RE: RE: Compaq Proliant Server help

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel.giddings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt,

I can confirm that the 6500 Proliants are very reliable and easy to
upgrade with the right parts from Compaq / e-bay.

I use them for reliability rather than speed. I am trying to get the
bits together to add another shelf of storage at the moment, again more
SCSI drives...

Beware of the noise though, these push so much air through the unit that
the noise would be very intrusive in a inhabited room....

See http://photos.corbenic.co.uk/photos/photo_181.html
for an idea of my
set-up. Also beware that the units are very deep, they hang out the back
of my racks and of course they are heavy. I wasn't supplied with the
slide out rails so have the units resting on small angle iron pieces
(from B&Q) and fixed to the rack with the front bolts...

One of the servers is for Homeseer, the only issue is I cannot use a
sound card....

Nigel

-----Original Message-----
From: David Pullen [mailto:dpullen@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 May 2004 23:20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] RE: Compaq Proliant Server help

Matt

I have a 6500 and they certainly have a reputation for reliability. When
I bought mine (ebay) I was told that virtually every used Proliant has
started up first time but they have had many more problems with the
Dells.

They are reasonably upgradeable but mostly with Proliant parts. However,
there is a plentiful supply of parts on ebay and mostly for reasonable
prices. You can easily add (or swap) processor cards (just slot them in)
and more SCSI disks to the array. However, they do not appear to be very
IDE friendly. I am thinking of trying a controller card but have not got
round to that yet.

I think they are a good bet for a very reasonably priced, extremely
reliable server for home use. I think you will also find that with a
couple of processors and a decent amount of memory that they will handle
more that you expect. However, make sure that they are not in any
habitable room - they are very far from quiet. And don't forget they
consume considerably more power than your desktop!

BR
David


Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 19:30:11 -0000
From: "matt_miles_uk" <m_miles@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Compaq Proliant Server help

Hey all,

In the process of considering a proliant 3000 as the basic system for
most of my SOHO networking (including all my HA stuff).

But, i've never had any experience of these - are they upgradable
etc?  I plan to use several for different things (as the ones on ebay
have such small processors).  One as a file server one to host the
intranet etc.

Any help or advice appreciated.  Can you just 'add' processor cards
for example?

TIA,

Matt

P.S

Away over the weekend so if I don't reply its proabably because i'll
be at Disneyland Paris! (hiding big cheesy grin!)






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