HPE has announced ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers for data-intensive workloads, including AI, hybrid cloud, and edge computing. The new products are based on Intel Xeon 6 6700E series processors (Sierra Forest-SP, up to 144 E-cores). They will also be compatible with 6700P (Granite Rapids-SP, up to 86 P-cores). The difference from the AP versions is not only in the number of cores, but also in support for only eight memory channels (DDR5-6400).
Six Gen12 models debuted: the ProLiant Compute DL320, ProLiant Compute DL340, ProLiant Compute DL360, ProLiant Compute DL380, and ProLiant Compute DL380a rack-mount models, and the ProLiant Compute ML350 tower model. Direct liquid cooling is available for some variants.
The ProLiant Compute DL320 Gen12 1U model supports one Xeon 6 chip and 2 TB of DDR5 RAM (16 DIMM slots). The storage subsystem can be configured as 20×EDSFF, 8×SFF, or 4×/10×/12× LFF. It can support four single-width GPUs or two double-width accelerators. Air or liquid cooling is supported.
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The ProLiant Compute DL340 Gen12 server, in turn, has a 2U form factor. It is designed for one Xeon 6 processor. The RAM capacity can be up to 4 TB in the form of 16 DDR5 modules. Drives are mounted according to the 20×EDSFF, 8×SFF or 12×LFF scheme. Six single-width GPU cards or four double-width accelerators are supported. Optimized air cooling is used with standard or high-performance radiator and fan kits.
The ProLiant Compute DL360 Gen12 is a 1U, 2-socket server designed for high-performance computing, virtualization, hybrid cloud environments, and more. It can be equipped with up to 8 TB of DDR5 memory in 32 slots, three single-width GPU accelerators, and the storage subsystem can include 20×EDSFF, 10×SFF, or 4×LFF drives. Air cooling, closed-loop liquid cooling, and direct liquid cooling are all supported.
The 2U ProLiant Compute DL380 Gen12 server can also be equipped with two processors and 8 TB of DDR5 memory. Support for up to eight single-width accelerators or up to three double-width cards is declared. Depending on the configuration, drives of the EDSFF (×36), SFF (×24) or LFF (×12) standard can be mounted. Air and direct liquid cooling are supported.
The ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 4U server is designed for demanding GPU-accelerated workloads, supporting up to 16 single-wide or eight double-wide cards, including NVIDIA H200 NVL, H100 NVL, L4, and L40S. It can support dual processors and up to 4TB of DDR5 memory across 32 modules. It can support up to 16 EDSFF or eight SFF drives.
Finally, the ProLiant Compute ML350 Gen12 is a two-socket tower server for edge computing and small and medium businesses. It supports two Xeon 6 chips (up to 86 cores), 8 TB of DDR5 RAM in 32 slots, eight single-width accelerators, or four double-width cards. Storage options include up to 12×LFF SAS/SATA HDD/SSD, 24×SFF SAS/SATA HDD/SSD, 16×SFF NVMe SSD, 24×SFF NVMe SSD, or 12×EDSFF 3.S 1T.
It is also noted that this summer the new family will include the HPE Synergy 480 blade server and the four-processor ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 model, but their technical specifications have not yet been disclosed. All new products will receive the iLO 7 management system.