Good Cheap Server - HP Proliant Microserver 4 BAY - OWNERS THREAD

crinkleshoes · 21 Apr 2016 at 14:37

Current cashback promo is available until April 31st & you can still buy it for £179.99 new. Just google it and you will find a supplier... can't link here due to competitor rules.

GDL · 21 Apr 2016 at 16:21

Mel_P said:
Quandary - should I buy another with money off to keep as spares + the extra 4GB of HP memory (which is £70 if bought as a "spare")

£80-ish and you can get 16GB ram for it.
Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G RAM

Trig · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:23

There is a place online that was selling for £190 with 16Gb RAM and £55 cashback, now showing out of stock tho

quickshot89 · 22 Apr 2016 at 12:10

anyone remember what 8GB sticks work with the n54l? I already have 1x8GB and a 1x2GB, but want to bump it to16GB

GDL · 22 Apr 2016 at 12:25

KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G RAM That's the ram I've used in both. It's a little slower than the stock Gen8 ram but heh.

Scotteh · 22 Apr 2016 at 20:31

I've had the microserver (N54L as shipped) sitting with WS2012 for a while, used it as a torrent box but as of late I've not downloaded any torrents in about 6 months (must be running out of linux distros)... it also runs horribly with 2GB of RAM on WS2012.

As such I'm considering using it as more of a file share/backup storage location...

I've got plenty of 1TB drives about and don't think I would need a considerable amount of space..

My data is currently backed up to an internal hard drive (only really backed up in the event of my SSD failing) this is done with Acronis TrueImage.

Any suggestions on OS etc?

Zangoose · 23 Apr 2016 at 14:29

Hi all,

Will I need to put in a graphics card into the Microserver for smooth playback from Plex or will be okay without it?

MagicBoy · 23 Apr 2016 at 14:35

Directly from the Microserver, or with it as the back end Plex server?

Zangoose · 23 Apr 2016 at 14:48

MagicBoy said:
Directly from the Microserver, or with it as the back end Plex server?

It'll be a back end Plex server.

djkav · 24 Apr 2016 at 14:50

So, if i install Drivepool on Windows 2012r2.

When I install the drive into the back bay. Do I just set it up as RAID 0 and a single logical disc?

Then add it to drivepool?

crinkleshoes · 24 Apr 2016 at 18:34

Trig · 24 Apr 2016 at 23:06

Depends what mode you have the controller in, but in short yes, more or less.

Scotspaul · 25 Apr 2016 at 06:20

MattGarner said:
It'll be a back end Plex server.

I have mine running Plex server with playback on a Raspberry PI and runs very smoothly
This is on Synology / Expenology

MagicBoy · 25 Apr 2016 at 06:43

MattGarner said:
It'll be a back end Plex server.

No benefit to fitting a graphics card then...

nox_uk · 25 Apr 2016 at 08:43

just upgraded mine to a e3-1265l v2

very happy with the extra threads! only pulling 5w more at the socket too on normal running.

quickshot89 · 25 Apr 2016 at 08:58

nox_uk said:
just upgraded mine to a e3-1265l v2 very happy with the extra threads! only pulling 5w more at the socket too on normal running.

how much?

Mel_P · 26 Apr 2016 at 10:27

crinkleshoes said:
That text is almost impossible to read...

Sorry - I couldn't seem to change it. Now done.

Clark Nova · 27 Apr 2016 at 11:09

Think I'm going to spring for the 16GB memory this month for the microserver, I'm starting to build some KVM based virtual machines. My concern is that the more load I add to it, the greater the cooling requirement so the fan at higher rpms will become something of a "relationship test" with the good lady wife.

Perhaps I'll need to see about shifting it out into the garage and try it on some homeplugs.

crinkleshoes · 27 Apr 2016 at 12:45

I've been trying to get homeplugs sorted so I can hide mine in the basement in this new place... unfortunately I can't run a dedicated ethernet cable to the basement like I was able to in the last place.

When I was testing the homeplugs on a power network with nearly nothing plugged in... I was able to get 100mbit throughput to the basement... yey! I thought... it's gonna work!

Now that there are things connected to the power... best I can do is a variable 45-55mbit and it's not fast enough to stream full blu-ray rips without buffering

The noise is starting to drive me a little nuts and it's not that loud... i'm just used to quieter.

ANDARIAL · 27 Apr 2016 at 18:51

Is it that impossible to run a cable?or are you just being lazy?