HPE Proliant DL580 G7 - The Four Headed HP Monster - 609

[@retromaniac4563]

Good you featured this model Morten. Buyed a DL580 G7 for £140 two weeks ago with two X7560, 8GB ram, 2x 146GB SAS and two PSUs. Wanted two more CPUs, more ram and two extra PSUs so i ended up with another one for £250. That had 4x X7550, 32GB ram and four PSUs. Both servers arrived at my doorstep on friday after work and they were heavy! Will probably ditch one case after taking out all usable parts. 4x E7-8837 is on its way from China. This will be an expensive but fun homelab to run:)

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Retromaniac Good price!! Thank you for watching! :-)

[@phylaxxx]

I just got a DL585 (48 core AMD version) as a first server for $150USD with 256GB of ram and 3TB worth of drives. Looking forward to picking it up tomorrow along with a DL380 G7 for applications that dont require the pure horsepower this thing has.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Phylax That is a big toy :-) be mindful of the power usages. calculate what the servers will cost to run 24/7 in a year,, so you know that. and then have fun :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@simonsparks6959]

When you install the 2 x 10GbE ports you have to install a memory module on the board to go with it. The other port is for a flash memory module for the RAID card.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Simon Sparks Thank You very much! I did not know that. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@101rockfreak]

I love this server. I got one off ebay for a super deal. I use it at home for just about everything but my firewall/router. Yes it consumes a ton of power, but I have it shut off / on every day during hours no one is home. Only downside is the last time I attempted to install esxi on it, I couldn't perform PCI passthrough of my additional SAS controller card for my external array. Otherwise I love the server, its a beast!

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi 101rockfreak Thank You very much! Does that work with other PCI cards.. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@MVVblog]

Thank You very much... damn ... now i want one! :-)

[@MVVblog]

I will get two for home use, for redundancy :-)

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi MVVblog Thank You very much! Of cause you will :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@Hancock_nl]

Total overkill for home use. Thats why i like it :))

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Henk Kok I agree, total overkill for home use,, so Get two for redundancy :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@joebleed]

When loading the hypervisor onto SD cards, are they special cards designed to handle writes better and longer or are they just standard SD cards and the hypervisor setup to not write to it much? I ask because I have an HP usb stick I've used as my thumb drive for about 4 or more years now. It uses SLC memory chips. This was more common early on, but most places stopped making them with SLC chips. I found the HP one in a server parts manual so I bought it. It was the only way I could stand to run portable apps from the USB stick after my previous thumb drive broke. I haven't tried any of the modern usb3 sticks. Just wondering if they did something similar with the SD cards.

[@sascha5505]

Yes there are special SD Cards available, the "HP Flash Media Kit" is one option. Personally I prefer normal SD Cards with higher capacity of a common quality brand like Kingston, Sandisk, and so on. Never had any issues running 24/7.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi joebleed If you run your ESXi hypervisor from USB or SD, It will usally ask where you want to put the log,,, It do not want to use the USB or SD card for that. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@davidkgame]

I have 6 of these in the lab at work, plus some 580 G5s and a couple of 380 G7's. They certainly are back breakers especially when you are having to put them in the top of the racks. Not looked at the G9's but I thought the torx tools were inside by the PSU? That's where they used to be on the older DL models before they started putting them on the back.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi David Game Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@PSX04]

when i push the power button the server power up and power off after 2 second then power up again then down again for 4 cycles then the health led getting flashing in red ... any suggestions ?? ... i'm talking about proliant dl580 g7 and i'm getting this issue after the cpu board replacement

[@MyPlayHouse]

I would take out every thing to bring it down to minimum config,,, and if that does not work,, you are in real trouble.

[@PSX04]

@@MyPlayHouse the issue was in cpu's ... Thanks for replying

[@hestiasuandestiny2258]

Hi sir pls help what motherboard is compatible with my xeon e7 4890 v2? Thanks

[@MyPlayHouse]

Find out what CPU socket that is and search for that socket :-)

[@maurinhoinformatica]

Really nice video, congrats. Which server would you sugest me to put in my room to do light stuffs and for me learn more about servers?

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Maurinho Info I would much suggest that you put it in some other room,,, don't sleep with it :-/ Thank you for watching! :-)

[@sascha5505]

Hi, for beginning with servers and also having it in the same room, I would suggest something like an HP Microserver or some other Desktopcased Server which operates silently.

[@maurinhoinformatica]

Thanks, Sascha. I appreciate your suggestion.

[@maurinhoinformatica]

Thanks Morten for the tip.

[@djspecialpaul]

A great and big machine - ideal for VM or number crunching. The HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen10 Server is the current version ... :)

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi specialpaul Not as great for Core based licensing. Each core is not that fast in it self... Thank you for watching! :-)

[@djspecialpaul]

I know this, too :)

[@shahabpedramnia]

HI I buy same server and put 4 gpu in it for rendering with GPU but i have issue with driver I use win 10 Workstation have a lot have blue screen when I put it in work ! do you have any Idea?

[@MyPlayHouse]

I would try using Server 2019 instead.

[@benballano9212]

Hi, It is possible to install graphics cards on slots pcie or it takes only vga from mother board ?

