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SSDs

All The Different Types of HPE Solid State Drives - A Comprehensive Guide

HPE enterprise SSDs vary by interface, form factor, endurance, and NAND type — and getting the combination right matters. Here's every type explained, and how to match one to your server and workload. Last updated: 2026 Choosing an
Mar 16, 2025
Memory

Maximum Memory Configurations for HPE ProLiant Gen11 Servers

The maximum memory in an HPE ProLiant Gen11 server runs from 128GB to 8TB depending on the processor family. Here's every model's ceiling — and the RDIMM-versus-UDIMM rule that decides what fits. Last updated: 2026 The maximum memor
Mar 11, 2025
Memory

Server Memory Upgrade Checklist: 6 Essential Steps

Upgrading server memory is one of the most cost-effective ways to boost performance — but only if the modules fit and go in correctly. Here's a safe, six-step checklist for HPE ProLiant servers. Last updated: 2026 Adding memory to a
Mar 08, 2025
Servers

HPE ProLiant Gen10 vs Gen11: How the Generations Compare

HPE launched the ProLiant Gen11 servers in late 2022 as a major platform update over Gen10 — DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen5, iLO 6, new Intel and AMD processors, and silicon-level security. Here's an accurate, side-by-side comparison to help you de
Mar 05, 2025
SSDs

SSD vs HDD for Enterprise Servers: Performance Guide

SSDs win decisively on speed, but HDDs still have a place in enterprise storage. Here's how they actually compare on performance, capacity, endurance, and cost — and how to deploy each in an HPE ProLiant server. Last updated: 2026 C
Mar 04, 2025
Servers

Empowering the Blockchain: Leveraging HPE Servers for Solana Validation

Solana is the most hardware-intensive proof-of-stake network to validate. Here are the real 2026 validator requirements — CPU, memory, NVMe, and network — and how to build a node that meets them on HPE ProLiant hardware. Last u
Mar 26, 2024
SSDs

NVMe Drives in HPE Servers: A Comprehensive Guide

NVMe is the fastest storage interface in HPE ProLiant servers — but choosing it means understanding form factors, carriers, generations, and controllers. Here's the complete picture, and how to pick the right NVMe drive for your serve
Feb 20, 2024
Memory

Understanding Memory Rank in HPE Servers

Memory rank affects how much capacity a DIMM holds, how fast a channel can run, and how many modules a server will accept — but not, despite a common myth, its access latency. Here's what rank really means for HPE ProLiant memory, and
Nov 20, 2023
Memory

Exploring the Memory Capabilities of the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11

The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 scales to 8TB of DDR5 across 32 DIMM slots — but reaching that ceiling, and the speed you run at, depends on your processor, your DIMMs, and even your drive configuration. Here's the complete memory pictur
Nov 10, 2023