HPE P73282-B21 — ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 SFF NC Configure-to-Order Server
What it is
P73282-B21 is an HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 2U SFF Network Choice Configure-to-Order (CTO) server designed for customers who want to build a DL380 Gen12 around their own processor, memory, storage, networking, controller, and power requirements.
This is a base CTO platform rather than a fixed preconfigured server. It does not include a processor or memory as standard, and the front drive cage configuration is also selected separately.
Why buyers pick P73282-B21 (plain English)
Build exactly the server you need: You choose the Xeon 6 processor, memory, storage, RAID controller, network adapters, and power supplies to match the workload.
32 DIMM slots: The DL380 Gen12 platform provides 32 DIMM slots, giving you substantial memory expansion for virtualization, databases, analytics, and enterprise applications.
Flexible SFF storage: Unlike the fixed 24SFF configuration, this base model ships with no front drive cages by default, letting you select the SFF/U.3 storage layout that best fits the build.
Network Choice design: The NC designation means networking is not fixed into the base SKU, so you select the appropriate HPE network adapter separately.
2U expansion headroom: The DL380 chassis gives you considerably more room for storage, PCIe cards, networking, and accelerators than a 1U DL360.
60-second spec box (P73282-B21)
Server platform
- HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12
- 2U rack server
- SFF NC Configure-to-Order
- Base configurable system
Processor
- Processor not included as standard
- Supports compatible Intel Xeon 6 processors
- Core count and GHz depend on the processor selected
- CPU must be added as part of the CTO configuration
Memory
- 32 DIMM slots
- DDR5 server memory platform
- Memory not included as standard
- Capacity and DIMM quantity selected separately
Storage
- SFF storage platform
- No front drive cages included by default
- Supports optional:
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8SFF x1 U.3 drive cage
-
8SFF x4 U.3 drive cage
- Multipurpose drive cage
- Optional front 2SFF expansion available in supported configurations
Storage controller
- Controller selected separately
- Supports compatible HPE storage controllers
- RAID capability depends on the selected controller
Networking
- Network Choice (NC)
- Network adapter not fixed by the base SKU
- Compatible OCP / PCIe adapters selected separately
Expansion
- PCIe Gen5 expansion support
- OCP 3.0 networking support
- Accelerator options depending on configuration
- Flexible 2U expansion platform
Management
- HPE iLO
- Intelligent Provisioning
- Optional iLO Advanced
- HPE OneView support
Power
- Power supplies selected separately
- Redundant hot-plug PSU options available
- Wattage depends on the final CPU, storage, networking, and accelerator configuration
Warranty
- 3-year parts
- 3-year labor
- 3-year onsite support
- Next-business-day response
Where it fits (and when to choose something else)
Perfect for:
- Custom DL380 Gen12 deployments
- Large virtualization hosts
- Database servers
- Private cloud infrastructure
- Memory-heavy workloads
- Storage-heavy applications
- Customers who want to choose every major component
Choose something else if:
- You want 24SFF bays included from the factory → choose P73283-B21
- You need a 12LFF chassis → choose P73284-B21
- You want an 8LFF chassis → choose P73285-B21
- You want an EDSFF-focused configuration → choose P73286-B21
- You want CPU, RAM, drives, networking, and power already defined → choose a preconfigured DL380 Gen12 SKU
TL;DR
P73282-B21 is an HPE ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 2U SFF Network Choice Configure-to-Order server with 32 DIMM slots and a highly configurable storage layout. It is a base CTO system, so the processor, GHz, memory, drive cages, drives, networking, controller, and power supplies are selected separately.
