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What operating system does this come with?
Good Cheap Server - HP Proliant Microserver 4 BAY - OWNERS THREAD
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BIOS, intelligent provisioning. . .
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Any suggestions on what operating system to go with, I was going to go with windows server
Ubuntu Server, CentOS are both good options if you do not want to pay for a license.
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So apart from the price, there are no reasons not to go with windows server?
It all depends on what you are using the machine for, for the vast majority of tasks that you are looking for Linux has answers for it.
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Depends what you want to do with it, thats like asking us what car you should buy when we dont know anything about you lol..
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Just orderd one of these. I have plenty of time and patience to figure out how I am going to have it set up. Just one quick question, I have about 4tb to move from my PC, what is the best way of doing this? I currently have a bog standard virgin media router which I know doesn't cut it. I want to replace it very soon.
Will getting a netgear gigabit switch give me super fast speeds transferring data? Can you get a all in one wiresless router + gigabit switch?
Will getting a netgear gigabit switch give me super fast speeds transferring data? Can you get a all in one wiresless router + gigabit switch?
Once mine was set up I just copied my 5TB across from my PC to the router drives (set up as 3 separate drives in bays 2, 3 and 4. (for photos, videos and general). I have a virgin supa-modem with a TP-link 8 way switch. It took a few hours but just left it for the evening. It's a once off so speed doesn't really matter.
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how about if I just take the drives out of my PC (that just have files on) and plonk it into the server? then over time copy data onto the 4TB drive from within?
I am installing WS12 on a seperate alone drive.
I am installing WS12 on a seperate alone drive.
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This.
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I am currently installing WS12 on a WD Blue 160gb I had lying around, HP Provisional sees the drive and I can erase it etc but when in WS setup no installation drive is found 
any ideas?
I am booting off USB.
any ideas? I am booting off USB.
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What modes the controller in?
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Any thoughts on if a gen8 would run VEEAM with WD reds as the repository? Max of two source hosts, 3TB max data to back up.
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I can only put it in raid 0. Tried in AHCI and it got recognized but then would not let me install it on the drive. The drive works fine on my PC, been formatted multiple times now.
Getting kinda frustrated! just want to get ws on the dam thing. Thought I would move on to installing the 2016 service pack, made a bootable usb which took ages, then it wont install it, firefox crashes apprently. bah.. not as easy as I thought it would be, slow learning curve I guess.
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well turns out im an idiot, I am using a old blue drive from a old laptop, which has a lock on it from being used otherd than that laptop.. wonder if I can remove it. anyway the days gone 
I used mine for Backup Exec in the same way so I doubt Veeam would have any issues personally.
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I've had a gen8 set up for a while now with server 2012 (trial version) on an SSD in the drive bay, then hyper V running Xpenology for the NAS.
However I've user the rearm trick a couple of times now and I won't be able to extend the trial period again So I'll probably look at moving across to an ESXI host, any tips? Will Xpenology recognise the array once it's all re-installed?
However I've user the rearm trick a couple of times now and I won't be able to extend the trial period again
So I'll probably look at moving across to an ESXI host, any tips? Will Xpenology recognise the array once it's all re-installed?