HPE ProLiant BL460c G6 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your ProLiant BL460c G6 (G6). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | 2 sockets; Intel Xeon 5500/5600 series, Intel 5500 chipset (six-core X5670/X5650/L5640; quad-core X55xx/E55xx/E56xx/L55xx); max 6 cores/CPU |
| Memory Configuration | 12 DDR3 DIMM slots (RDIMM or UDIMM); max 192GB RDIMM (12 x 16GB, PC3-8500 @800MHz fully populated); 48GB UDIMM (12 x 4GB) |
| Drive Configurations | 2 SFF SAS/SATA/SSD hot-plug bays; max 2TB (2 x 1TB SAS) |
| Power Supply Options | None internal — powered by BladeSystem c3000/c7000 enclosure |
| RAID Controllers | HP Smart Array P410i embedded (RAID 0/1; cache options: 256MB, 256MB+BBWC, 512MB BBWC, 512MB FBWC, 1G FBWC, SAAP) |
| Networking Options | Embedded NC532i Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction Server Adapter (2 x 10Gb) + 2 mezzanine I/O slots; iLO 2 |
| Specification Source | HPE official documentation (verified 2026-07-03) |
Upgrade Memory
Memory is the most impactful upgrade for virtualization and database workloads. Upgrading from 64GB to 128GB or 256GB can dramatically improve VM density and application response times.
174225-B21 HPE 256MB RDIMM SDRAM-133 PC-133R ECC Memory
286763-B21 HP Modular Smart Array BL30P
310480-B21 HPE 512MB RDIMM DDR-266 PC-2100R ECC Memory
317093-B21 HPE 2GB RDIMM SDRAM-133 PC-133R ECC Memory
450259-B21 HPE 1GB RDIMM DDR2-800 PC2-6400R ECC Memory
459932-001 HPE 1GB RDIMM DDR2-800 PC2-6400R ECC Memory
Upgrade Storage
Moving from spinning disk to SSD or NVMe storage provides the largest single performance improvement — often 10-50x faster I/O. Consider NVMe for boot drives and high-IOPS workloads.
375696-001 HPE 36GB 10K SAS SFF SP HDD
375696-002 HP 72-GB 3G 10K 2.5 SP SAS HDD
375712-001 HPE 36GB 10K SAS SFF SP HDD
375859 HPE B21 375863 001 36GB 10K 3GB SAS SFF Hard Drive
375859-B21 HPE 36GB 10K SAS SFF SP HDD
375859R-B21 HP 36GB 10K SAS Hot Plug 2.5IN Hard Drive Disk (HDD)
Upgrade Controllers
Upgrading your RAID controller enables faster disk I/O, larger cache, and support for newer drive technologies. Essential when adding NVMe or SAS-4 drives.
012760-002 HP Smart Array P400 256MB
124992-291 HPE Smart Array 5302/64 RAID Controller
124992-B21 HP Smart Array 5302/64 RAID Controller
124992R-B21 HP Smart Array 5302/64 RAID Controller (remanufactured)
158939-291 HP Smart Array 5304/128 RAID Controller
158939-B21 HP Smart Array 5304/128 Controller
Upgrade Processors
CPU upgrades deliver more cores and higher clock speeds. If your workload is CPU-bound (compilation, analytics, HPC), upgrading from 8-core to 16+ core processors provides significant throughput improvement.
138662-001 HP ML570R P3 700MHZ 512MB G1
157825-001 HP Pentium III Voltage Regulator Module
167121-001 HP P3 Xeon 800MHZ ML530 G1
179616 HPE Intel Xeon Piii 700MHZ Processor DL580 DL570
180286-001 HP ML530R G2 Xeon 1-GB 2.4GHZ Rack
201201-001 HP DL580R G2 Xeon 1.4GHZ 1-GB Rack Server
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