HP ProLiant MicroServer

fxit_man:
Currently I have to specify the temporary/incomplete download folders to download to /tmp/*, and then to move the completed downloads to like /media/data or something like that. This works rather well for NZB downloads, since the incomplete downloads are all .rar parts, which has to be extracted and not just moved from incomplete to complete.
Unfortunately I don't have a more elegant solution for this yet.

iDOL:
I'm using RouterOS for routing, because I have multiple PPPoE connections and a VPN to my office, which all requires routing.
Yes, you can do the routing in linux or with DD-WRT, but it is such a hassle to make those routes persistent (that you don't lose the settings as soon as you restart the device).
Windows can't route per port as far as I know - only IP based routing.

All-in-all, doing router setups with MikroTik RouterOS is just so much simpler than doing it on Linux/Windows/DD-WRT.
 
@fxit_man:
Please clear your inbox ;)

My primary objective with downloading things to RAM would be to spin down the hard drives most of the time to save electricity.
 
A colleague of mine's HP N36L died this weekend. Took me 5 minutes to check warranty online and another 30minutes to test it and see that it's either the CPU or MB
I called HP support this morning @ 10am, they called back @ 10:45, saying DHL will deliver a replacement motherboard/CPU tomorrow morning.
How do they make a profit AT ALL with prices like we paid and service like this :)

Well done HP!
 
I've heard of lots of those N36L's failing? A friend of mines also failed, luckily hard drive was ok though.

Hope this is not an as common issue as it sounds?
 
I've got a separate HTPC for that stuff :) and the on board supports HDMI 1.4 bit streaming of lossless audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Optical doesn't have enough bandwidth to stream those lossless formats. But of course that's not for most people :)
 
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Hey guys, sorry if this is a re-post but 115 pages is a lot to read through, i would like to build another separate server to my microserver which can hold more than 5 hdds, but i want it to use the same HDD bays and docking style system of the microserver so i can easily swap the HDDS without unscrewing etc, anyone know where i can buy the bay like this, ideally for 10 3.5" drives. Thanks in advance :)
 
Addicted2pawn said:
Hey guys, sorry if this is a re-post but 115 pages is a lot to read through, i would like to build another separate server to my microserver which can hold more than 5 hdds, but i want it to use the same HDD bays and docking style system of the microserver so i can easily swap the HDDS without unscrewing etc, anyone know where i can buy the bay like this, ideally for 10 3.5" drives. Thanks in advance :)
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Firstly, this probably isn't the place to post this since it doesn't have much to do with the microservers, rather start your own thread and you'll probably get more help

Secondly good luck with finding something...You'll probably find importing it is cheaper and buying 2 Microserver's is cheaper and easier!

Importing, one of these is probably the cheapest option $300 + shipping import duty + powersupply R650 = ~ R4150- R4650

Or you could build your own, start with a case with 8-9 x 5.25bays (antec nice hundred or twelve hundred) and add some icydock 4in3 hotswappable bays
~R1000(antec 900) + R1076 x3 (3 x Icy dock) + Power supply R650 = ~R4850


2 x Microservers
2 x R1400 = R2800

The other 2 options also exclude MB + CPU
 
Or buy a add-in RAID adapter and run the cables outside the micro server.

Microservers (R1400) + LSI SAS2008 (R700) + 2x Mini-SAS (R200-R250) = R 2350
6 Drives on the Microserver + 8 Drives on the LSI SAS2008.

Still need an external enclosure for the drives tho (can use another PC case if you don't care how it looks).
 
right so the guys running XBMC, Win 7 and something like AMD 6450 (guess any ATI card would do) as HTPC, what are your settings for getting good quality picture?

I still have that "over sharpened" look when I am just in Windows, still have to test when running a movie via XBMC.

the TV for my setting the machine up is a LG 32", but it will be running on a Sammy 50".
 
Off-The-Chart said:
right so the guys running XBMC, Win 7 and something like AMD 6450 (guess any ATI card would do) as HTPC, what are your settings for getting good quality picture?

I still have that "over sharpened" look when I am just in Windows, still have to test when running a movie via XBMC.

the TV for my setting the machine up is a LG 32", but it will be running on a Sammy 50".
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See if you can't just correct it on the TV itself via the sharpness controls. My TV's sharpness with a HDMI source is also quite hectic, but I just toned it down a bit and now it looks fine.
 
getting one soon hopefully. is it possible to run normal stuff on here? my son needs a pc to run a school program on. in the meantime i will try to figure out how to feed my ps3, media player and tv with this little gem!
 
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getting one soon hopefully. is it possible to run normal stuff on here? my son needs a pc to run a school program on. in the meantime i will try to figure out how to feed my ps3, media player and tv with this little gem!
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By normal I assume you mean a windows program?

If you install windows, yes!

How the program will run depends what program it is and how cpu intensive it is.
Also take note that it doesn't have a sound card by default so if the school program requires sound you'll need a usb sound card or something of the sort.
 
SomeoneEls said:
By normal I assume you mean a windows program?

If you install windows, yes!

How the program will run depends what program it is and how cpu intensive it is.
Also take note that it doesn't have a sound card by default so if the school program requires sound you'll need a usb sound card or something of the sort.
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was hoping to use the son angle when i pitch to the government. this will make the pitch tougher.. the government has something that works. usually not interested in advancements..
 
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