Building a nas using a hp microserver, freenas and zfs good. Jun 04, 20 im leaning towards the hp as they are offering a. Some products seem almost too good to be true and i think the hp proliant microserver n40l is one of them. Freenas, hp microserver, microserver, nas, zfs 1 comment ive been wanting to setup a home nas network attached storage solution for a while on which to store the masses of media files, documents, backups etc. Hp gen8 microserver as nas and media server where to start. Oct 03, 2014 the hp proliant microserver gen8 is an extension of their popular microserver platform thats been available since 2010. Hello to all, i bought a hp microserver g7 n54l and installed windows home server 2011. Hp care pack services offer a standard reactive hardware and software support services suite sold separately, or combined with our support plus and support plus 24 services. By downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license agreement. It was jan 19, 2016 hi there i can get a decent hp proliant micro server with 4 bays for around 450 eur. Nas performance testing on my gen8 microserver nas reset.
Currently got 2x2tb hds in a dlink 323 nas using raid1, with over 1. Hp microserver n54l rebuild my nas build openmediavault. On the sound advice of avforum threads i have gone ahead and bought an hp n40l microserver, four 2tb seagate barracuda drives and 2x4gb of compatible ram. Before i bought the hp i read about the installation problems with the gen10 here on this forum. As most people here as said, nas is simpler to operate, media server, iscsi support etc. Installing synology software onto a hp proliant n40l.
Hi i have one of the old hp microservers, not sure what model but im pretty sure it runs an atom or celeron. A microserver is more lightweight server than powerful nas. Amd opteron x3216 1,63,0 ghz, 2 core, 4 core di grafica, 1 mb, 1215w udimm da 8 gb 1x8 gb non incluse, 4 unita lff sata hpe non hotplug supportate. Hp microserver gen 10 helps businesses to provide better and easy access to data, more efficiency in operations, while reducing operating expenses. Hpe proliant microserver gen10 is available with clearos software from hpe 3 delivering an intuitive web based gui and application marketplace that is preloaded on your hard drive, making it ready to use right out of the box.
Windows 8 yes installs without a hitch and all components detected. Atm i have eth0 and the ilo ports connected to the switch but not eth1. Nov 09, 2012 on the sound advice of avforum threads i have gone ahead and bought an hp n40l microserver, four 2tb seagate barracuda drives and 2x4gb of compatible ram. The microserver idea is pretty simple, bring enterprisestyle server features to smbs that either dont want or dont need a larger more traditional rackbased infrastructure. Mar 24, 2015 there are many different ways to go about setting one up. I could be wrong, but i believe the hp microserver units open the door for just about whatever os you want. Nov 11, 2015 hp microserver gen8 setup part 1 duration. Hp microserver gen8 wd red 3 tb i have a hp microserver gen 8 configured with 4x3 wd red hard drives as raid. Building a nas using a hp microserver, freenas and zfs. Dec 11, 2017 hi i have one of the old hp microservers, not sure what model but im pretty sure it runs an atom or celeron. Aug 01, 2015 i recently bought a hp proliant microserver gen8. Synology dsm xpenology on hp proliant microserver gen8. For those who dream of acquiring a synology nas but lack the financial stamina, a solution may be available if you do not mind tinkering.
Some software requires a valid warranty, current hewlett packard enterprise support contract, or a license fee. Some products seem almost too good to be true and i think. Hp proliant microserver gen 10 is a compact and uniquely designed server, ideal for home and small offices desiring to build their first it server environment with an easy to use form factor. Hp proliant g7 microserver n54l 4 gb ram 1x 80gb 2. Because this is a beginners guide, ill be using the hp proliant microserver gen8 g1610t as my server of choice. The microserver stayed under 1ms in both our sql and oracle test with highlights being 197k iops sql, 178k iops sql 9010, 149k iops sql 8020, 4k iops oracle, 172k iops oracle 90. The microserver idea is pretty simple, bring enterprisestyle server.
For my nas use is there any point in connecting both data nics on the hp microserver. Hp proliant microserver gen8 1xg1610t 1x2gb ecc ddr3 3. Amd opteron x3216 1,63,0 ghz, 2 core, 4 core di grafica, 1 mb, 1215w udimm da 8 gb 1x8 gb non. We are then going to focus on the storagecentric aspects of the server. Home lab configurar raid hp proliant microserver gen8 youtube. Walter writes that hp realized the microserver ate too much into their upper level server line.
