor 2)

4

Power supply 1 bay

5

Power supply 1 Power Connector (Optional)

6

Power supply 1 LED (Optional)

7

Power supply 2 bay

8

Power supply 2 power connector

9

Power Supply 2 LED

10

Embedded 2x1GbE network adapter

11

 Unit ID LED

12

Video Connector

13

USB3.0 connectors

14

Dedicated iLO connector (optional)

Internal View

1

Hot Swappable fans (up to 7)

2

Processor heat sinks (processors with HPE Smart Sockets placed below heat sinks)

3

HPE Smart Storage Battery (optional)

4

DDR4 DIMM slots (up to 16). Shown fully populated in 16 Slots (8 per Processor)

5

Entry level power supply bay (1x900W shown)

6

 Connector for secondary PCIe riser (associated with CPU2)

NOTE: RPS (with one module) shown in the picture above.

8

 HPE Smart Array P440 controller (optional)

7

Embedded 2x1GbE network adapter

10

 Dedicated iLO module connector (optional)

9

Primary PCIe riser (2 PCIe3 slots associated with CPU1)

12

 Internal SATA ports (one for ODD and another one reserved)

11

MicroSD card slot

14

 Embedded B140i SATA controller (2x SATA ports for up to eight drives)

13

Internal USB 3.0 connector

NOTE: For more information regarding Intel Xeon processors, please see the following http://www.intel.com/xeon.

Processor
Up to two of the following depending on model

Chipset
One of the following depending on model

Intel® C610 Series Chipset

Intel® E5-2600v3 Processor Family

Intel® E5-2600v4 Processor Family

NOTE: For more information regarding Intel® chipsets, please see the following URL: http://www.intel.com/products/server/chipsets/

On System Management Chipset

HPE iLO (Firmware HPE iLO4 2.0 or later) 2GB NAND

NOTE: Read and learn more in the iLO QuickSpecs.

Memory

One of the following depending on model

Type:

HPE SmartMemory

DDR4 Registered (RDIMM) or Load Reduced (LRDIMM)

DIMM Slots Available

16

(8 DIMM slots per processor, 4 channels per processor, 2 DIMMs per channel)

Maximum Capacity (LRDIMM)

1TB

(16 x 64GB LRDIMM @2400MHz)

Maximum Capacity (RDIMM)

512GB

(16 x 32GB RDIMM @2400MHz)

Memory Protection
One of the following depending on model

Advanced ECC

Advanced ECC uses single device data correction to detect and correct single and all multibit error that occurs within a single DRAM chip.

Online Spare

Memory online spare mode detects a rank that is degrading and switches operation to the spare rank.

Mirroring mode

Memory mirroring inter-socket stores a copy of memory with dynamic failover in case of failure. Once a DIMM in a mirrored set is detected as failed, the mirror failover uses its mirrored DIMM. 

Network Controller

HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-Port 361i Adapter

Expansion Slots

CPU1 PCIe riser slots

Expansion Slots #

Technology

Bus
Width

Connector Width

Form Factor

Notes

1

PCIe 3.0

x16

x16

Full-height, half-length slot

Processor 1

2

PCIe 3.0

x8

x8

Low profile slot

Processor 1

NOTE: Bus Width data indicates the number of physical electrical lanes running to the connector.

CPU 1 FlexibleLOM riser slots

Expansion Slots #

Technology

Bus
Width

Connector Width

Form Factor

Notes

1

Flexible LOM

x8

x8

Flexible LOM

Processor 1 (can only be used for FlexibleLOMs)

2

PCIe 3.0

x8

x8

Low profile slot

Processor 1

NOTE: This riser is mandatory for installing FlexibleLOMs.

CPU2 riser PCIe slots

Expansion Slots #

Technology

Bus
Width

Connector Width

Form Factor

Notes

3

PCIe 3.0

x16

x16

Low profile slot

Processor 2

NOTE: When populating slots on CPU2 riser, second processor must be installed.

NOTE: Only one of the CPU1 PCIe risers can be selected in any given configuration. 

NOTE: One of the CPU 1 risers is mandatory for all configurations. 

Storage Controller
One of the following depending on model

Entry Models

HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller

HPE H240 FIO Smart Host Bus Adapter

Base Models

HPE H240 FIO Smart Host Bus Adapter

Performance Models

NOTE: B140i provides support for up to 8 SATA drives, data transmission speeds up to 6Gb/s and supports RAID 0, 1 & 5.

NOTE: H240 provides support for up to 8 SAS/SATA drives, data transmission speeds up to 12Gb/s and supports RAID 0, 1 & 5.

NOTE: P440 provides support for up to 8 SAS/SATA drives, data transmission speeds up to 12Gb/s.

