HPE P73284-B21 — ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 12LFF NC Configure-to-Order Server
What it is
P73284-B21 is an HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 2U 12LFF Network Choice Configure-to-Order (CTO) server designed for customers who want a high-capacity large-form-factor storage platform with configurable processor, memory, networking, controller, and power options.
It includes a 12LFF front storage configuration built from 3 × 4LFF drive cages. Because this is a CTO base server, the processor, processor GHz, memory, drives, networking, and power supplies are selected separately as part of the final configuration.
Why buyers pick P73284-B21 (plain English)
12LFF storage capacity: Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays make this a strong choice for customers who need large-capacity HDD storage, backup repositories, file servers, archival workloads, or storage-heavy applications.
Build the CPU configuration you need: The base SKU does not lock you into a particular processor. You can select an appropriate Intel Xeon 6 processor based on required core count, GHz, and workload.
32 DIMM slots: The DL380 Gen12 platform provides extensive DDR5 memory expansion for virtualization, databases, analytics, and other memory-intensive workloads.
Network Choice design: Networking is selected separately, allowing you to choose the appropriate OCP or PCIe adapter instead of paying for an embedded NIC you may not need.
More expansion than a DL360: The 2U chassis provides significantly more room for drives, PCIe cards, network adapters, storage controllers, and accelerators than a 1U platform.
60-second spec box (P73284-B21)
Server platform
- HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12
- 2U rack server
- 12LFF
- Network Choice (NC)
- Configure-to-Order base system
Processor
- Processor not included as standard
- Supports compatible Intel Xeon 6 processors
- Core count and GHz depend on selected CPU
- Processor selected separately during configuration
Memory
- 32 DIMM slots
- HPE DDR5 SmartMemory platform
- Memory not included as standard
- Capacity and DIMM quantity selected separately
Storage
- 12 × LFF front drive bays
- 3 × 4LFF drive cages included
- Designed primarily for high-capacity 3.5-inch storage configurations
- Drive type and capacity selected separately
Storage controller
- Storage controller selected according to the final drive configuration
- Supports compatible HPE storage controller options
- RAID capability depends on selected controller
Networking
- Network Choice (NC)
- No fixed embedded LOM in the CTO base
- Compatible OCP 3.0 or PCIe networking selected separately
Expansion
- PCIe Gen5
- OCP 3.0 support
- Multiple expansion slots
- Accelerator support depending on configuration
Management
- HPE iLO
- Intelligent Provisioning
- HPE OneView support
- HPE Compute Ops Management support
Power
- Power supplies selected separately
- Redundant hot-plug PSU configurations available
- Required wattage depends on CPU, drives, adapters, and accelerators
Form factor
- 2U rack server
- HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12
Where it fits (and when to choose something else)
Perfect for:
- High-capacity file servers
- Backup and recovery systems
- Archive storage
- Large HDD-based storage pools
- Virtualization hosts needing substantial local storage
- Database systems with large datasets
- Custom enterprise server builds
Choose something else if:
- You need 24SFF bays → choose P73283-B21
- You need an 8LFF configuration → choose P73285-B21
- You want flexible SFF storage rather than LFF → choose P73282-B21
- You need an EDSFF-focused platform → choose P73286-B21
- You want CPU, RAM, drives, NICs, and PSUs already defined → choose a preconfigured DL380 Gen12 SKU
TL;DR
P73284-B21 is an HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 2U 12LFF Network Choice Configure-to-Order server with 12 large-form-factor front drive bays and 32 DIMM slots. It is a base CTO platform, so the processor, GHz, memory, drives, networking, storage controller, and power supplies are selected separately.
