#microserver — Public Fediverse posts

Thing is: I've still got my old HP Gen8 #microserver which, while limited to 16GB RAM, is more than powerful enough for what I want to do with it. I stopped using it because of the power draw of the Xeon CPU and 4x spinning disks, but if I'm looking at spending ~£300 on a new system, how long will it take me to realise £300 worth of power savings, even with our crazy UK leccy prices?

Thing is: I've still got my old HP Gen8 #microserver which, while limited to 16GB RAM, is more than powerful enough for what I want to do with it. I stopped using it because of the power draw of the Xeon CPU and 4x spinning disks, but if I'm looking at spending ~£300 on a new system, how long will it take me to realise £300 worth of power savings, even with our crazy UK leccy prices?

HPE MicroServer — его хотел каждый, и как его сознательно убили

Привет, постоянные и не очень читатели! Если вам нравятся компактные железки, вроде plug-компьютеров (розеточных), различных mini ITX форм-факторов и других Raspberry Pi и Intel NUC, то вы удачно наткнулись на этот лонгрид :) Здесь я расскажу про некогда великий и ужасный маленький и прекрасный HPE ProLiant MicroServer . Посмотрим на путь от небольшой и любимой админами башни на базе AMD Athlon Neo до приплюснутого дорогущего сервера с внешним БП; пробежимся по всем поколениям MicroServer (от N36L до Gen11). Из этого лонгрида вы узнаете, как эта железяка сначала покорила сердца домашних админов и энтузиастов, а потом разбила их ко всем чертям. И в конце уже традиционный опрос :) Приятного чтения, друзья! Дропдаун

https://habr.com/ru/companies/servermall/articles/942860/

#hpe #microserver #сервер #серверное_администрирование #nas #ilo #server #raspberry #компьютерное_железо #админы

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .April 19th, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc041925

#MAP #biomass #grasslands #NutNet #siderite #Sharp #Gale #water #Beekee #microserver #"pop-up digital classroom" #"Raspberry Pi-based" #biomechanical #real-time #dynamic #static #CD36 #uptake #PROTACS #"enhanced uptake"

My HP N54L MicroServer with TrueNAS is about 14 years old. As are the HDDs in it. It'll happily do ~90 MB/sec transfers on my Gigabit network as much as I ask it to. Pretty awesome if you think about it.

#TrueNAS #MicroServer

My HP N54L MicroServer with TrueNAS is about 14 years old. As are the HDDs in it. It'll happily do ~90 MB/sec transfers on my Gigabit network as much as I ask it to. Pretty awesome if you think about it.

#TrueNAS #MicroServer

Мой сервер бэкапов

Дошли наконец-то руки сделать персональный сервер бэкапов, который будет стоять не у меня дома. С этой мыслью я уже несколько лет хожу, делал несколько подходов, но вот наконец-то звёзды сошлись — у меня и железка под него образовалась, и дисков в достаточном количестве, и ОС наконец-то более-менее подобрал. В качестве железа выбрал старенький HP Microserver Gen7. Продавать большого смысла не видел, куда-то в продакшн ставить тоже — он почти на любой чих под 100% загружается, если какие-то сервисы вешать или просто в несколько потоков файлы по гигабитной сети копировать. А вот с простым хранением файлов он ещё справится.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/844444/

#truenas #microserver #backup #syncthing

Boot times are SLOW (fine if it's on all the time, but not great if you're maintaining it). It currently has no hardware transcoding, and adding it is a pain. I want to add another drive (plan is for 4x HDD in RAID10 and 2x SSD in RAID1), but I'll need an HBA. If you don't want to boot off one of the main four SATA ports (where my RAID10 is) you have to do this weird setup where you put the bootloader on a USB stick or microSD card and then point it to another drive...

#Microserver

Boot times are SLOW (fine if it's on all the time, but not great if you're maintaining it). It currently has no hardware transcoding, and adding it is a pain. I want to add another drive (plan is for 4x HDD in RAID10 and 2x SSD in RAID1), but I'll need an HBA. If you don't want to boot off one of the main four SATA ports (where my RAID10 is) you have to do this weird setup where you put the bootloader on a USB stick or microSD card and then point it to another drive...

#Microserver

In other non-Psion projects, I really need to get on with rebuilding my home server.

I'm pretty settled on giving #FreeBSD a go for the first time (although I might revisit #microOS). The question is the hardware.

I've had a Gen8 #Microserver since new. The case size is perfect. It's had various mods: fan and controller, Ivy Bridge CPU, Noctua CPU cooler, PicoPSU. The PicoPSU has really improved power consumption over the stock PSU. Having an iLO is really handy, too.

However, has its issues.