Internal Storage Devices
One of the following depending on model

Optical Drive

Optional: DVD-ROM, DVD-RW

Hard Drives

None ship standard

Hard Drive Bays

4 LFF drive bays total with Optical bay

8 SFF drive bays total with Optical Bay

NOTE: HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 server offers both SFF and LFF versions. The Optical Drive bay is available with both models. 
NOTE: Drive cage changes are not supported.
NOTE: All Pre-configured Models come populated with some hard drive blanks installed. Should the customer need additional hard drive blanks, they can order more using either P/N 666987-B21: HPE SFF Gen9 Hard Drive Blank Kit or P/N 666986-B21: HPE LFF Gen9 Hard Drive Blank Kit. These part numbers for single HDD blanks below are also provided should the customer require replacement HDD blanks for their server.

Maximum Internal Storage
One of the following depending on model

CAPACITY

CONFIGURATION

Hot Plug SFF SAS

16.0TB

8 x 2TB

Hot Plug SFF SATA

16.0TB

8 x 2TB

Hot Plug LFF SAS

40.0TB

4 x 10TB

Hot Plug LFF SATA

40.0TB

4 x 10TB

Hot Plug SFF SAS SSD

30.72TB

8 x 3.84TB

Hot Plug SFF SATA SSD

30.72TB

8 x 3.84TB

Hot Plug LFF SATA SSD

15.36TB

4 x 3.84TB

Non Hot Plug LFF SATA

16TB

4 x 4TB

Power Supply
One of the following depending on model

HPE 550W FIO Power Supply

HPE 900W Redundant Power Supply 

Looking for high-efficiency power solutions at an entry-level price for your ProLiant Gen9 Essential Server? HPE Entry-Level Power Supplies offer an optimized set of features with options for both redundant and non-redundant power configurations.

The HPE 550W FIO Power Supply offers Silver-certified 80 Plus power efficiency (up to 89%) with an optimized set of features for non-redundant power configurations.

The HPE 900W AC 240VDC Power Input Module with Power Backplane can be configured to support power redundancy in ProLiant servers that offer only a single power supply bay, providing additional protection against power loss. With an 80 Plus Gold power efficiency rating (up to 92%), this power option helps to reduce operating expenses while protecting against trapped power capacity in the data center.  Hot-plug AC power input modules allow for better serviceability with fast and easy deployment and replacement.

System Fans
One of the following depending on model

Non-redundant

Redundant

1P model

3 fans

4 fans

Non-redundant

Redundant

2P model

6 fans

7 fans

NOTE: Redundant fan option kit (PN: 725587-B21) can be bought separately if redundancy is required with 1P or 2P configurations. 

NOTE: Additional fans required with 2P configurations are included in "-B21" processor option kits.

Interfaces

Video

1 (Vaux Support)

LOM Network Ports

2x1GbE network ports

HPE iLO Remote Management Network Port 

1 GbE (Optional)

USB

4 USB ports (standard); 1 (optional)
Front: 1xUSB 2.0 std; 1xUSB3.0 optional (with 8SFF models only)
Rear:  2xUSB 3.0
Internal: 1xUSB 3.0

Micro SD Slot

1 Micro SD

NOTE: The SD slot is not a hot-pluggable device. Customers should not attempt to plug an SD card into the SD slot while the server is powered.

Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Support for ProLiant Servers

Microsoft Windows Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

VMware

NOTE: For more information on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and Virtualization Software and latest listing of software drivers available for your server, please visit our Support Matrix at: http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport and our driver download page http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=7268998.

Upgradeability
One of the following depending on model

Upgradeable to 2 processors (36 Cores)

NOTE: Processor upgrade from E5-2600v3 to E5-2600v4 is supported for processors up to 105W.

Up to 16 DIMM slots available

NOTE: To take advantage of DIMMs 9-16, second processor must be installed.

FlexibleLOM slot for 1GbE or 10GbE or QDR/FDR InfiniBand Networking Options

Optional 2nd CPU riser slot (x16, low profile)

NOTE: 2nd CPU must be installed if this riser is configured.

Up to 8 SFF Hard Drive Bays; or 4 LFF Hard Drive Bays

Redundant Power Supply

Redundant Fan

Optical Drive Bay (8 SFF/4 LFF)

Industry Standard Compliance

ACPI 2.0b Compliant

PCIe 3.0 Compliant

PXE Support

WOL Support

Microsoft® Logo certifications

USB 3.0 Support

ASHRAE A3

NOTE: Supports A3 extended ambient temperature.

NOTE: Refer to technical specifications section for more details.

Graphics

Integrated Matrox G200eH2 video standard

• 1280 x 1024 (32 bpp)
• 1920 x 1200 (16 bpp)

HPE Server UEFI/Legacy ROM

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is an industry standard that provides better manageability and more secured configuration than the legacy ROM while interacting with your server at boot time. HPE ProLiant Gen9 platform defaults to UEFI and can be factory or field configured for Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.

