P72994-005 - HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 6530 8SFF Server

HPE P72994-005 — ProLiant DL360 Gen11 6530 8×SFF Server

What it is

P72994-005 is an HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 preconfigured enterprise rack server designed for virtualization, application hosting, infrastructure services, and general compute workloads.
This configuration features an Intel Xeon 6530 processor and an 8-bay SFF (2.5") hot-swap chassis, delivering a balance of performance and storage flexibility in a 1U rack format with Network Choice (NC) networking flexibility.

Why buyers pick P72994-005 (plain English)

Modern enterprise compute: The Intel Xeon 6530 provides strong multi-core performance for mixed-workload environments.

SSD-friendly storage: Eight SFF hot-swap bays let you populate high-performance flash storage (boot, VM datastores, app data).

1U rack density: DL360’s compact footprint lets you maximize rack space while still handling demanding workloads.

Network Choice flexibility: Pick the NIC/OCP adapter that best fits your network (1G/10G/25G).

Scalable platform: A versatile server that scales from small clusters to large enterprise deployments.

60-second spec box (P72994-005)

Server platform

• HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 (1U rack)

Processor

• Intel Xeon 6530

Storage / drive bays

• 8 × 2.5" SFF hot-swap bays

Networking

• Network Choice (NC) (NIC/OCP selected per build)

Memory

• DDR5 ECC Registered (capacity depends on config)

Expansion

• PCIe slots for NICs, RAID/HBA, accelerators (config dependent)

Power

• Hot-plug PSU support (wattage depends on configuration)

Where it fits (and when to choose something else)

Perfect for:

• Virtualization clusters

• Application and infrastructure servers

• Flash-optimized local storage tiers

Choose something else if:

• You need more drive capacity → consider DL380 Gen11

• You need heavy accelerator (GPU/FPGA) workloads → verify PCIe expansion or choose a larger chassis

TL;DR

P72994-005 is an HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 6530 8×SFF server — a compact, high-performance 1U platform with flexible networking and SSD-ready storage for enterprise compute workloads.