HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11

Are you looking for a scalable, low-cost performance server solution for your virtualized and software-defined compute workloads?

The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 server is a low-cost 1U 1P solution that delivers exceptional value balancing compute, memory and network bandwidth at 1P economics. Powered by 4th Generation AMD EPYC Processors with up to 96 cores, increased memory bandwidth (up to 3 TB), high-speed PCIe Gen5 I/O and EDSFF storage, and supporting up to two GPUs at the front, this server is a superb low-cost, 1U 1P, performance solution for your virtualized workloads. The silicon root of trust anchors the server firmware, creating a fingerprint for the AMD Secure Processor that must be matched exactly before the server will boot. The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11 server is an excellent choice for virtualized workloads such as software-defined compute, CDN, VDI, and secure edge apps that require balancing processor, memory, and network bandwidth.

What is New

• Powered by the 4th Generation AMD EPYC Processors with 5nm technology that supports up to 96 cores at 400W, 384 MB of L3 cache, and 12 DIMMs for DDR5 memory up to 4800MT/s.
• 12 DIMM channels per processor for up to 3 TB total DDR5 memory with increased memory bandwidth and performance, and lower power requirements.
• Advanced data transfer rates and higher network speeds from the PCIe Gen5 serial expansion bus, with up to 2x16 PCIe Gen5 and two OCP slots.
• Includes HPE Integrated Lights-Out 6 (iLO 6) server management software that enables you to securely configure, monitor, and update your HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers seamlessly from anywhere.
• Supports hot-pluggable, high-availability RAID M.2 boot options.
• Supports closed-loop liquid cooling heat sink for high wattage processors

Front View - 8 SFF + optional 2 SFF Drive Bay shown

1- Serial number pull tab 

2- Quick removal access panel  

3- 2 SFF Cage Bay (Optional - shown) 

4- Power On/Standby button and system power LED 

5- Health LED

6- NIC status LED 

7- Unit ID button/ LED 

8- USB 3.2 Gen1 port 

9- iLO Service Port 

10- 8 SFF Cage Bay

Internal View – Standard for all HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen 11

1- Megacell battery holder

2- Hard drive backplane power connectors

3- Chassis intrusion detection connector

4- Up to 2 Hot Plug redundant HPE Flexible Slot Power supplies

5- Secondary PCIe 5.0 riser

6- OCP 3.0 Slot 22 (Under)

7- Internal Dual USB 3.2 Gen1 port

8- Primary PCIe 5.0 riser

9- OCP 3.0 Slot 21 (Under)

10- Processor shown with standard heat sink

11- FHFL PCIe card holder

12- DDR5 DIMM slots

13- Hot plug fans

Rear View – Secondary Low Profile Riser Shown

1- Primary PCIe 5.0 Riser

2- Optional NS204i-u hot-plug NVMe boot device

3- Secondary PCIe 5.0 Riser

4- Hot-plug Power Supply 1 and 2

5- Video (VGA) port 

6- OCP 3.0 slot 22 

7- Optional Serial port 

8- Dedicated iLO management port 

9- USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (2) 

10- Unit ID LED 

11- OCP 3.0 slot 21

Specifications HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen11

Processor Type : AMD

Processor family : 4th Generation AMD EPYC Processors

Processor core available : Up to 96, depending on processor

Processor cache : Up to 384 MB L3 cache, depending on processor model

Maximum memory : 3.0 TB[1] with 256 GB DDR5

Memory Slots : 12

Memory type : HPE DDR5 SmartMemory

Memory protection features : ECC

Drive supported : 4 LFF SAS/SATA or 10 SFF SAS/SATA/NVMe or 20 EDSFF 1 T[2] NVMe drives, depending on model

Infrastructure management : HPE iLO Standard with Intelligent Provisioning (embedded), HPE OneView Standard (requires download), HPE iLO Advanced, HPE iLO Advanced Premium Security Edition, and HPE OneView Advanced (require licenses), HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management (subscription included)

System fan features : 7 fans included

Power supply type : 2 Flexible Slot power supplies maximum, depending on model

Expansion Slots : 4 maximum, for detailed descriptions refer to the QuickSpecs

Network Controller : Optional OCP and/or optional PCIe Network adapters, depending on model

Storage controller : HPE Smart Array SAS/SATA Controllers or Tri-Mode controllers, refer to the QuickSpecs for more details

Processor speed : 4.0 GHz maximum, depending on processor