HP ProLiant MicroServer

stimpson

johnybean wrote: »

Thanks for coming back so quickly (I knew I could rely on Stimpson :cool:)

So

1. Is that enclosure attached to the e-sata port?
2. I have my drives set up in Flexraid with drive pooling so my 4 drives (3 storage and 1 parity) all appear as one large pooled drive. Do you know if I will be able to add drives 1 at a time to the enclosure and just add them to the drive pool without issue.
3. Its all media thats stored on the drives so if more than 1 drive is being accessed (I have a number of users on the network and there could be up to 4 simultaneous 8GB movies playing at one time (worst case scenario) and I going to get caught with bandwith?)
4. Can the modded BIOS be flashed to an already operational system without causing any issues to the existing setup (windows 7 with Flexraid?)
5. Is the trans-Neptunian panic zone far from Athlone

OK, to the best of my knowledge

1. Yes
2. Should be fine. The drives show up as standard drives on the BIOS - no OS drivers needed
3. I have played 20+ GB movies from my Microserver without issue, so 3x 8GB on a single SATA channel shouldn't be an issue. 3 gigabit/s = 375 MB/s. Even allowing for overheads it should be loads.
4. Apparently so. I'll dig out some threads on it for you. It's at your own risk, but I haven't heard of anyone having issues. I think I have the binary somewhere on a backup if you need it.
5. http://xkcd.com/1189/

If you're in Dublin and want to come and check it out first you're very welcome.

johnybean

stimpson wrote: »

OK, to the best of my knowledge

1. Yes
2. Should be fine. The drives show up as standard drives on the BIOS - no OS drivers needed
3. I have played 20+ GB movies from my Microserver without issue, so 3x 8GB on a single SATA channel shouldn't be an issue. 3 gigabit/s = 375 MB/s. Even allowing for overheads it should be loads.
4. Apparently so. I'll dig out some threads on it for you. It's at your own risk, but I haven't heard of anyone having issues. I think I have the binary somewhere on a backup if you need it.
5. http://xkcd.com/1189/

If you're in Dublin and want to come and check it out first you're very welcome.

Thanks again for the feedback Stimpson. I am occasionaly around Lucan for work so I might take you up[ on your offer. I really appreciate your help. What sort of wing wangs would you be looking for your enclosure (you can PM me if you would prefer)

randombar

Selling 2 x 3TB drives on adverts I took out of my N40L if anyone is interest.

Usual boards discount applies

stimpson

PM sent re the Wing Wangs.

Firmware tutorial and download links up here: http://terfmop.co.uk/blog/2013/07/31/hp-proliant-n54l-bios-modification-guide-allow-hot-plug-sata-and-5th-sata-port/

johnybean

Cheers Stimpson.

Response sent

surpy

£180 with potentially £35 cash back
http://www.serversplus.com/product.asp?s=SVHEW-712317421

is the celeron version ok?

gerryk

surpy wrote: »

£180 with potentially £35 cash back
http://www.serversplus.com/product.asp?s=SVHEW-712317421

is the celeron version ok?

You can always upgrade to a Xeon if you need more poke or VT-d.

https://b3n.org/installed-xeon-e3-1230v2-in-gen8-hp-microserver/

surpy

its just to use as a file/media server so no VMs
would the celeron compare well against the turion in the G7?

my3cents

surpy wrote: »

its just to use as a file/media server so no VMs
would the celeron compare well against the turion in the G7?

Its only a guide with lots of other factors involved but I always check out CPU's at https://www.cpubenchmark.net/ and compare any new one I'm thinking of getting with CPU's I have expereince of using Intel Celeron G1610T @ 2.30GHz

surpy

interesting,
gen7 vs gen8 vs my old desktop thats currently my file server

GekkePrutser

I'm thinking of ordering one of these with Parcel Motel (so using a UK address) but I wonder has anyone ever tried getting the cashback this way? The 180 pounds with 35 cashback is an attractive offer (works out at about 200 euro I guess)

I wonder if that works as the cashback form seems to be UK only and I'll need to cash the cheque at an Irish bank.

surpy

GekkePrutser wrote: »

I'm thinking of ordering one of these with Parcel Motel (so using a UK address) but I wonder has anyone ever tried getting the cashback this way? The 180 pounds with 35 cashback is an attractive offer (works out at about 200 euro I guess)

I wonder if that works as the cashback form seems to be UK only and I'll need to cash the cheque at an Irish bank.

I ordered but it looked like it would be uk customers only.
I cancelled in the end and just have my old desktop ticking along for now

stimpson

surpy wrote: »

I ordered but it looked like it would be uk customers only.
I cancelled in the end and just have my old desktop ticking along for now

The cash back is available to irish customers. Outbound, who run the promotion will send you a euro claim form.

