HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen9
The HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen9 is a 2U hyperconverged infrastructure appliance built on the ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server chassis. Combining compute, enterprise flash storage, hypervisor virtualization, and built-in backup and disaster recovery into a single building block, the platform features a hardware PCIe OmniStack accelerator card that offloads inline deduplication and compression without imposing CPU performance penalties on running guest virtual machines.
Specifications
| Brand | HPE |
|---|---|
| Family | SimpliVity |
| Form factor | 2U rack |
| Released | Feb 2017 |
| End of sale | Jun 2019 |
| End of support | Jun 2024 |
| Form factor | 2U rack-mount chassis |
| Cpu sockets | 2 |
| Cpu support | Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors |
| Memory capacity | Up to 1.5TB DDR4 ECC SmartMemory |
| Storage configuration | All-flash SSD storage bays in 3, 5, 9, or 12 SSD tiers |
| Acceleration card | SimpliVity OmniStack PCIe Accelerator Card |
| Hypervisor support | VMware vSphere ESXi |
Generations
- Next generation: HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10
Works together
How the HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen9 connects to servers, storage and the network: 1 way, with the parts and products on each path.
Hyperconverged cluster
Plan at least two 25GbE ports per node to two switches; all-NVMe clusters often move to 100GbE.
Adapters for the server
P08443-B21 HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 BCM57414 Adapter
P10111-B21 HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 MCX562A-ACAI OCP3 Adapter
P10112-B21 HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 MCX512F-ACHT Adapter
P10115-B21 HPE Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 BCM57414 OCP3 Adapter
Switches
HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 8400 8-slot modular chassis
HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 8320 1U fixed switch
HPE Aruba CX 8325-48Y8C 1U rack
HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C 1U rack
Optics
QSFP-100G-SR4 Arista 100GBASE-SR4 QSFP28 Optical Transceiver
SFP-10G-SR-AR Arista 10GBASE-SR SFP+ Optical Transceiver
SFP-25G-SR Arista 25GBASE-SR SFP28 Optical Transceiver
Plan and size it
- Draw this setup in the topology planner mrplanb.com
- Add up rack power and space rack-density.com
- Hypervisor advisor: which platform fits you mrplanb.com
- VM platform Ledger: hypervisors scored mrplanb.com
- Virtualization storage Ledger: scored storage platforms mrplanb.com
- HPE SPOCK (HPE storage compatibility) hpe.com
Check compatibility with HPE
Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that HPE has tested with the HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen9.
- Compatibility HPE SPOCK (storage, SAN and host compatibility)
- Part lookup HPE PartSurfer (spare and option part numbers)
- Support HPE Support Center
Equivalent models from other brands
FAQ
What is the function of the OmniStack accelerator card in the Gen9?
It performs real-time FPGA-based hardware compression and deduplication on all read and write I/O operations prior to writing data to flash drives.
How many SimpliVity 380 Gen9 nodes can form a cluster?
Customers can cluster up to 96 nodes across multiple datacenters and remote offices under centralized vCenter management.
Buying or selling SimpliVity 380 Gen9?
New, refurbished or used. Tell us the quantity and condition and we connect you with a vetted reseller in your region, usually within one working day.
Sources
- HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen9 QuickSpecs (SimpliVity 380 Gen9 QuickSpecs), checked 2026-10-27
- HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen9 Overview and Technical Specifications, checked 2026-10-27