I believe it is running windows home server again an old version. Jul 14, 2015 in early may of 20 starting with performance comparison of windows server 2012 essentials on the hp proliant n40l microserver and the hp proliant n54l g7 microserver i posted a number of blogs where i compared the performance of a number of machines using the intel nas performance toolkit v1. It seems that a new and faster version is on the horizon. Instead of the prebuilt oses on the qnap or synology boxes, my understanding is you can run windows, linux, esxi, proxmox, unraid, etc. In my case, the solution certainly wont be an ml 30. First, we are going to look at the general purpose server hardware. The hp proliant microserver is a general purpose server that provides an infrastructure for either windows server 2012 r2 essentials edition a unique cloudenabled solution or windows server 2012 r2 foundation edition providing a familiar windows user interface. Im thinking of using the server as an alternative to a nas box i can install my own os ill use a linux distro for thisand its reasonably customiseable. Hi there i can get a decent hp proliant micro server with 4 bays for around 450 eur. Hp proliant microserver n40l is a great nas or router. Hello, i have just bought an hp microserver gen10 to run freenas on to replace my failing netgear readynas duo and probably once i have it working to replace my qnap nas as well.
Use unetbootin to burn the iso to the usb stick unetbootin. I also have whs11 on dvd and an old internal dvd drive, which i guess i can put in the provided bay to at least install the os if nothing. Hpe proliant microserver gen10 is available with clearos software from hpe 3 delivering an. Home lab configurar raid hp proliant microserver gen8.
Marvell storage utility msu for hpe proliant microserver gen10 server. Im kind of fancying getting a qnap nas and using the drives i currently have in the hp. The g8 has much more grunt and you could put synology os on the g8. Simple access to hard drives, memory and pcie slots allow easy management, installation and upgrades.
Hpe proliant microserver gen10 is available with clearos software from hpe delivering an intuitive web based gui and application marketplace that is preloaded on your hard drive, making it ready to use right out of the box. Hp microserver gen10 plus tower server for small business, intel xeon e2224 3. Before starting the installation of the freenas it is very important to configure the hp microserver to boot from the odd drive, otherwise, the system will not start after the installation. Oct 23, 2011 freenas, hp microserver, microserver, nas, zfs 1 comment ive been wanting to setup a home nas network attached storage solution for a while on which to store the masses of media files, documents, backups etc. Hp microserver nas i currently have an hp microserver configured with unraid software and it runs fine. Intel xeon scalable 81008200 series intel xeon scalable 6100. But last time i powercycled it, the usb containing the os had.
This particular micro server is an excellent starting. Freenas, hp microserver, microserver, nas, zfs 1 comment ive been wanting to setup a home nas network attached storage solution for a while on which to store the masses of media. Hello, i was able to get my n40l to recognize 18gb of the following ram not on the current list. Xpenology brings the diskstation manager to your pcserver which also includes native support for the hp proliant n40l microserver. Hp microserver nas but last time i powercycled it, the usb containing the os had become corrupted i suspect a problem with the os and it was a pita to get it going again. Im thinking of using the server as an alternative to a. Installing synology software onto a hp proliant n40l microserver. The hp proliant microserver is a general purpose server that provides an infrastructure for either windows server 2012 r2 essentials edition a unique cloudenabled solution or windows server 2012.
My main transfer will be between pc and nas via a 1gbit switch plus serving media video out to the tvs. Server entrylevel hpe proliant microserver gen10 x3216 1p 8 gbu 4 sata nhp lff 200 w ps. The microserver once again saw a submillisecond in lc boot with a peak of 60k iops. With that said i currently have no idea which is the best bang for buck nas out of the market if you have any nas recommendations or advice on setting up a microserver id like to hear it. There are many different ways to go about setting one up. I have had my hp proliant n40l microserver for a long time and its been my best server ever. Hp proliant microserver operating system support n.
Format a usb stick with fat32 ntfs will not work, even if you try it 10 times 3. Follow the hp microserver gen8 install ssd in odd slot tutorial to see how to install the ssd. Some software requires a valid warranty, current hewlett packard. With that said i currently have no idea which is the best bang for. It was hp microserver and trying to work out the best way to set it up. In this article will present how to install freenas on the ssd drive installed in the odd bay. My goal wasis to get a cheap x86 nas with lots of ram and good performance, and the cheapest prebuilt solution thecus n4810 fitting my criteria was about 430 the microserver was 200 cheaper. The hp proliant microserver is a costeffective starter server recommended for. Jan 06, 2016 hp proliant microserver gen8 1xg1610t 1x2gb ecc ddr3 3. Nas box or use cheap hp microserver solved windows 10 forums. Mar 10, 2020 the microserver stayed under 1ms in both our sql and oracle test with highlights being 197k iops sql, 178k iops sql 9010, 149k iops sql 8020, 4k iops oracle, 172k iops oracle 9010, and 152k iops oracle 8020. I have both and in the end i use the my 2 bay synology nas box file sharing, media server etc, and repurposed the microserver n36l as a esx host. If you are into the market for a very small, silent, efficient, yet capable home server, please take this device into consideration. The hp proliant microserver gen8 is an extension of their popular microserver platform thats been available since 2010.
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