HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your ProLiant DL580 Gen8 (Gen8). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | 4 sockets; Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800 v2 family, up to 15 cores (E7-4890 v2 2.8GHz/15-core/37.5MB to E7-4809 v2 1.9GHz/6-core); QuickSpecs lists v2 processors only |
| Memory Configuration | 96 DIMM slots; DDR3 HPE SmartMemory RDIMM/LRDIMM at 1600/1333/1066MHz; max 6TB (96 x 64GB) |
| Drive Configurations | Ten 2.5" SFF hot-plug SAS/SATA HDD/SSD bays (5 standard, +5 via optional backplane kit); 12Gbps SAS; max ~16TB (10 x 1.6TB SSD) |
| Power Supply Options | HPE 1200W or 1500W Common Slot Platinum Plus hot-plug PSUs; minimum 2, up to 4 (N+N redundancy); 1500W high-line only |
| RAID Controllers | Embedded HPE Smart Array P830i/2GB FBWC 12Gbps SAS controller |
| Networking Options | FlexibleLOM (one): HPE Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331FLR or 366FLR; FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534FLR-SFP+; Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560FLR-SFP+ or 561FLR-T |
| 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 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.
588150 HPE L21 594897 001 Xeon E7540 6C 2 0GHZ 18MB 2P Processor Kit DL580 G7
588150-B21 HP Xeon E7540 DL580 G7
588152-B21 HP Xeon E7530 1.86GHZ DL580 G7
589075-B21 HP Xeon E7530 1.86GHZ BL680C G7
589090-B21 HP Xeon E7540 2.0GHZ BL680C G7
595245-B21 HP Xeon E7520 DL580 G7
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