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HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2 $2824.61
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HPE ProLiant DL385 G10 Plus v2 2U Rack Server - 1 x AMD EPYC 7313 2.90 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 12Gb/s SAS Controller
A decent deal for anyone seriously looking for a powerful rackmount server, however, be prepared to spend considerable extra money on HPE extensions for PCIe risers, etc. eBay is your friend for these items; I've bought several add-ons for 1/4 of what HPE sells them for.
This machine is still being sold by HPE resellers for well over $4k-8k depending on the configuration. The Gen11 being sold now by HPE doesn't come with many of these add-ons in this CTO build. e.g. 10Gb network card
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A decent deal for anyone seriously looking for a powerful rackmount server, however, be prepared to spend considerable extra money on HPE extensions for PCIe risers, etc. eBay is your friend for these items; I've bought several add-ons for 1/4 of what HPE sells them for.
This machine is still being sold by HPE resellers for well over $4k-8k depending on the configuration. The Gen11 being sold now by HPE doesn't come with many of these add-ons in this CTO build. e.g. 10Gb network card
Provantage
For $2,824.61 @ https://www.provantage.
Newegg
For $3,015.99 @ https://www.newegg.com/p/1VK-01TF...01TF-00010
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You can add different drive cages.. should handle at least 12 3.5"
No, it comes with a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) backplane and controller, so only SAS drives will work out of the box. Although I believe you can purchase SATA backplanes for it.
And this is small form factor (SFF), so only 2.5" drives. My experience is that you're better off with LFF (3.5" drive) models because the prices are cheaper. I have a DL380P G8 and I have been trying to upgrade my drives, but the prices for 2.5" drives are too much for me (especially with 16 drive bays).
Here is HPE's QuickSpecs for this server:
HTML: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50...p-psnow-qs
PDF: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50...p-psnow-qs
Server: https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/compute...p5525
This server comes with a default kit that supports SFF (2.5") SAS & SATA drives. The storage controller for this also supports NVMe drives as well (tri-mode: SAS, SATA, NVMe), but you need to buy kits for U.2 or U.3 drive support. The QuickSpecs are very dense and a must-read before purchasing. There is a lot to know what configurations are supported and what aren't.
I also just got the server delivered today. It's a beast!
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I'm planning on buying a rackmount enclosure with sound proofing material. Should help negate some of the noise, and HPE provides thermal management to customize thresholds for fan performance. There are also people who have modded these to put Noctua fans in, but I'm hesitant to do this.
I also just got the server delivered today. It's a beast!
I haven't yet. I was going to wait for all the other components to arrive. But I can power it up and record the noise if you'd like; I just don't have the HPE NS204i-p Boot Device or any hard drives installed yet.
They work so well with perpetural iDRAC access, manual fan speed control, etc.
The only thing that really sucks is as a NAS its fine for mass storage and even streaming 4K movies and stuff, but its slow with the older interface.
If I ever decide to build an all flash storage array I will need something new and better, and even running multiple drives in say Raiz Z2 on TrueNAS is a waist when it comes to the speed it could produce vs the bandwidth limitations.
I am not sure what the local next step is for me.
Something just as quiet, cheap to buy and run, but offering upgrades to make upgrading worth it.
But overall, descent servers. Drives fail often, but these are older models.
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