NOTE: The UEFI System Utilities function is analogous to the HPE ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) of legacy BIOS. For more information, please visit http://www.hpe.com/servers/uefi.

UEFI enables numerous new capabilities specific to HPE ProLiant servers such as:

• Secure Boot 
• Operating system specific functionality 
• Support for > 2.2 TB (using GPT) boot drives 
• USB 3.0 Stack 
• Embedded UEFI Shell 
• Mass Configuration Deployment Tool using RESTful API for iLO 4
• PXE boot support for IPv6 networks
• Boot support for option cards that only support a UEFI option ROM
• Network Stack configurations

NOTE: For UEFI Boot Mode, boot environment and OS image installations should be configured properly to support UEFI.
NOTE: UEFI FIO Setting (758959-B22) can be selected to configure the system in Legacy mode in the factory for your HPE ProLiant Gen9 Server.

Form Factor
One of the following depending on model

1U Rack form factor 

8SFF and 4LFF version:

1.7" (4.3cm) Height x 17.1" (43.5cm) Width x 23.9" (60.8cm) Length

Embedded Management

HPE Integrated Lights-Out 
(HPE iLO)

Monitor your servers for ongoing management, service alerting, reporting and remote management with HPE iLO. Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/info/ilo.

UEFI

Configure and boot your servers securely with industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/servers/uefi.

RESTful API

RESTful API for iLO 4 is Redfish 1.0 conformance for simplified server management such as configuration and maintenance tasks based on modern industry standards. Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/info/restfulapi.

Intelligent Provisioning

Hassle free server and OS provisioning for 1 or few servers with Intelligent Provisioning. Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/servers/intelligentprovisioning.

Embedded Remote Support

The Hewlett Packard Enterprise embedded remote support, when used with Insight Online direct connect or HPE Insight Remote Support, allows HPE ProLiant servers to transmit hardware events directly to Hewlett Packard Enterprise or a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Partner for automated phone home support. Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/info/insightonline/explore.

Server utilities

Smart Update

Optimize firmware and driver updates with Smart Update solutions including Smart Update Manager (SUM) and Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP). Learn more athttp://www.hpe.com/servers/smartupdatemanager.

HPE Systems Insight Manager (HPE SIM)

HPE SIM allows you to monitor the health of your HPE ProLiant Servers and HPE Integrity Servers, and also provides you with basic support for non-HPE servers. 

HPE SIM also integrates with Smart Update Manager to provide quick and seamless firmware updates. Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/servers/hpsim.

Scripting Tool Kit and Windows PowerShell

Provision 1 to many servers using your own scripts to discover and deploy them with Scripting Tool Kit (STK) for Windows and Linux or Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell. Learn more at http://www.hpe.com/servers/proliant/stk orhttp://www.hpe.com/servers/powershell.

RESTful Interface Tool

RESTful Interface tool is a scripting tool to provision using RESTful API for iLO 4 to discover and deploy servers at scale. Learn more athttp://www.hpe.com/info/resttool.

HPE iLO Mobile Application

Enables the ability to access, deploy, and manage your server anytime from anywhere from select smartphones and mobile devices. For additional information please visit:http://www.hpe.com/info/ilo/mobileapp.

HPE Insight Online

HPE Insight Online, available at no additional cost as part of your Hewlett Packard Enterprise warranty or contractual support agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is a personalized dashboard for simplified tracking of IT operations and support information from anywhere, anytime. Learn more athttp://www.hpe.com/info/insightonline/explore.

Security

Power-on password

Serial interface control

Administrator's password

TPM 2.0

TPM 2.0

NOTE: TPM 1.2 is not upgradable to TPM 2.0.

UEFI

Warranty

This product is covered by a global limited warranty and supported by HPE Services and a worldwide network of HPE Authorized Channel Partners resellers. Hardware diagnostic support and repair is available for three years from date of purchase. Support for software and initial setup is available for 90 days from date of purchase. Enhancements to warranty services are available through HPE Care Pack services or customized service agreements. Hard drives have either a one year or three year warranty; refer to the specific hard drive QuickSpecs for details.

NOTE: Server Warranty includes 3-Year Parts, 1-Year Labor, 1-Year Onsite support with next business day response. Warranty repairs may be accomplished through the use of Customer Self Repair (CSR) parts. These parts fall into two categories: 1) Mandatory CSR parts are designed for easy replacement. A travel and labor charge will result when customers decline to replace a Mandatory CSR part; 2) Optional CSR parts are also designed for easy replacement but may involve added complexity. Customers may choose to have Hewlett Packard Enterprise replace Optional CSR parts at no charge. Additional information regarding worldwide limited warranty and technical support is available at: http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/warranty/.