I just ran some power consumption tests and i thought i would share the results if anyone is interested. I want to build a nas as all of you guys have done already but i need some info. An osless hp microserver costs a fraction of what a qnap nas does, and this way i wouldnt be married to an overpriced, lowspec proprietary platform. Can you someone tell me real difference between them and whats the performance difference. An htpc system typically has a remote control and the software interface normally has a 10foot user interface design so that it can be comfortably viewed at typical television viewing distances. After reading lots of happy customer comments on the ebuyer site saying how well it made a nas box when running something like freenas, and with the cashback offer deadline fast. Building your nas with a hp microserver n40l liam gladdy. Power usage of a hp microserver n40l post by kugew 21 apr 20. Cheap nas with zfs in hp microserver n40l juho garo makinen. An osless hp microserver costs a fraction of what a qnap nas does, and this way i wouldnt be married to an overpriced, low. As i can see here, hp microserver is very popular for xpenology os. Youre right, even on my n40l dmesg reports bcm5784. Help with nas decision synology disk station on hp n40l etc.
Hp proliant microserver n40l is a great nas or router. Ive briefly tried freenas and amahi, without a raid, and im very tempted to go with. If you are running it simply as a nas though, your media players need to be able to read the files rather than streaming from the n40l. Since i need more disk space i was looking for a good nas solution. Oct, 2014 replacing the fans in my hp n40l microserver posted on october, 2014 by kevinelp the n40l is a nice little server box, with space for 4 hdds, that is my kitchen sink linux box at home. The only difference between the three models is the cpu speed. Make your life easier by using freenas to build and. Its just been sitting there collecting dust, because im not sure how it would handle freenas with zfs. Hp has recently launched a new version of the ever so popular microserver. Microserver n40l vs n54l archives xpenology community. Detailed side by side comparison of amd athlon ii neo n36l vs n40l specs can be found in the specifications section below. So, was just looking at the specs for the hp microserver already own one to check supported raid modes and noticed it supposedly has a storage limit of 8 tb 4 x 2 tb 3. For home freenas open source storage operating system. Jan 22, 2014 i want to build a nas as all of you guys have done already but i need some info.
It works just fine shoot multiple vms, and yes one of them. My first experiences with some of the common nas vendors were not that great, most of the time the nas was very very slow. Hp assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. For those who dream of acquiring a synology nas but lack the financial stamina, a solution may be available if you do not mind tinkering.
I have tried to run freenas a few times, but it keeps seeming to corrupt the usb stick it runs from. Oct 23, 2011 after reading lots of happy customer comments on the ebuyer site saying how well it made a nas box when running something like freenas, and with the cashback offer deadline fast approaching, i decided it was too good an opportunity to miss and i ordered one along with 8gb 2 x 4gb of kingston ram, 4 x samsung spinpoint f4 2tb 5400rpm 32mb cache hard drives and a sony optiarc 24x dvd rewriter. Im looking at having it sit there as a storage device for my media which. Hi everyone,i have a 7 year old hp proliant n40l mini server thats been running strong and i am starting to think about upgrading it. Hewlett packard enterprise is redefining the small business server. Dont forget to round out your shopping at the hp computer store with our full assortment of computer accessories, monitor and displays, software, and much more. Feb 27, 2012 hp n36l microserver transfer benchmark amd athlon ii neo n36l, 2x 1. Freenas on hp microserver n54l shared storage for your esxi. If you want to set it up as a pure nas then freenas or openfiler may be appropriate. I cant seem to find it when i put in the product number on the hp website in the driver support section. It seems that a new and faster version is on the horizon.
