I have created this page to spread my findings in working with HPE-servers in my computer-lab.
Drives
Below you will find my list of drives (HDD and SSD) that i have test in my HPEs. Drives that do cause “Thermal Runaway” (fan goes to max speed) are marked with read in the list.
Below is a list of drives that will work in HP servers:
Third party list: http://dascomputerconsultants.com/HPCompaqServerDrives.htm
| Server | Drive | Thermal Runaway |
| HPE DL380 gen8 | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB MZ-77Q1T0BW | No |
| HPE DL380 gen8 | Samsung 870 EVO 2TB MZ-77E2T0B/EU | No |
NICs
NIC working with VMWare ESX 8
| Server | NIC | Works |
| HPE DL360 gen9 | Intel Ethernet Controller 10 Gigabit X540-AT2 | Yes |
| HPE DL360 gen9 | Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection | Yes |
| HPE DL360 gen9 | Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet | Yes |
| HPE DL360 gen9 | HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 546FLR-SFP+ Adapter | No |