In other non-Psion projects, I really need to get on with rebuilding my home server.

I'm pretty settled on giving #FreeBSD a go for the first time (although I might revisit #microOS). The question is the hardware.

I've had a Gen8 #Microserver since new. The case size is perfect. It's had various mods: fan and controller, Ivy Bridge CPU, Noctua CPU cooler, PicoPSU. The PicoPSU has really improved power consumption over the stock PSU. Having an iLO is really handy, too.

However, has its issues.

For those who're interested, perhaps @withaveeay and @david, my Fediverse server is a Linux container running on a quad-core Intel N100 micro-server (see picture).

It's running Proxmox VE, currently with 4 LXC containers (including a GoToSocial server and a mail relay) and a full VM which is just acting as a docker host for a single docker container.

It uses about 9.5W at the wall when idle, blipping to 10.5W, and 15W when maxed out. The processor has a 6W TDP. The fan is usually off, and only comes on after a prolonged period of stress (once the case gets hot, it tends to stay hot), and it's pretty much silent. It could use a bit less power, but for some reason I felt the need to put 32GB of RAM in it, which currently is about 28GB more than I actually need 🤣

#GoToSocial #MicroServer #TinyComputing

For those who're interested, perhaps @withaveeay and @david, my Fediverse server is a Linux container running on a quad-core Intel N100 micro-server (see picture).

It's running Proxmox VE, currently with 4 LXC containers (including a GoToSocial server and a mail relay) and a full VM which is just acting as a docker host for a single docker container.

It uses about 9.5W at the wall when idle, blipping to 10.5W, and 15W when maxed out. The processor has a 6W TDP. The fan is usually off, and only comes on after a prolonged period of stress (once the case gets hot, it tends to stay hot), and it's pretty much silent. It could use a bit less power, but for some reason I felt the need to put 32GB of RAM in it, which currently is about 28GB more than I actually need 🤣

#GoToSocial #MicroServer #TinyComputing

No more VPS

https://cdn.marcin-lis.pl/2024/06/5451985.jpg

A little of history

For a really long time I was using Contabo VPS as my main server. I was really happy with it. Good thing was, I bought it long time ago, before changes in packages, so I had few cores more then you may have right now for the same price. Similar story was with system memory. Ok, disk storage was lower then you will get now, […]

#hp #microserver #server #service #technology #vps #web #www

https://marcin-lis.pl/technology/no-more-vps/

Kurze Frage an die #opensource und #openstack bubble:
Ich möchte #openstack kennenlernen und versuche herauszufinden, mit welcher Hardware ich ein entsprechendes #homeserver Projekt starten könnte.
- #raspberrypi ist zuhauf vorhanden (aber zu schwachbrüstig?)
- ein paar alte #nuc und #hp #microserver ebenfalls.
Sonst irgendwelche Alternativen bzw. sinnvolle Ergänzungen?

I recently replaced my 10 year old HP #MicroServer Gen8 (Xeon E3-1230 V2) by a new "Gen10 v2 plus" (Xeon E-2314).

Similar performance, same power consumption.

Pro: more silent (probably due to new fans), could upgrade to 64GiB RAM now.

So, the "Gen10 v2 plus" (great name, btw.!) is not worth the money. (except if you are afraid, your current Gen8 might die of old age, soon).

Fuck! The health led on my #HP Proliant #Microserver is red 🟥

I guess, I am not testing my backup today.

crying in sysadmin

Fuck! The health led on my #HP Proliant #Microserver is red 🟥

I guess, I am not testing my backup today.

crying in sysadmin

Lilbits: Humane’s wearable Ai Pin, Google’s next foldable, and a cheap micro server with speedy wired connectivity #Ai, #Google, #GoogleComet, #Humane, #HumaneAiPin, #Lilbits, #MicroServer, #PalmshellNextH2, #PixelBudsPro, #PixelFold, #Ubports, #UbuntuTouch

https://liliputing.com/lilbits-humanes-wearable-ai-pin-googles-next-foldable-and-a-cheap-micro-server-with-speedy-wired-connectivity/

Lilbits: Humane’s wearable Ai Pin, Google’s next foldable, and a cheap micro server with speedy wired connectivity #Ai, #Google, #GoogleComet, #Humane, #HumaneAiPin, #Lilbits, #MicroServer, #PalmshellNextH2, #PixelBudsPro, #PixelFold, #Ubports, #UbuntuTouch

https://liliputing.com/lilbits-humanes-wearable-ai-pin-googles-next-foldable-and-a-cheap-micro-server-with-speedy-wired-connectivity/