I have had my hp proliant n40l microserver for a long time and its been my best server ever. Its been 3 years since i added an hp ex470 mediasmart server to our home network. The unit is a hp microserver n40l, and i think the older n36l would be very similar. Replacing the fans in my hp n40l microserver posted on october, 2014 by kevinelp the n40l is a nice little server box, with space for 4 hdds, that is my kitchen sink linux box at home. Oct 14, 2011 two days ago my hp proliant microserver n40l arrived. Johnstutsman in early may of 20 starting with performance comparison of windows server 2012 essentials on the hp proliant n40l microserver and the hp proliant n54l g7 microserver i posted a number of blogs where i compared the performance of a number of machines using the intel nas perfor. Hp gen8 microserver as nas and media server where to start. Dec 09, 2011 its been 3 years since i added an hp ex470 mediasmart server to our home network. Oct 18, 2011 hp microserver n40l raid utility and driver posted in hardware, hp, microsoft, proliant server, web, windows home server, windows server, work now after setting up my hp microserver n40l as a windows homeserver i had to install the utilities to monitor the raid and other hardware. I would like to try to get something with more horsepower and possibly. Homelab upgrade 16gb memory with hp n40l microserver. Buy hp proliant n40l 1p 2gbu emb sata nhp 250gb lff 150w ps microserver at amazon uk.
Hi everyone,i have a 7 year old hp proliant n40l mini server thats. We use one of hps microserver for an openmediavault diy nas installation. The hunt for the ultimate free open source nas distro mondaiji. Make your life easier by using freenas to build and set up the perfect home storage system that does exactly what you need. Hp proliant microserver n40l running freenas 8 i recently bought an hp proliant microserver for my new home nas. With that said i currently have no idea which is the best bang for. Setup hp microserver as homeserver for nas and other stuff.
Hp proliant gen8 microserver replacement cpus performance. Best nas software for n54l microserver n54l, n40l, etc reset. Dieser hat im vergleich zu fertig nas boxen vergleichsweise viel. What specific model of hp microserver is it i have old hp n40l. Installing synology software onto a hp proliant n40l microserver. Hp microserver gen8 712317421 intel celeron g1610t, 2,3ghz, 2gb ram. Freenas in particular runs zfs which some people like and i can see why it has a focus on data reliability. Linux alternative to freenas hp proliant n40l i have an hp proliant n40l 16gb ram, dual core celeron, 2x wd red 4gb.
Your server, operating system and applications should all come together. Replacing the fans in my hp n40l microserver os musings. I have a n40l as a nasmedia centre with a ati radeon 6450 and a blackgold bgt6520 dual hd tuner. Hi i have one of the old hp microservers, not sure what model but im. I was searching this server around and theres basically two models, n40l and n54l. I am gonna use the n40l with a nas software later as a regular nas drive. Hps proliant microserver gen8 als nasalternative ct magazin. These features, along with an ipc instructions per cycle number. Some products seem almost too good to be true and i think the hp proliant microserver n40l is one of them. Ive been recently looking into buying a nas and had a friend recommend the n40l instead of a traditional nas.
Anyway some days ago i opened the case and extracted the motherboard and the ethernet controller really mounted is the broadcom. Horizons, mountain ranges, water surfaces etc looked bent when comparing. Freenas with zfs on a hp microserver n40l ixsystems. Two days ago my hp proliant microserver n40l arrived. After considerable consideration i decided to build my own. Hi, ive recently started a new job and one of the first things they want me to do is attempt to shoe horn 4x 4tb hard drives into a hp proliant microserver g7 server n54l along with a 256gb. Cheap nas with zfs in hp microserver n40l juho garo. And now, 18 months after that replacement, i am performing another replacement this time with an hp proliant n40l microserver. Hi everyone, i have a 7 year old hp proliant n40l mini server thats been running strong and i am starting to think about upgrading it.
Homelab upgrade 16gb memory with hp n40l microserver posted by fgrehl on september 16, 2012 leave a comment 21 go to comments there have been many rumors about the. The graphs below show the difference between amd turion ii neo n54l and amd turion ii neo n40l most important characteristics. My first experiences with some of the common nas vendors. A small and quiet server, with 4 hdd slots that make for a nice nas setup. Whs with hp proliant microserver n40l thomas maurer. Oct 20, 2019 after considerable consideration i decided to build my own. Hpe is bringing the power of flash and other enterprise storage capabilities down to the price and simplicity levels that can benefit nearly any organisation in the market for shared storage. For further information, please refer to hps rbsu rom based setup utility user guide. If you are into the market for a very small, silent, efficient, yet capable home server, please take this device into consideration.
