HPE 681849-001 DL380P GEN8 Server Motherboard

Description

The HPE 681849-001 is the system board (motherboard) specifically designed for the HPE ProLiant DL380p Gen8 server. It is a dual-socket board engineered for enterprise-grade virtualization, database management, and high-performance computing.

Core Specifications

• Processor Support: Dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 series processors (Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge architectures).

• Socket Type: Dual FCLGA2011 sockets.

• Memory Architecture: * 24 DIMM slots total (12 per processor).

  • Supports DDR3 Registered (RDIMM), Unbuffered (UDIMM), and Load Reduced (LRDIMM) memory.

  • Maximum capacity of up to 768GB (using 32GB LRDIMMs).

• Chipset: Intel C600 Series.

Expansion & Connectivity

The board is designed to interface with various risers and mezzanine cards to maximize I/O performance:

• PCIe Slots: Supports up to 6 PCIe 3.0 expansion slots (requires primary and optional secondary risers).

• Networking: Features a dedicated FlexibleLOM slot, allowing you to choose between 1Gb, 10Gb Ethernet, or FlexFabric without using a standard PCIe slot.

• Storage Controller: Includes an embedded HP Smart Array P420i RAID controller (SAS/SATA support).

• Management: Embedded HP iLO 4 (Integrated Lights-Out) management processor with a dedicated rear port.

Rear I/O Interface

• Video Port: 1 x VGA.

• Serial Port: 1 x RS-232.

• USB Ports: 4 x USB 2.0 (rear).

• Management: 1 x Dedicated iLO 4 port.

• SD Slot: 1 x Internal SD card slot for hypervisor booting (e.g., VMware ESXi).