Just had a look on HP Proliant MicroServer specs, they look well-balanced and promising. My current gear is Dell Vostro desktop and Acer Aspire netbook. The brilliant Microserver would be used for learning new technologies in my home lab, as well as for reliable storage of family media.
I'd be keen to deploy this in one of our branch offices (way out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean). Low power consumption and small foot print are ideal. Max out the RAM, add a dual-port nic, install ESXi on flash drive, then attach external iSCSI storage (thinking iomega px4/px6 300d) for VMs.
I'd love to use this as a media server. At the moment I don't really have one - I have an external HDD connected via USB to me PS3... nothing like a server at all really.
At home I have a massive, ancient machine cobbled together from various dead machines. It's the ultimate Frankenstein server. Every day I expect it to melt down into a pile of molten plastic and fried circuits. For me, this machine would me a sense of security and comfort my current rig doesn't offer! Not to mention the fact that I wouldn't have to keep the current rig hidden out of embarrassment when my friends come over. :)
Hanging head in shame, I had to look this up to see what it is! But what an amazing thing it is, and think of all the files, photo's, everything else that I could store on it. And when I have to 'redo' the computer here, i wouldnt necessarily lose everything, which I routinely do...... Good job Mauricio!
I had to click the link to read up what this machine is all about. Just having one of these machines in my home would make my dumb mates say WTH is that!! 'That mate is a HP Proliant Microserver! You mean you never heard of them? Your so living in the 90s man' If I win do you think I could get a free copy of 'Server for dummies' if available? Thanks. :)
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Let's see... I have 4 computers (3 laptops, 1 nettop) actively in use.
MacBook Pro 15" (MacBookPro5,4) Mac OS X 10.6.7, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB NVidia MCP79 AHCI HDD, 256MB VRAM GPU (NVidia GeForce 9400M)
Acer Aspire R3600 Nettop PC Windows 7 Ultimate (32-Bit), Intel Atom 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB WD Caviar, 1009.2MB VRAM ION Chipset (NVidia ION)
Dell Vostro 1400 Ubuntu 11.04, Intel Core 2 Duo 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM, HDD & Graphics Information irrelevant, Backup Minecraft server (Wake-On-LAN when HP Notebook fails to send acknowledgement to network.)
HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC (Used as a Minecraft Server) Ubuntu 11.04, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Process TK-53, 4GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Graphics Information irrelevant, used as a Minecraft server.
So it's a Microserver that's being given away, is it? Well, it would sure replace the HP Pavilion Notebook I have... it's not meant to be a server, really. It's got the power to do so... it's got a broken screen, so there's an additional reason... but I think I could do many other things with that machine. I would use the Microserver greatly as a web & Minecraft server. Alongside, I'd use it as a shared resource server with other games (such as ones provided on Steam.) File storage is in the idea as well.
I've got many other uses, but they're related to gaming and web production/publication utilities. Good luck to everyone!
I have a home network server, an Acer AH320, running Windows Home Server. It works very well, but it a tad slow - somewhat CPU constrained. The Proliant looks to address the performance and expandability constraints that the otherwise excellent Acer machine has. I'd like to see how much a difference that would make.
I currently have two Dell Dimension 3100 computers running Windows XP Pro. Whilst they have done a good job, they are getting tired and will need replacing.
An HP Proliant Microserver would be a perfect replacement for these ageing machines and would give me the ability to do more in less time than I am doing now.
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