A brief summary of the top accessories that are available for the new HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8:
HP Part Number |
Description |
701595-A21 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard ROK Eng/French/Italian/German/Spanish SW |
701591-A21 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation ROK Eng/French/Italian/German/Spanish SW |
669324-B21 |
|
659337-B21 |
|
652241-B21 |
HP 9.5MM SATA DVD-RW JackBlack Optical Drive |
BD505A |
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There are of course additional options for additional network connectivity and storage with their Smart Array P222.
For a NAS solution:
- Free NAS from here – http://www.freenas.org/
- Additional memory (I’d bring it up to say 8GB)
- Additional storage capacity (with or without RAID depending on your requirements)
For ‘My First Windows Server’ for a SMB:
- Upgrade the memory to 4GB or more memory
- Consider an additional disk so you can separate the OS and data volumes
- Think about a DVD drive to install software or even back up data to DVD should you want to
- Some kind of backup solution (either their HP RDX500 device) or an online backup service
My first lab (for VMware ESX)
- Upgrade to 16GB RAM
- Add additional storage
- Consider the ILO Advanced pack and additional network card (network load dependent)
- Download everything you need here: http://www.labguides.com/autolab/
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