HP ProLiant MicroServer

witnessmenow · 31-03-2014 10:11AM

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

Been 40 days now since refund was approved still havent got cheque anyone got there in past few days?

I got mine a week ago or so, sent it off a bit before the deadline

PowerHouseDan · 31-03-2014 10:22AM

witnessmenow wrote: »

I got mine a week ago or so, sent it off a bit before the deadline

Do you know when you sent it off? Sent mine 20th Feb

witnessmenow · 31-03-2014 10:28AM

PowerHouseDan wrote: »

Do you know when you sent it off? Sent mine 20th Feb

Sent it on the 10th via email

RobTheLad · 31-03-2014 03:05PM

witnessmenow wrote: »

Sent it on the 10th via email

did it take long for the cheque to clear?

witnessmenow · 31-03-2014 04:09PM

I havent done anything with it yet, I only picked it up from my home house at the weekend.

_Kaiser_ · 31-03-2014 10:50PM

Hey all,

I haven't read all of the thread so apologies if this has already been covered...

I currently run a DELL Precision 690 as a home server. It's setup with Server 2012, Hyper-V and 3 SATA disks in RAID 5. Runs a domain controller (AD, DHCP, DNS) media/file server (Mezzmo) and application server (WSUS and VPN). I then have a laptop and tablet running off this with Domain accounts, document redirection etc setup as well. Also linked is a WDTV Live v3/streaming box.

But it's not cheap to run and it's noisy enough too, so I'm looking at scaling things back a bit..

- One Server 2012 install running the roles above
- Preferably 6+ TB Storage over 2 disks - mirrored? (currently have 3x 1.5TB disks)

So.. will these little micro servers handle that? Key aims are to reduce noise and the ESB bill but maintain the flexibility of a Windows server setup

Cheers!

RobTheLad · 01-04-2014 05:09PM

got my cheque in the post today, claim was approved on 20th of Feb

PowerHouseDan · 01-04-2014 05:40PM

RobTheLad wrote: »

got my cheque in the post today, claim was approved on 20th of Feb

As did I bare in mind will take 20-25 days to clear.

fl4pj4ck · 01-04-2014 08:35PM

is the cheque in Euro or Pounds?

PowerHouseDan · 01-04-2014 08:42PM

fl4pj4ck wrote: »

is the cheque in Euro or Pounds?

Euro but HSBC UK bank

fl4pj4ck · 01-04-2014 09:02PM

cheers, so can you actually lodge it here?

rovoagho · 02-04-2014 10:01AM

No, but you can use it as a coaster.

PowerHouseDan · 02-04-2014 10:15AM

fl4pj4ck wrote: »

cheers, so can you actually lodge it here?

Yup just takes longer to clear.

Ballyv24 · 08-04-2014 12:08PM

Hey, does anyone know if there is currently a better/cheaper option than €189

Pixmania

witnessmenow · 08-04-2014 12:37PM

Ballyv24 wrote: »

Hey, does anyone know if there is currently a better/cheaper option than €189

Pixmania

Not sure, but this is not eligible for any cashback

Ballyv24 · 08-04-2014 12:49PM

witnessmenow wrote: »

Not sure, but this is not eligible for any cashback

Thanks for the reply. It still seems like a decent price? Or what is the lowest with the Cashback?

TBH I was looking at getting this on dabs when I remembered seeing this thread on boards.

CurlyEng · 08-04-2014 03:59PM

Ballyv24 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. It still seems like a decent price? Or what is the lowest with the Cashback?

TBH I was looking at getting this on dabs when I remembered seeing this thread on boards.

Cashback ended end of March.

I did a lot of lurking and trawling and this was the best https://www.serversplus.com/microserver_cashback
I am sure this will return in a couple of months.

phantom_lord · 07-05-2014 08:47AM

I ordered this 8gb ram stick, can I leave one of the original stock ram sticks in with it or should I just use it on its own?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG9E7O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Trojan00 · 07-05-2014 11:38AM

I cannot vouch for this particular ram stick but I ordered an 8gb stick and left the original one in and it works fine with 10Gb.

phantom_lord wrote: »

I ordered this 8gb ram stick, can I leave one of the original stock ram stick in with it or should I just use it on its own?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG9E7O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

phantom_lord · 07-05-2014 12:33PM

Ah it's just a 1gb stick? I never checked, just presumed it was two 512s, cool.

Trojan00 · 07-05-2014 12:39PM

You should have 1x2gb stick as standard.

phantom_lord wrote: »

Ah it's just a 1gb stick? I never checked, just presumed it was two 512s, cool.

ballooba · 13-05-2014 10:33AM

Will this come back on offer or are they on a new generation now?

gerryk · 13-05-2014 10:37AM

@ballooba I suspect it will. The Gen 8 Microserver is a whole difference ballgame... it includes built in ILO and has the possibility of upgrading the CPU to a proper server CPU (Xeon E3-1xxx). They are more than twice the price, so not in the same market segment.

phantom_lord · 13-05-2014 02:05PM

Trojan00 wrote: »

You should have 1x2gb stick as standard.

phantom_lord wrote: »

I ordered this 8gb ram stick, can I leave one of the original stock ram sticks in with it or should I just use it on its own?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG9E7O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sorry yeah 1 x 2gb stick. I can confirm that ram works anyway if anyone's looking for options. It's certainly a lot snappier and more usable with the 10gbs. I probably made a mistake not going for ECC ram though.

stimpson · 13-05-2014 02:11PM

ECC is overkill for home use.

daveohdave · 13-05-2014 02:16PM

I don't think ECC will work in the anyway.

stimpson · 13-05-2014 02:18PM

daveohdave wrote: »

I don't think ECC will work in the anyway.

It does support it.

daveohdave · 13-05-2014 03:27PM

Sorry, it's registered ECC it doesn't support. As someone else has said though, it's overkill for most applications.

randombar · 17-05-2014 10:06AM

Just got tvheadend set up with xbmc, reckon it's going to replace my sky if it's stable enough.

Couple of things:

1) What are people using for dvb-s2 and dvb-t ? I have a one port dvb-s2 and it's working fine but obviously need a few more ports and terrestrial. (I'm on Ubuntu)

2) Probably going to put it in my utility room as there is a few satellite connections coming in there. My problem is headlessness, I know I can remote in but realVnc isn't really impressing me enough. Any suggestions?

3) Thinking of replacing the hotswap drive holder I have with a 2.5inch/3.5inch combo and moving the os to an SSD, I'd have to use the esata port in the back but should be ok. What do people think? Any cheap combos out there?

This thread is costing me a small fortune but it's saving me in the long run (That's what I keep telling the Mrs.)

stimpson · 19-06-2014 10:07PM

Wow - it's a year already since I got my Microserver.

Just wanted to remind people to check for dust bunnies - my drives were showing 41 deg yesterday and I had to crank the fan. I just brought it outside, dismantled it and cleaned it with a can of compressed air. I whipped out the video card as it's not used and now they have settled at 32 deg and the fan is dialed back to a whisper.

I'll soon have t add some drive space -- running at ~86% full. WD Reds are about 2/3s what they were last year, so another 3 TB I think...

HP ProLiant MicroServer

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