[@MyPlayHouse]

I have not tried that,, I would not know for sure.

[@pamelahusky1179]

I'm using a HP DL360 G5 with two quad core intel xeons at 2.5Ghz as my main computer but it has an overheating problem I'm trying to overcome.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Pamela Husky Okay,, is the heating past between the CPU and Heatsink okay? Thank you for watching! :-)

[@ScottDowneywoundedbear]

The way you can tell the weight of a server is how fast your back breaks. You would need a few solar panels and lots of batteries to keep that beast fed.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Scott Downey Yes,, and remember to wear safety slippers .. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@huskywang5530]

Great Video. I also don't like HP much, I have a DL580 G5 and it was an absolute pain to obtain the firmware updates. Think I'm gonna move to IBM soon lol. Also, can you recommend a server for home storage purposes?

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Husky Wang If you want a cheap good server to play with. I made a video talking about that : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmPPeKicir58kNk But if you want a 24/7 server that has to stay in your room under your bed :-) maybe go more this way : kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqLSkq2Cgr-Bjrs Thank you for watching! :-)

[@huskywang5530]

Thanks a lot! I'll definitely take these into my consideration.

[@eclairesrhapsodos5496]

Definitely gonna buy used one for home usage with 256 gb 1600 mhz ram and E7-4870, such a dream even in 2024. Wish that I had enough of money for g8-10 lol. I wonder how much lower performance I would get for games/computer simulations/cg rendering at 1600mhz if like compare it to 48gb 2666mhz + I5-9400f?

[@MyPlayHouse]

This is a bit of a power hungry server,, it's fun to play with,, but for a 24/7 server it uses to much power.

[@masoudmemari2616]

Hi plz help me ,.not installet eternet controler. Very hard work

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Masoud Memari Not much I can do :-/ ! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@moudar123]

Do you mean that when a board is missing because hp needed to sell the server cheaper then only 2 cpus will work? Or that will not affect the 4 cpus all work together!

[@MyPlayHouse]

Sorry,, I forget,, what I was babbling about :-)

[@djangoryffel5135]

Fun fact, the ML370 G6, a Dual Westmere-EP Server, with max two 1200W PSUs has five of those fans, while the DL580 G7 four PSUs only needs 4.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Django Ryffel Thank You very much! Thank you for watching! :-)

[@RobBarter]

Morten - I may send you a medical bill next week!. You got me on this slippery server slope (must thank you for that). Happened to come across a good value DL980 G7 on eBay and hit the buy button. The 980 is basically two DL580s stuck together. Parts almost interchangable. Then noticed that it ways 70Kg when almost empty!! Arriving this Friday.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Holly,, that is a heavy thing,, 8 CPU's then ?

[@RobBarter]

@@MyPlayHouse Currently just the 4. I have 4 X7560 CPUs and heatsinks to add but not sure if the 2nd cpu/memory assembly is present or not.

[@RobBarter]

No lower cpu/memory module assembly so just the four Xeons X7560. Will have to wait to rectify that...spent a little too much on servers the last few months. 😃 Thinking of putting XCG-NG on it. Already have a DL380p Gen8 running ESXi. It does weigh a fair bit!

[@laodonren]

2nd, Hello Morten ! I'm recently upgraded our test vmware lab 5.1 to 6.5 latest build . But there is no classic vshere client only bl**dy web UI. I'm realy not getting used to use UI thingy. Are they abandoning classic vshere client ?

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Mr Laodonren I do not disagree,,, the web thing, is not for normal monkeys :-/ Thank you for watching! :-)

[@djangoryffel5135]

Ahm Morten do they have a parts pricelist for this model?

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Django Ryffel Well just write them and ask,, but if you know what you want,, they can give you a price. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@djangoryffel5135]

My PlayHouse I did, still waiting

[@zx8401ztv]

That is a hernia creator :) I don't have a server, i know im boring lol.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi zx8401ztv Thank You very much! at least you know :-) glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@danstone_0001]

You always do a fine job with you videos 👍👍👍

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Dan S Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@Noname_2014]

Nice video morten. I like to see more of those Videos. Have a nice day!

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Noname2014 Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@einarmiger]

When I change my DL370 G6 against a monster like this, my wife let me move in the basement ... forever ...***cry***

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi einarmiger0815 Distract her with flowers and chocolate... :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@einarmiger]

Morten, will not work. I have tried this in vain several times in the past ...

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi einarmiger0815 Well,, then you need to go the easy way,, tell her that you would like to join a swinger club,, or start playing with servers in the basement. You shout have a server in no time,, or a more interesting sex life :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@einarmiger]

Interesting proposal. But after 17 years of marriage, she doesn't believe that.. I think it's better to put a folding bed next to the server rack when I make such a server swap. ;-)

[@DaniMar341]

Awesome idea. Kinda kinky.

[@habibulbashar2029]

Morten...how much this server costs??