Earlier this year a startup called Humane demonstrated an upcoming device that’s expected to be a screenless wearable AI assistant. But when the company didn’t actually show us what it looks like or tell us when it would arrive.
Now we have answers to both questions… kind of. The company partnered with Paris-based fashion house […]

https://liliputing.com/lilbits-humanes-wearable-ai-pin-googles-next-foldable-and-a-cheap-micro-server-with-speedy-wired-connectivity/

PALMSHELL NeXT H2 is a "micro server," or a compact computer with a $199 starting price and two 10 GbE SFP+ cages, a 2.5 GbE RJ45 jack, optional WiFi, up to 32GB RAM and 512GB NVMe storage, and a Ryzen R1505G chip (its weakest link). https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/09/30/palmshell-next-h2-sbc-micro-server-10gbe-networking/ #PalmshellNextH2 #MicroServer #MiniPC #

PALMSHELL NeXT H2 is a "micro server," or a compact computer with a $199 starting price and two 10 GbE SFP+ cages, a 2.5 GbE RJ45 jack, optional WiFi, up to 32GB RAM and 512GB NVMe storage, and a Ryzen R1505G chip (its weakest link). https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/09/30/palmshell-next-h2-sbc-micro-server-10gbe-networking/ #PalmshellNextH2 #MicroServer #MiniPC #

After 60 hours of stresstest/validation using `badblocks`, I can finally shuck them and put them in my #microserver !

Meet my new 20TB #ZFS mirror :shibahearteyes:

After 60 hours of stresstest/validation using `badblocks`, I can finally shuck them and put them in my #microserver !

Meet my new 20TB #ZFS mirror :shibahearteyes:

Today is #storage day 🤩

Waiting for a read+write pass of `badblocks` to finish, before #shucking them and putting them into the #microserver gen8 👌

#zfs #nas

(forgot the picture in my first toot)

Today is #storage day 🤩

Waiting for a read+write pass of `badblocks` to finish, before #shucking them and putting them into the #microserver gen8 👌

#zfs #nas

(forgot the picture in my first toot)

Moved from #Ubuntu to #Debian on my #HP #Gen8 #MicroServer recently and apart from needing the fix linked below, everything went pretty smoothly.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1971505/comments/18

#Xeon E3-1265L v2 successfully installed in the #HP #Microserver #Gen8 🙂

It's the most powerful CPU this machine accepts, with four hyperthreaded cores (8 threads).

But it has a lower TDP than the i3 that it replaces !

Got this for cheap from Aliexpress, time to upgrade my #HP #Microserver #Gen8 ❤️

Got this for cheap from Aliexpress, time to upgrade my #HP #Microserver #Gen8 ❤️

A short #blog post on how I boot my HP #microserver #gen8 from the internal SATA port, even with AHCI mode selected.

https://yolops.net/usb-drive-grub-chainloader.html

#NAS #ZFS

New #NAS received today ❤️

Made a good deal on a used HP #Microserver Gen8, to replace my trusty Microserver G7 #N54L.

No change planned on the software side, though, I'm continuing with #Debian and #ZfsOnLinux.

#zfs

So, in the category of my #microserver Mastodon instance... (That's more of a cute name, eh?)

Seems like growth and follows have slowed a bit - in line with overall Mastodon growth.

But the main issue is discoverability. Google doesn't seem to be doing well, search-wise, in finding servers.

And #mastodon server instance directories are a bit all over the place.

I think the most reasonable step would be a landing page (subdomain) that is more Google-friendly.

Other than that, wait-and-see?

So, in the category of my #microserver Mastodon instance... (That's more of a cute name, eh?)

Seems like growth and follows have slowed a bit - in line with overall Mastodon growth.

But the main issue is discoverability. Google doesn't seem to be doing well, search-wise, in finding servers.

And #mastodon server instance directories are a bit all over the place.

I think the most reasonable step would be a landing page (subdomain) that is more Google-friendly.

Other than that, wait-and-see?

Bon je galère toujours à trouver la solution la plus "stable" pour mon serveur maison 😅

Je me demande ce qui est le plus pertinent (sur double coeur / 8Go de mémoire) #hp proliant #microserver #nl54

#yunohost en directe avec un volume #lvm avec 2 * 2To 🤔

#proxmox avec deux vm (une yunohost et une openmediavault) avec un montage NFS 🤔

Des avis ? :)

Hello les zinzinternet ! Est-ce que ça intéresse quelqu'un un #HP Proliant #Microserver #N54L ?
Je ne me sert plus du mien et du coup je m'en sépare. Pour 50€ et récupérable sur Lille (enfin Hellemmes) ;-)
#nas

@Toasterson: Jupp, mein anderer, noch laufender #Backupserver ist ebenfalls ein #HPE #ProLiant #MicroServer #Gen10. Tut problemlos. 🙂