HP ProLiant MicroServer

vibe666 · 25-05-2013 6:50am

Zardoz wrote: »

Delivery to Northern Ireland is £10 extra isnt it ?

not sure, I'm just on my phone at the minute, maybe someone could try a check out to see?

Dammer · 25-05-2013 1:12pm

vibe666 wrote: »

not sure, I'm just on my phone at the minute, maybe someone could try a check out to see?

Page 55 #816 of this thread says that as long as it was purchased from an approved supplier then Irish buyers also qualify for the cashback.

There is also a pdf claim form linked there which covers up to March 2013. Lets hope HP do the same with this offer...

I'm keeping my eye on this, would love to get one and build a streaming media centre

clevtrev · 25-05-2013 6:07pm

this seems to be the form although a little confuddled as it says a 60 euro rebate at the top of the page but later on says 120.

[https://h41268.www4.hp.com/live/index.aspx?qid=16379&jumpid=ex_r861_ie/en/large/tsg/marcom-mu_chev/focuspack

PA0060-HP_Microserver_€60_Cashback_May_2013_v1_0.pdf

phantom_lord · 26-05-2013 12:19pm

This is a little slow for what I want it for, would upgrading the ram make much of a difference?

stimpson · 26-05-2013 4:02pm

phantom_lord wrote: »

This is a little slow for what I want it for, would upgrading the ram make much of a difference?

Depends what you want it for.

vibe666 · 26-05-2013 7:41pm

Dammer wrote: »

Page 55 #816 of this thread says that as long as it was purchased from an approved supplier then Irish buyers also qualify for the cashback.

that's great, but doesn't have anything remotely to do with the post I was responding to.

clevtrev · 26-05-2013 8:15pm

another 500 sold out again. A lot of people building home servers!

witnessmenow · 27-05-2013 9:07am

I have the n40l and i think its great. For the money you would not go near building something comparable.

It is a little loud though, I would not use it as a media box.

I use mine as a media/dev box. Mine is up in my office under my desk and is fine for that (my pc is louder than it).

The case is what makes it, its so easy to add/remove drives. Install the hotswap bios and your laughing. I've bought the bits and pieces for putting the main HDD into the CD slot but I haven't got around to it yet.

randombar · 27-05-2013 9:22am

witnessmenow wrote: »

I have the n40l and i think its great. For the money you would not go near building something comparable.

It is a little loud though, I would not use it as a media box.

I use mine as a media/dev box. Mine is up in my office under my desk and is fine for that (my pc is louder than it).

The case is what makes it, its so easy to add/remove drives. Install the hotswap bios and your laughing. I've bought the bits and pieces for putting the main HDD into the CD slot but I haven't got around to it yet.

You don't have a thread on what you did to yours?

I've set mine up with windows server 2008, software raid 5 etc.

Looking back I should have probably chanced ubuntu since the rest of my network is mac.

witnessmenow · 27-05-2013 10:45am

I intended to keep a blog of what I did, but as per usual i didnt have the follow through!

I threw a couple of things up:
http://witnessmenow.blogspot.com/

You could dual boot it with ubuntu to try out to see if you like it.

If you arent familiar with ubuntu I'd probably stick a desktop version on instead of the server. You will have a nice graphical interface when logging directly onto the box then (I have server and I only have a command line if a hook the N40L to a monitor). If you have any questions on setting it up feel free to ask!

ballooba · 27-05-2013 10:47am

Have a look at UnRaid too. That's what I run on it.

randombar · 27-05-2013 11:17am

Ya I have sickbeard and a few more running on it so I would probably be looking for something more meaty than UnRaid.

Might take a look at Raid5 on Ubuntu see how straightforward it is.

One issue is transferring data off existing 6TB Raid5 onto something else, reformat and transfer back on to ubuntu raid5.

mcgovern · 27-05-2013 11:24am

I've FreeNas running on mine, with sickbeard,couchpotato, headphones and transmission all working fine. I upgraded it to 4GB of RAM, and have a 2TB HDD and a 1 TB HDD in it. I'm not running any backup or anything though.

ballooba · 27-05-2013 11:24am

GaryCocs wrote: »

Ya I have sickbeard and a few more running on it so I would probably be looking for something more meaty than UnRaid.

Unraid can run Sickbeard, Couchpotato, Headphones, SabNZBD, uTorrent Server, Plex among others. There may be other applications you need that it won't support. The issues you mention with migrating raid is one of the attractions of UnRAID. Horses for courses though.

I was finding that my N40L was struggling and the web GUIs were unresponsive, but I've added 4GB of RAM and it's zippy now.

I have about 8.25 TB in storage in my server now. But I am only using a fraction of that. Won't need to worry about HDDs for a few years hopefully.

Slaanesh · 27-05-2013 2:31pm

I grabbed one of these on pre-order. I wonder when the next batch will be released?

I plan to use this as my media server with SabNZB, SickBeard and couchpotato installed. Possibly using UnRaid as the O/S. I'm going to need to purchase a few new hard drives! So excited because I've been turning my computer on and off just to stream to my Pi, it will be great to have a dedicated media centre.

vibe666 · 28-05-2013 8:50am

for anyone who pre-ordered at the weekend or who is looking to order soon, i just got an email from ebuyer saying that they have a 7-10 day lead time on more of these coming in.

