Desktop Computer Review: HP PROLIANT DL380 G4 XEON 3.4G/800 ( 311143-001 ) Review

I have been working on the Proliant series servers for last 7 years. This product never fails to satisfy on quality and reliability related issues. I found the DL380 G4 is more dependable than the Dell Poweredge series. I ordered the three of these servers to be used as application servers. The load on the servers are low, but they all run mission critical applications. Installation of these servers was easy (they just fit into the racks easily, and you don't have to deal with the problems like you see in IBM's rack mount series.). Also, the one feature that I found very useful is ILO (Integrated Lights Out), which is basically a client to allow remote access, even with out power. The build quality of the product is avant-garde!! Something that you will miss in Dell Poweredge Servers.

I ordered the servers with the following configuration:

311143-3711X ProLiant DL380G4 / Dual Processor Capable / Intel 7520 server chipset / Xn 3.4 GHz(800MHz FSB) with 1MB L2 Cache / PC3200 DDR-II memory / 3-3-3 warranty

311583-B211X XN3400/800 1M for ML370G4/DL380G4

343056-B211X 2048MB PC3200 DDR-II DIMM Kit (2x1024MB) for ML370G4/DL380G4

355892-B211X Hot Plug Redundant Power Supply Kit for DL380G4

293048-B211X Redundant Hot Plug Fan Option Kit for DL380 G3/G4

331903-B211X Combo Drive 24X (Carbon) for DL Series

364507-B211X Floppy drive (Carbon) for DL380G4

286778-B222X 72GB ULTRA320 15k HP Universal

347708-B224X 145GB ULTRA320 15k HP Universal

263825-B211X integrated Lights Out - Advanced Pack

268351-B211X 64-bit Dual Channel Wide Ultra320 SCSI Controller

Go for it if you are looking for an expensive, but dependable workhorse! One piece of equipment with this configuration cost you any where from US$15,000 - 18,000!

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Product Description:
The HP ProLiant DL380, the world's largest selling server, delivers on its history of design excellence with enterprise-class uptime and manageability, proven 2-way Intel Xeon performance, and 2U density for a variety of rack deployments and applications.The unmatched flexibility of the DL380 has made it the best selling server in the world - sold to businesses of all sizes for a vast array of applications. The DL380 packs the storage, memory, and I/O you need into only 2U of rack space. Ambidextrous cable management and a quick deploy rail solution make racking a snap. Availability features like hot plug power supply and hot plug fans with optional redundancy (standard on high performance models), and online spare memory keep environments up and running and users productive. The DL380 is not just for enterprises. Small and medium businesses with rack environments that can benefit from remote server management or network backup should consider the DL380.