GekkePrutser

Thanks stimpson, that sounds good! I think I'll go for it then. This will give me much more flexibility than a NAS.

johnybean

Just wanted to post back and let anyone that's interested know that the expansion bay that stimpson sent me works an absolute treat. I now have 4 more bays to fill with hard drives, thanks stimpson, you are an absolute gent.

stimpson

johnybean wrote: »

Just wanted to post back and let anyone that's interested know that the expansion bay that stimpson sent me works an absolute treat. I now have 4 more bays to fill with hard drives, thanks stimpson, you are an absolute gent.

Glad you got sorted and sorry about the delay with the power cable. I take it you got the custom firmware installed?

johnybean

stimpson wrote: »

Glad you got sorted and sorry about the delay with the power cable. I take it you got the custom firmware installed?

Actually didn't bother, just plugged in the sata cable and rebooted the server and expansion bay with a drive in it and all worked perfectly without any fuss so decided if it ain't broke don't fix it

stimpson

Ah. You'll get a single drive allright. If you want to put a second drive then you'll need the custom firmware.

johnybean

stimpson wrote: »

Ah. You'll get a single drive allright. If you want to put a second drive then you'll need the custom firmware.

Thanks for the heads up

GekkePrutser

Just to let you guys know: There's a seller on eBay offering iLO advanced licenses for 26$! (Only applicable if you have the New G8 microserver ofcourse as the old ones don't have iLO): http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110897570685

Only issue is he charges 40$ for shipping to Ireland (of an envelope :rolleyes: ). Whereas US shipping was free. So I asked him if he could just email me the code for free and he accepted.

I've ordered one and will try the code tonight to see if it's good. I think it's a good deal because they usually cost more than the server itself! (got mine for the 180 pounds and I should be getting 45 euro back)

PS: I have no affiliation with the guy and I don't know yet if the codes are genuine or not!

Edit: The code worked, Tried it last night.

stimpson

Gen 8 Microserver £120 after cashback this month:

http://www.ebuyer.com/517760-hp-proliant-gen8-g1610t-microserver-712317-421

zom

stimpson wrote: »

Gen 8 Microserver £120 after cashback this month:

http://www.ebuyer.com/517760-hp-proliant-gen8-g1610t-microserver-712317-421

Is ebuyer delivering to Ireland?

long_b

zom wrote: »

Is ebuyer delivering to Ireland?

Don't think so.

This crowd do though - same price

http://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/hp_tower_servers/712317-421

bored_newbie

long_b wrote: »

Don't think so.

This crowd do though - same price

http://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/hp_tower_servers/712317-421

How much are they to Ireland? Their site just says UK mainland.

It can be bought on Amazon (Aurora company) for £20 shipping so £199.

stimpson

bored_newbie wrote: »

How much are they to Ireland? Their site just says UK mainland.

It can be bought on Amazon (Aurora company) for £20 shipping so £199.

Beware where you buy it. The seller must be a HP authorised reseller for you to get the cashback.

I got mine from ebuyer, but it was 2 years ago. I'd drop them a mail to see if its a problem. Might be worth using Parcel Motel too.

edit: I just checked and I used PM with ebuyer. Delivery to NI is a tenner.

long_b

bored_newbie wrote: »

How much are they to Ireland? Their site just says UK mainland.

It can be bought on Amazon (Aurora company) for £20 shipping so £199.

Apologies, I meant they (Servers plus) ship to Parcel Motel.
Ebuyer stopped shipping to PM afaik

Received a cheque from HP for the money back from a purchase from this crowd no problem.

It was in EUR but drawn against a UK bank so my bank charged me FX (much to my annoyance! )

zom

I hope we will get the same bargain in Ireland at some stage. I got mine Gen7 though Misco for €100 after €120 cashback few years ago. Would be nice to get Gen8 same way.

54kroc

bored_newbie wrote: »

How much are they to Ireland? Their site just says UK mainland.

It can be bought on Amazon (Aurora company) for £20 shipping so £199.

I got mine from serverplus, I highly recommend them.

stimpson

zom wrote: »

I hope we will get the same bargain in Ireland at some stage. I got mine Gen7 though Misco for €100 after €120 cashback few years ago. Would be nice to get Gen8 same way.

They always do the offers for UK and Ireland. You just need to mail promotions@out-bound.co.uk for a Euro claim form.

will56

£100 on Serverplus after cashback
https://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/hp_tower_servers/712317-421

Is this worthwhile as a back up box/downloader/stream to tablets and Raspberry Pi connected to TV ?