Slaanesh · 28-05-2013 8:55am

vibe666 wrote: »

for anyone who pre-ordered at the weekend or who is looking to order soon, i just got an email from ebuyer saying that they have a 7-10 day lead time on more of these coming in.

Thanks for the info. I'm going to America for 3 weeks on the 10th of June, looks like I won't get to have a play before I go

Solaris10 · 28-05-2013 10:55am

£185.57 inc VAT @ http://www.cclonline.com/

link : http://www.cclonline.com/product/108949/704941-421/Branded-Servers/HP-ProLiant-G7-MicroServer/SRV0383/?gclid=CMae4I26uLcCFfMPtAod6CQAow

ballooba · 28-05-2013 11:09am

Be careful that the seller you purchase off is eligible.

stimpson · 28-05-2013 11:11am

Ccl only get 2.5 stars on trustpilot. Not worth the risk IMHO.

Solaris10 · 28-05-2013 11:19am

Hi

CCL Online are not a HP Preferred Partner so would not be eligible for the cashback.

Kind Regards

Alison Birchwhite

Outbound Field Marketing Services Ltd
Waterloo House, Riseley Business Park
Basingstoke Road
Riseley
Berkshire
RG7 1NW

Tel: 0845 634 4070
Fax: 0845 634 4071
Website: http://www.out-bound.co.uk

vibe666 · 28-05-2013 1:24pm

open again for pre-order on ebuyer, but only 7 left so will be gone within the hour i'd expect, so hurry if you want one.

http://www.ebuyer.com/430446-proliant-microserver-turion-2-2-2gb-250gb-nhpl-sata-lff-in-704941-421

stimpson · 28-05-2013 1:34pm

31 left an hour ago when I ordered. Estimated ship date 2-4 days.

Delighted with this as I nearly bought one last month.

manufan16 · 28-05-2013 1:56pm

Only 5 left now :-)

Slaanesh · 28-05-2013 1:58pm

Gone!

johnybean · 31-05-2013 7:57am

These are back in stock on ebuyer.com. Better hurry though, they only have 561 available for pre order

I just ordered one and they say that they hope to have them in stock by June 10th, I assume that you cannot submit the claim form until you actually have the unit?
Has anyone submitted the claim form by email recently or does it have to go in the post?

claytonie · 31-05-2013 10:18am

Which claim form is used for these as the one for Ireland only seems to offer a €60 rebate as opposed to £100 in the UK?

stimpson · 31-05-2013 7:07pm

I queried it and this is the response:

Hi

The promotion has recently changed and is now 120 Euros.

Kind Regards

Alison Birchwhite

The claim form says both 60 and 120. Lazy editing I'd say.

Slaanesh · 04-06-2013 7:17am

My Proliant server arrived this morning. Could anyone tell me which claim form I should use? I presume there is some Irish one floating around?

stimpson · 04-06-2013 11:03am

Looks like they have updated it now. Says €120 on it now.

Euro form is here: www.hp.com/ie/essnpromotions

MAJJ · 04-06-2013 2:51pm

Hi Folks,

I have a basic HTPC with audio to amp via coax and video to TV via HDMI. Sound/proximity to TV not an issue.

Was thinking of getting the Proliant server. To use as either using this as a basic HTPC or instead as a NAS plus getting a Raspberry Pi and running Raspbmc.

As a HTPC on it's own, what would I need to add?
What card to give me sound and video?
Extra ram bring it to 4GB.
Does it come with any OS installed on it?

With RASBMC I assume, case/SD card, cables, usb hub, power supply

Thanks,
MAJJ

mcgovern · 04-06-2013 3:12pm

MAJJ wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I have a basic HTPC with audio to amp via coax and video to TV via HDMI. Sound/proximity to TV not an issue.

Was thinking of getting the Proliant server. To use as either using this as a basic HTPC or instead as a NAS plus getting a Raspberry Pi and running Raspbmc.

As a HTPC on it's own, what would I need to add?
What card to give me sound and video?
Extra ram bring it to 4GB.
Does it come with any OS installed on it?

With RASBMC I assume, case/SD card, cables, usb hub, power supply

Thanks,
MAJJ

This link might be useful, though I'm sure there are better options available now.
No OS, but I've tried Ubuntu, Mint and FreeNas though and no drivers issue with any of them.

stimpson · 04-06-2013 3:26pm

I'm planning to run Plex Server on unRAID on mine. I may use Win8 Server as I might be able to get a copy cheap. For a client RasPlex is in beta (but useable on the 512MB boards), but you could use Raspbmc in the meantime as Plex Server is DNLA compliant.

I've ordered this card - cheap, low profile, HDMI out and fanless: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036DD4CO/ref=pe_217191_31005151_M3T1_dp_1

I've seen other people say it fits so fingers crossed.

