Server Chassis
Server Chassis is mostly configure-to-order (CTO) servers: the chassis and system board, ready for you to add processors, memory, drives and controllers. Listings include HPE ProLiant DL20, DL160, DL180, DL360 and DL380 CTO models across Gen9, Gen10 and Gen10 Plus, ML30 towers, BL660c blades, Apollo r2200 and XL170r nodes, DX380 and SimpliVity 380 nodes, and an Integrity rx3600 base unit. Supermicro's 1U SuperChassis 815TQ and storage shelves such as the NetApp DS2246 are here as well.
Server Chassis: 1,158 products
Buying guide
Building from a CTO chassis
Bays are fixed
A CTO chassis is ordered as SFF or LFF with a set number of bays. Adding bays later takes a drive cage kit, where the model offers one.
Processor kits
HPE sells ProLiant processors as model-specific kits with the heatsink, and adding a second processor may also call for extra fans.
Storage controller
Embedded controllers often handle only basic RAID on SATA drives. The S100i in Gen10 ProLiant servers, for example, is SATA-only software RAID, so SAS drives need a Smart Array controller.
Server Chassis
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a CTO chassis and a barebone server?
They overlap. HPE uses CTO for a chassis built up to order from its option kits, while barebone usually describes a system with board, chassis and power supply ready for your own processors, memory and drives.
What are SimpliVity and DX nodes?
Hyperconverged nodes based on the ProLiant DL380. SimpliVity 380 runs HPE's hyperconverged software and the DX380 is built for Nutanix, so licensing and support come from that platform.
Does a CTO server come with an operating system?
No. CTO chassis ship without an operating system or licenses, so plan Windows Server, VMware or Linux licensing separately.
