HPE ProLiant buyback — Gen8 to Gen11, all SKUs.
We buy back HPE ProLiant servers across the full DL / ML / BL line, from older Gen8 through current Gen11. Indicative INR residuals: DL360 Gen10 Rs700–1,400; DL380 Gen10 Rs1,200–2,400; DL580 Gen10 (4-socket) Rs2,500–5,000. Older Gen8 / Gen9 still moves in India + SAARC refurb at Rs300–700. Quote within 2 working hours.
Common HPE ProLiant configurations
- ♦ DL360 Gen10 / Gen10 Plus / Gen11 — 1U workhorse, 2-socket Intel Xeon, Rs700–1,400.
- ♦ DL380 Gen10 / Gen10 Plus / Gen11 — 2U flagship, Rs1,200–2,400 standard config.
- ♦ DL580 Gen10 / Gen11 — 4-socket, niche demand, Rs2,500–5,000.
- ♦ DL120 / DL160 / DL180 — entry-tier rack, lower per-unit but bulk-friendly.
- ♦ ML30 / ML110 / ML350 — tower / desk-side, SME refurb demand.
- ♦ BL460c Gen10 — blade, demand softening as blade architecture wanes.
- ♦ C7000 / C3000 chassis — separately quoted, bulk-only economics.
- ♦ Apollo HPC nodes — niche but stable demand from research-buyer channel.
- ♦ Older Gen8 / Gen9 — moves in domestic India + SAARC refurb at Rs300–700.
HPE-specific drivers of per-unit INR value.
Five factors drive HPE ProLiant residuals in 2026 secondary markets. First, generation: Gen10 Plus and Gen11 carry 30–50% premium over Gen10 base; Gen8/9 typically 30–50% discount. Second, RAM total: 256GB+ adds 25–40% over base 64–128GB. Third, NVMe drives present: an all-NVMe DL380 carries 30–50% premium over a SAS-only equivalent. Fourth, iLO Advanced licensed and transferable: 5–10% premium because the buyer doesn't need to relicense. Fifth, original drives present: 15–25% premium because buyers prefer kit they don't have to source drives for.
HPE-specific quirks: HPE Smart Storage Battery (SSB) charge state matters — fully charged SSB lifts the controller value 5–8%. Embedded MR416i-a / MR216i-a controllers (Gen10 Plus / Gen11) carry premium over older P408i-a / P816i-a (Gen10).
Per-job Certificate of Destruction. Serial-level chain of custody.
Every drive that leaves your premises is sanitised to NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 (Clear / Purge / Destroy) and IEEE 2883-2022 storage-sanitisation methods, with DoD 5220.22-M overwrite available on request for legacy audit-compatibility. Each engagement ships with a per-job Certificate of Destruction listing serial numbers, sanitisation method per device, operator initials, and a SHA-256 hash of the supporting log file — the evidence pack that goes into your DPDPA 2023 § 8 (Reasonable Security Safeguards) and RBI IT-Risk Management Master Direction file.
Serial-level chain of custody is recorded from the moment a device leaves your premises to the moment it is sanitised. We carry professional indemnity, public-liability, and transit insurance, all INR-denominated. Right-to-audit clauses in our Statements of Work are standard for our BFSI customers — RBI-regulated banks, IRDAI-regulated insurers, and SEBI-regulated capital-markets participants.
How a Maxicom India buyback runs from asset list to settlement.
Step 1 — Asset list. You send a CSV / spreadsheet with serial numbers, makes, models, and configurations (CPU SKU tier, RAM total, drive count and type). Within 2 working hours we issue a written, INR-denominated, per-line indicative quote. Larger jobs (full-rack data-centre decom) get a site survey scheduled within 24 hours.
Step 2 — Statement of Work. We sign an SoW that specifies the sanitisation method (NIST 800-88 Clear or Purge, or physical destruction where required), the chain-of-custody handoff points, the right-to-audit clause, and the settlement timeline (typically 5 business days from disposition).
Step 3 — Pickup. Locked, GPS-tracked transit. Two-operator + witness sign-off discipline at packout. On-site witnessed destruction available where data-bearing media cannot leave the premises (common for some hospitals, certain bank trading floors, and government-cleared facilities).
