HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 Plus vs. Gen10 Hardware Overview

Post by Whinner » Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 2:19 PM UTC

andreasley wrote: post #30

captainmuon wrote: post #19

I've been thinking about getting a microserver. I already have a Synology NAS but I'd like something a bit more powerful to host Nextclound and a couple apps. The Gen8 Microservers seemed neat, but they are getting old and rarer on eBay. Gen10 seems like a step back performance and feature wise. With ILO not available (or a $100 upgrade), what is the benefit for a home / small business / enthusiast user of a Microser…

For a powerful microserver, you might want to consider SuperMicro's E300-9D-8CN8TP. It's tiny, comes with an 8-core Xeon D, has an M.2 slot, 4 x 10GbE and is even ESXi certified.

Post by kstenerud » Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 2:21 PM UTC

vbezhenar wrote: post #6

saagarjha wrote: post #4

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> I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. I'm curious: are you going to put this under your desk?

Actually I'm going to put it into my closet along with the rest of "home equipment" (UPS, GPON modem, switch, landline phone). Noise will disturb me at night, as I'm sleeping not far enough from there. I managed to configure Gen 8 to be quiet enough with some weird tricks (it was not by default). Basically I need for fan noise to be on par with HDD noise.

Post by aetimmes » Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 2:46 PM UTC

z3t4 wrote: post #48

aetimmes wrote: post #11

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> All you need is a wireframe made in wood or plastic Wood burns, plastic melts. When you have a bunch of racks full of a bunch of servers undrler heavy load, managing the environmental temperature of the datacenter is very important.

When you get melting/burning temperatures you are already screwed, and burning metal is far more dangerous, try turning some metal wool on fire.

Post by DCKing » Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 3:07 PM UTC

bayindirh wrote: post #43

DCKing wrote: post #39

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TDP is such a meaningless stat to criticize. People still caring about TDP is a huge pet peeve of mine. The TDP is a nearly entirely fictional number your modern CPU will never operate at. Especially in a home server, the CPU will be maxed out 0.001% of its life, if that. The only stat that matters is idle power, which it will be at for the majority of its life.

I'm happy to show you quite a few servers which run almost at their TDP for 7/24/365. Yes, it's not very applicable to home scenarios but spike loads create a lot of noise at home when a CPU has high TDP.

Post by brians » Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 3:36 PM UTC

DCKing wrote: post #39

vbezhenar wrote: post #3

I don't like: * Pentium G5420 has 54W TDP. That's a lot. It'll be noisy under load. I'd prefer something like Celeron G4932E with 27W. I don't need performance, I need quiet operation and ECC support. * iLO enablement kit is $100 and need physical delivery. No more $5 ebay key. That's a shame for home consumer. Also I was not able to find a price. Hoping for the best. Buying Gen8 for $300 with cheap iLO key was a gre…

TDP is such a meaningless stat to criticize. People still caring about TDP is a huge pet peeve of mine. The TDP is a nearly entirely fictional number your modern CPU will never operate at. Especially in a home server, the CPU will be maxed out 0.001% of its life, if that. The only stat that matters is idle power, which it will be at for the majority of its life.