My hunt for the ultimate free open source nas distro began. Solved hp proliant n40l microserver native support dsm 5. Johnstutsman in early may of 20 starting with performance comparison of windows server 2012 essentials on the hp proliant n40l microserver and the hp proliant n54l g7. Everybody can nas, a beginners guide to openmediavault eteknix. The hp proliant n40l microserver 658553421 whats new amd turion ii neo n40l 1.
A place where people can access and share the data 24. I have an hp proliant n40l 16gb ram, dual core celeron, 2x wd red 4gb. Nas performance testing on my gen8 microserver nas reset. Hp microserver storage limit hardware hangout neowin. But i had to upgrade my windows to 10 and the nic does not work because of the bios thats outdated. With that said i currently have no idea which is the best bang for buck nas out of the market if you have any nas recommendations or advice on setting up a microserver id like to hear it. I installed xpenology under virtualbox, and i will have to try xpenology on the n40l as well. The software in the debian repositories is often rather old but if it works for.
Os to use on small low power home server hp proliant microserver. I have just started looking at getting a nas to provide the following. My previous nas was a synology ds211j, and it performed very well, up until recently. Im trying to find the official hp driver download page for my micro server g7 n40l. Proliant servers by hewlett packard enterprise, compare and find the right product for your business. Freenas is a powerful storage solution that makes it easy to share movies and music, back up your photos, protect your files and much, much more. Another point, since this is about the hp microserver. Aug 31, 2012 building your nas with a hp microserver n40l. Hp proliant n40l 1p 2gbu emb sata nhp 250gb lff 150w ps. I really want to go open source as i dont want to get locked in with no sensible options. Shoe horn 16tb 4x4tb hdds into proliant microserver g7 server. Hp n36l microserver transfer benchmark amd athlon ii neo n36l, 2x 1. I cant seem to find it when i put in the product number on the hp website in the driver. Hi, i have a hp n40l microserver which i have booted the esxi 5.
Amd turion ii neo n54l vs athlon ii neo n36l cpuboss. The hunt for the ultimate free open source nas distro. That was the reason why i rededicated my n40l to be central storage and file server with freenas. Hp microserver n40l raid utility and driver thomas maurer. Hp microserver n40l manual pdf hp proliant microserver gen8 is a small, quiet, and stylishly designed note. Of course, there are many other differences between those systems, but. Hpe entrylevel san storage portfolio offers proven technology from msa, nimble storage, storevirtual and storeeasy to customers that delivers enterprise. Hp proliant microserver user guide abstract this document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems.
Freenas in particular runs zfs which some people like and i can see why it has a focus on data. Nas aka network attached storage devices help to overcome storage problems and gives your data a centralized place. Building a nas using a hp microserver, freenas and zfs good. Freenas on hp proliant microserver n40l after the nluug presentation on freenas, i bit the bullet and bought the hp microserver n40l for experimentation. I have tried to run freenas a few times, but it keeps seeming to corrupt the usb stick. Hardware checklist this guide is specifically written for hp proliant microserver owners in mind. Im looking at having it sit there as a storage device for my media which is streamed around the house via cat5e into devices such as the boxee box and egreat media tanks. Hp microserver n40l raid utility and driver posted in hardware, hp, microsoft, proliant server, web, windows home server, windows server, work now after setting up my hp microserver. My previous nas was a synology ds211j, and it performed very. I was going to use freenas as i like the idea of zfs but there is no lms squeezebox server plugin. These features, along with an ipc instructions per cycle number, determine how well a processor performs. Even more detailed comparison of internal features of both processors is located in the cpuids section. Hello, i was able to get my n40l to recognize 18gb of the following ram not on the current list.
Sep 16, 2012 homelab upgrade 16gb memory with hp n40l microserver posted by fgrehl on september 16, 2012 leave a comment 21 go to comments there have been many rumors about the n40l supporting 8gb modules which enables the server to use up to 16gb of memory. Im having trouble which nas os would be best for this and unsure whether to use hardware or software raid. At the moment i own 2 almost identical hp microserver g7 nl40. Hp proliant microserver n40l owners thread avforums. Jun 04, 20 im leaning towards the hp as they are offering a. I have win 2008 server installed on it and im trying to find a softwar. Windows software raid supports only raid 0, 1 and jbod. Replacement for hp proliant n40l my nas build openmediavault. Even more detailed comparison of internal features of both processors.
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