[@aferrante26]

Habibul Bashar on ebay barebones like $200 USD. To put one together with 40 cores, 48gb memory, and 4x 1200w hp psus, I've been finding $800 USD. The only problem for a server like this is noise and memory speed... It's slow for hpc applications

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Habibul Bashar Prices vary a lot,,, and this one seams to have gone up, the last year.. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@sr-varangerkommune5151]

Habibul Bashar. Watch out on eBay auctions from some UK and Belgium sellers. They sometimes start under $100 and not many people bid on them.

[@habibulbashar2029]

aferrante26 thanks a lot man... currently using hpe dl380 g9 with esxi 6.5 & performance is very good but for rnd purpose I m searching for a used or refurbished machine... thanks again

[@DaniMar341]

Hello Morten, thinking about buying one ..just to make more noise and wind onto my server room..and DL 580`s seems pretty good about, tho, the cherry on the pie is the damn CDROM drive. What we had done without HP BRANDED CDROM drive...in a world of virtualization, iso images and so on...Laughed my a** off when is saw the damn obsolete optical drive sitting just in front of the bloody beast. Greetings from Romania ! Kepp up the good work, I like your videos. * CDROM instead DVDROM by intention...just to make some fun about the damn drive.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi balautam Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@djangoryffel5135]

Morten, he's also able to handle the X75xx series

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Django Ryffel Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@AbbaLobo]

Awesome machine, hope I can buy it one day

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Abba Lobo Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@TopHatProductions115]

​@UCVik6mzTCurdJmvdj5dCa7A I'm currently looking into buying the DL580 for my own setup, and was wondering I may need to purchase the following component: - HP 512843-001/591196-001 System I/O board I currently have this part in my inventory: - HP 588137-B21; 591205-001 I already have the other components (CPUs, GPUs, RAM, quiet PWM fans, etc.) in my inventory, and was hoping to possibly start on my first server build.

[@MyPlayHouse]

That is a big server to be assimpling from parts :-)

[@TopHatProductions115]

@@MyPlayHouse I know! :D I've been planning my first server build for over a year now, but prices on used parts change a lot. I picked this server for its size and features. I'm only thinking about purchasing the PCIe boards because I'm not sure if all sellers include them with the server(s) that they sell used. The only other component I'd really buy for it (separately) would be PSUs.

[@jacquesahlers2253]

If you see this server can you imagine the power of the AMD Epyc cpu that comes out end of 2018 wich is rumored to have 64 Cores and 128 Threads on a single cpu and you can put 2 of those in a 2 socket server.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Jacques Ahlers Thank You very much! Yes,, I imagine it becomes hot :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@RizLazey]

Jacques Ahlers stop advertising amd...

[@jacquesahlers2253]

Why am I advertising AMD? I was just mentioning the CPU with the most cores at the moment and I don't care if that would be Intel or AMD.

[@Detodoarg]

This server vs x3850 x5?

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Alberto Oscar Ricci The x3850 X5 would be my brand!! Thank you for watching! :-)

[@cornflake75]

"Don't damage this, the bank will call if you do that" *lol*

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Cornflake0750 Thank You very much! It's not so bad on this now older server,,, but a new Gen10,,, that can set you back $5000 :-/ glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@CompuWhizz]

So no one was screaming when Morten didn't connect his static strap to ground???

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Keith O'Shea Thank You very much! I am sure I have a dirty enough mind, to be constantly grounded. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@CompuWhizz]

My PlayHouse Oh I'm sure you do!!!

[@MrOne2watch]

i see now, you moved into their office ! they let you sleep under the desk ! LOL (i would too : )

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi MrOne2watch This was recorded like 5 weeks ago,, I have come home,,, :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@paulvancyber1979]

You know a lot of things of Servers!!

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Pablo Tassinari Thank You very much! They are a lot a like,,, glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@beck3k]

Hmm...Why does this video feel familiar...

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Physical Computing I did 5 videos that day,, on 4 servers.... :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@beck3k]

I was talking about a video you did before at work over this server

[@djangoryffel5135]

Just for imagination, you could install HD6990 reference design GPUs

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Django Ryffel Thank You very much! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@daxaleman165]

Wow very nice, i wan one.

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Aparicio Tortilla Thank You very much! cough cough x3850 X5 cough cough :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@kacper9207]

SUPER MACHINE

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi SKY NET CYBERSYSTEM 2 Yes it's a monster! glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)

[@kacper9207]

BEAUTIFUL MACHINERY MAKE ME SERVERS SUPER

[@douro20]

And there's the nonsense with "HP SmartMemory"...

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi douro20 Thank You very much! I never use all the weird memory features. Thank you for watching! :-)

[@jkmusicproductions3350]

Wow just bought an dl580 g7 (only with 32GB Ram ) Bought it over an x3850 M5 because I got a better price for that one sry :/

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi JK music productions Uhh hope it works out for you! You probably mean the x3850 X5,, Thank you for watching! :-)

[@jkmusicproductions3350]

@@MyPlayHouse oh woops sry I am not good with the IBM/Lenovo server names :) btw really awesome content please keep this good work up

[@matthewlandon1697]

That thumbnail

[@MyPlayHouse]

Hi Matthew Landon It bits! four CPU's, four brains,, that was what I was thinking,, with my one brain :-) glad you liked the video :-) Thank you for watching! :-)