Step 4 — Destruction + settlement. Drives sanitised to NIST 800-88; non-data hardware refurbished and remarketed through domestic India + SAARC trader and reseller channels. Per-job Certificate of Destruction issued on completion. INR settlement to your nominated account.
Maxicom India — frequently asked
Do you buy HPE ProLiant Gen8 servers in India?
Yes — Gen8 still has refurb residual in India and SAARC markets, typically Rs300–700 working/tested. Tier-2 / tier-3 city corporate IT plus Bangladesh / Sri Lanka / Nepal SME segment runs cost-sensitive enterprise refresh and Gen8 ProLiant fits that demand for several more years.
Indicative price for HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 with 512GB RAM?
Rs1,500–2,800 indicative for working/tested DL380 Gen10 (2× Xeon Gold, 512GB RAM, all-NVMe storage). Final quote depends on exact CPU SKU, drive count, NVMe tier, and current secondary-market demand. Bulk lots of 20+ identical SKUs add 15–25% premium.
How is iLO Advanced license handled on resale?
Where iLO Advanced or Advanced Premium is licensed and transferable, the license follows the asset tag to the new owner. We document iLO license tier per server on the buyback quote and coordinate the license-transfer paperwork through HPE's portal during disposition.
Are HPE ProLiant servers covered by RBI IT-Risk Management requirements?
Yes — for RBI-regulated banks and NBFCs, HPE ProLiant servers running core banking, treasury, or customer-data workloads fall under the RBI IT-Risk Management Master Direction. End-of-life destruction must produce auditable evidence — per-job Certificate of Destruction, serial-level chain of custody, operator sign-off — which Maxicom provides as standard.
Do you decommission DL380 racks with HPE Aruba networking?
Yes. Full-rack HPE-pure decom (servers + Aruba networking + ProCurve / 5400 switches + ILO Amplifier appliance) is a common engagement. We bundle the buyback INR across all asset classes and the Certificate of Destruction covers every drive (server SSD/HDD plus any storage that ships with logs).
What about older Gen8 ProLiant servers we have spare-parts inventory for?
Spare-parts inventory (loose CPUs, RAM DIMMs, drive caddies, power supplies, motherboards) sells separately into the spare-parts channel — see /it-parts-buyback-in-india/. Often the spare-parts INR per unit is lower than whole-server, but the volume can be material for older inventory that's been sitting on shelf for 2+ years.
Do you handle HPE Apollo HPC nodes?
Yes — Apollo 4200, 6500, 9000, and the newer Apollo HPC nodes move through a research-buyer channel (universities, GPU compute resellers, AI startups). Quote on a per-engagement basis because Apollo demand is more volatile than mainstream DL-series; we tend to confirm a buyer before quoting if the volume is material.
Can you destroy data on-site at our Mumbai BFSI facility?
Yes. On-site destruction is supported for Mumbai BKC and Nariman Point BFSI facilities. Two formats: (a) mobile shred unit (truck-mounted industrial shredder, particle size <2mm); (b) witnessed-wipe operator (NIST 800-88 Clear / Purge performed on-site with a member of your team witnessing each device). Documentation pack identical to in-facility destruction. Cost typically 15–25% higher; lead time 5–10 business days.
Do you provide pre-decom asset valuation for ProLiant inventory?
Yes — pre-decom valuation is documented at /it-asset-valuation-services-in-india/. We perform a non-destructive site survey, pull serials and configurations, and issue an indicative INR valuation report. The valuation is non-binding (the actual buyback quote at disposition time may differ based on market conditions) but it's typically within 10–15% of final disposition INR for kit retired within 90 days of the survey.
How does HPE iLO Amplifier appliance get retired?
iLO Amplifier appliance contains an embedded SSD with potentially sensitive infrastructure metadata. We treat it as data-bearing — drive removed and sanitised to NIST 800-88, appliance shell either remarketed (if working) or recycled. Documentation pack identical to a regular server.
Are bulk lots from a Bengaluru tech-MNC refresh handled differently?
Bulk lots add 15–25% INR premium over single-unit quotes due to channel-buyer demand for identical SKU runs. A Bengaluru tech-MNC refresh of 100+ identical DL380 Gen10 servers would typically run higher per-unit INR than the same 100 servers across mixed configurations. We document configuration uniformity on the quote as a residual driver.