HPE 743996-002 ML350 G9 System Board

Description

The HPE 743996-002 is the primary system board (motherboard) for the HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen9 server. It is a high-performance, dual-socket motherboard designed for the “9th Generation” ProLiant tower servers, offering significant scalability for enterprise workloads and virtualization.

Core Specifications

• Processor Support: * Dual Sockets (FCLGA2011-3).

  • Supports Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 and E5-2600 v4 processor families.

  • Up to 22 cores per processor (with v4 series).

• Memory Architecture:

  • 24 DIMM slots total (12 slots per processor).

  • Supports DDR4 SmartMemory (RDIMM and LRDIMM).

  • Max Capacity (v4 CPUs): Up to 3TB using 128GB LRDIMMs.

  • Max Capacity (v3 CPUs): Up to 1.5TB using 64GB LRDIMMs.

• Chipset: Intel C610 Series.

Expansion & Connectivity

This board acts as the central hub for the ML350 G9’s massive I/O capabilities:

• Expansion Slots: Up to 9 PCIe expansion slots (8 PCIe 3.0 and 1 PCIe 2.0).

  • Note: Slots 5–9 require the second processor to be installed.

• Networking: Embedded HPE 1Gb Ethernet 4-port 331i Adapter.

• Storage Controller: Embedded HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i (SATA-only RAID). Often used in conjunction with a dedicated Flexible Smart Array (like the P440ar).

• Management: Integrated HPE iLO 4 (Integrated Lights-Out) with 4GB NAND and a dedicated management port.