Im asking because im currently looking for a very stable solution for my parents house. Hp just released the gen 10, so you can get one of those gen8 for about 200 in germany. Hey, what do you guys think about a hp microserver gen 8. Hp proliant microserver gen8 maintenance and service guide abstract this document is for an experienced service technician. Click here to access the software and driver downloads for gen9 servers. Solved hp microserver gen8 e3 for home nas and and vm. Ive been to costa rica here, didnt notice any intel.
Freenas will install just fine on the ms without any modifications and everything seems to work just fine, so ill skim over the install and add some detail to the configuration i used. Hp proliant microserver gen8 maintenance and service guide. Hi all, i have recently been noticing that my microserver g1610t is really struggling with everything im throwing at it. Warming up the hp microserver gen8 and ps18108g switch. Installing freenas on hpe gen10 proliant microserver. This usb stick is inserted on the usb port that is mounted on the motherboard inside the microserver. Hello, id planed to install clearos on a hp microserver gen8 g1610t, with an 160 gb hdd on bay 1, with 3 nics, the 2 onboard nics and one in the pci express slot. Cheapest ever backup solution proliant micro server tutorial. Software tools designed to help user to perform online firmware updates so its os dependant because it works on os exist thats true for various server components such as ilo4, system rom, nic, smart array. Some software requires a valid warranty, current hewlett packard enterprise support contract, or a license fee. 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. Download freenas open source storage operating system. It came today and i was super excited to install freenas and import my zfs pools, but here i am after four hours with an osless server. When you try to install freenas 11 on the new hpe proliant microserver gen10 x3216, the installer stops booting and appears to be stuck at.
System rompaq firmware upgrade for hp proliant microserver gen8 j06 servers for usb keymedia by downloading, you agree to the terms and conditions of the hewlett packard enterprise software license agreement. Ive been a fan of hps microserver line for many years. Hp microserver gen8 intelligent provisioning dont boot hello everybody, first one sorry for my english, im french guy and try to explain my problem. If you need help to install the ssd drive follow hp microserver gen8 install ssd in odd slot tutorial. To configure the hp microserver gen8 too boot from the odd slot, dedicated for the optical drive check the following steps. Ive got a microserver gen8 since few days and want to reinstall intelligent provisionning because when i press f10 on boot i go to grub version 2. I just upgraded from a hp gen7 proliant microserver n36l to a hpe gen10 proliant microserver entry model after ram starvation gave me issues see post. All of them are running nonstop since i bought them. Heres a quick overview of installing the ibm serverraid m1015 hba aka lsi sas92208i in the hp gen8 microserver. Link to software and driver downloads for gen9 and gen10 servers. I have downloaded the cleaos 7,0 beta 2 iso image and put in an usb stick with dd. If you want to learn more about the gen8 microserver a good place to start is proliant microserver gen8 links and the microserver subforum of the hss forums where you are welcomed to join us with any questions andor comments on. I looked at freenas, nas4free, and openmediavault omv. Hello, i was able to get my n40l to recognize 18gb of the following ram not on the current list.
Hello this is my first nas build im not a stranger to the nas world, i have a zyxel 320, but its 2 slow, high consumption, and easy to freeze, and only has 2 drive bays. It is helpful if you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels and are familiar with weight and stability precautions. I have had my hp proliant n40l microserver for a long time and its been my best server ever. I just got a gen 7 microserver proliant n54l a month or so ago. Follow the hp microserver gen8 install ssd in odd slot tutorial to see how to install the ssd. It does not require another os purchase and can be ordered now. Microserver gen8 with front panel open, revealing pluggable drive bays. So, ive managed to get my hands on some new intel processors to test in the hpe proliant microserver gen8, now supported and the microcode has been updated in the latest bios as reported in this blog here, ive got two of the following.
All that needs to be done is to download the read more installing freenas on a hp microserver gen8. As of writing this the current stable version of freenas is 9. The hp proliant gen8 microserver is a fun machine to work with but the sgdm takes it to a whole new level. Biggest benefit is in my opinion the ilo management. 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 proliant gen8 microserver xeon e31265lv2 note power draw on meter is 42. They have proven to be true proliant servers, in the sense of having good.
Fix for freenas on hpe microserver gen10 x3216 stuck. The hba has two 6gbps sas ports each port has 4 lanes, each lane is 6gbps giving a theoretical maximum of 24gbps per port and 48gbps continue reading m1015 hba in the hp gen8 microserver. Hp microserver 1x intel celeron g1610t processor 2x 4gb ecc ram 2x wd red 1tb hdd 2x sandisk ultra 2 240gb ssd windows server 2012 r2 foundation hp rok drive. The gen8 microserver is a decent product, but hpe just announced a new gen10 microserver that comes with clearos. Hp microserver gen8 boot from ssd install on odd bay. This item hp proliant microserver gen8 ultra micro tower server 783958s01 hpe 873830s01 proliant microserver gen10 ultra micro tower server 1 x amd opteron x3216 dualcore 2 core 1. Gen 8 microserver freenas hewlett packard enterprise. Hp proliant microserver gen8 user guide abstract this document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. Hp assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards. While my gen8 microserver running freenas has been perfect with the original celeron g1610t, the one running proxmox was another story its not really surprising that once i reached 5 or 6 virtual machines the dual core g1610t was a bit out of its depth this resulted in some very poor performance across the board, especially when i started to throw some demanding tasks at it. In this article will present how to install freenas on the ssd drive installed in the odd bay. The gen8 looks a lot prettier than the earlier model, and its much easier to get the motherboard out though thats only necessary for a cpu upgrade as the ram is now easily accessible.
If i look at upgrading the cpu on the gen8 micro server to a low powered xeon it would be a very powerful little box. Building a nas using a hp microserver, freenas and zfs. Hh drive bay which some users had deployed with a multi2. Installing freenas on a hp microserver gen8 muffins lab. In my opinion, if you have a gen8 microserver you are going to want a schoondoggy gen8 drive mount. I bought my first one in 2011, my second one in 20 and my third one a few days ago. Of course, the system has limited cpu power but it should be enough for basic file serving. The schoondoggy gen8 drive mount for the hp proliant gen8. Gen 8 microserver freenas there isnt a correct version of firmware for freenas because firmware is, mostly, os independant. The list i have compiled is related to what interested me enough to download an iso and have a play in esxi to see how easy they were to understand or just get the job done. After the nluug presentation on freenas, i bit the bullet and bought the hp microserver n40l for experimentation. Denon avr1909, denon dvd1800bd, panasonic txp50vt30b, mordantshort alumni 7. Experiments with different intel processors in a hpe. I downloaded the install image from the freenas website, burned to a cd, connected an external cd drive to the server, and booted from the cd.