I've also ordered 8 Gigs of RAM - again, this is meant to work fine: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004G8KCGO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And I've ordered this fan - the stock one is meant to be audible in a HTPC environment: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0035ZWPR8/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I will see how it goes, but I may replace the PSU with a fanless PicoPSU to make it completely silent.

MarkJD · 04-06-2013 3:36pm

Does this work with Windows Server 2012?

stimpson · 04-06-2013 3:58pm

Computer says yes!

http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/item.aspx?idItem=9c524f9a-da67-e19e-f70c-358aa2282023&bCatID=1282

bromley52 · 04-06-2013 5:36pm

Sorry if this has been asked before but has anyone managed to buy this from the UK and Parcel Motel and then get the £100 cash back? I see that HP Ireland are offering €120 cashback but only for units purchased in ROI.

stimpson · 04-06-2013 5:43pm

I queried it with them last month and the reply said they would pay out euros or pounds depending on the claim form I used.

Nforce · 04-06-2013 6:32pm

Just ordered one of these from Ebuyer, to be delivered using Parcel Motel. Will it fit okay in the PM lockers?

stimpson · 04-06-2013 6:34pm

Yep. Mine arrived last night. Just fits in the bigger lockers.

MarkJD · 05-06-2013 10:31am

stimpson wrote: »

Computer says yes!

http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/item.aspx?idItem=9c524f9a-da67-e19e-f70c-358aa2282023&bCatID=1282

Thanks... Wouldnt be a bad buy to use for a mess about and get used to 2012... Hmm..

BlackWizard · 05-06-2013 10:39am

Edit: Never mind. Replied to an old post.

stimpson · 05-06-2013 10:43am

MarkJD wrote: »

Thanks... Wouldnt be a bad buy to use for a mess about and get used to 2012... Hmm..

Just priced 2012 on amazon. Jesus Wept.

Windows Home Server 2011 might be the way to go if I can't get it on the cheap.

johnybean · 05-06-2013 10:46am

Anyone who paid for this and got it shipped to parcel motel:

How did you pay for the microserver on ebuyer. I have been trying for the last week to pay for it using Google wallet and my visa debit card but it keeps getting refused. I am trying to get it sent to my parcel motel but no joy. I also have a BOI Mastercard, would this work?

tagoona · 05-06-2013 1:17pm

johnybean wrote: »

Anyone who paid for this and got it shipped to parcel motel:

How did you pay for the microserver on ebuyer. I have been trying for the last week to pay for it using Google wallet and my visa debit card but it keeps getting refused. I am trying to get it sent to my parcel motel but no joy. I also have a BOI Mastercard, would this work?

I keep getting refused as well. I'm obviously being fairly thick. Any help would be appreciated.
Tried to put invoice address of parcel motel, but didn't work
It won't accept Irish address as invoice address.
I'd appreciate a PM from anybody who's successfully ordered.
cheers
Paul

Zardoz · 05-06-2013 2:26pm

What about buying off Insight ,seems cheaper than Ebuyer and direct delivery to Ireland
http://uk.insight.com/en-gb/productinfo/servers/0001792065-00000001

Nforce · 05-06-2013 3:59pm

johnybean wrote: »

Anyone who paid for this and got it shipped to parcel motel:

How did you pay for the microserver on ebuyer. I have been trying for the last week to pay for it using Google wallet and my visa debit card but it keeps getting refused. I am trying to get it sent to my parcel motel but no joy. I also have a BOI Mastercard, would this work?

I used my PM address on ebuyers site, chose Google Wallet payment (which is linked to my real address) and the order seems to have gone right through.

stimpson · 05-06-2013 4:07pm

Use REP123 as your postcode for your invoice address:

123 Fake St
Dublin 2
Ireland
UK
REP 123

johnybean · 05-06-2013 5:54pm

Nforce wrote: »

I used my PM address on ebuyers site, chose Google Wallet payment (which is linked to my real address) and the order seems to have gone right through.

Had you the Google wallet account already set up prior to placing the order? Everything seems to process fine for me until it gets to the Google wallet stage when the status stays at "pending" for 2 days and then gets cancelled. Getting a bit sick of it to be honest.
If you already had Google wallet set up, what payment method are you using if don't mind me asking.

stimpson · 05-06-2013 5:58pm

johnybean wrote: »

Had you the Google wallet account already set up prior to placing the order? Everything seems to process fine for me until it gets to the Google wallet stage when the status stays at "pending" for 2 days and then gets cancelled. Getting a bit sick of it to be honest.
If you already had Google wallet set up, what payment method are you using if don't mind me asking.

I had that problem with PayPal. I ended up using my visa debit and it worked. It might be worth checking with your credit card company to see if they are declining the transaction for some reason.

Nforce · 05-06-2013 6:00pm

johnybean wrote: »

Had you the Google wallet account already set up prior to placing the order? Everything seems to process fine for me until it gets to the Google wallet stage when the status stays at "pending" for 2 days and then gets cancelled. Getting a bit sick of it to be honest.
If you already had Google wallet set up, what payment method are you using if don't mind me asking.

No..first time to use Google Wallet. I've my Visa card linked to it.

HP ProLiant MicroServer

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