HPE ProLiant Microserver Gen10 REVIEW | IT Creations

[@TheCerealHobbyist]

They make an iLO card for it. You can find them for about $60 on Amazon with the basic license.

[@Itcreations-LA]

Good to know, thank you for sharing!

[@ikkuranus]

I was wondering if there are any specific 2.5" adapters that work for this system since the 2 I have from old Corsair SSDs caused my drives not to line up with the backplane connectors. I currently have them installed without any adapters as a temporary measure but I'd rather do it the proper way if possible.

[@enigmata_]

What about power consumption?

[@paulvancyber1979]

ur animation is wow!!!!!

[@Itcreations-LA]

Thanks Pablo! And thanks for watching!

[@paulvancyber1979]

@@Itcreations-LA I learn a lot with ur videos! keep doing it!

[@marcodalmeida9421]

Great presentation! Very professional! Excellent job guys... Can this small beast handle a VM ESXi for a home lab?

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi Marco, there is no official supported way to do it. Apparently, it was possible on the Gen8 version , and with a little effort possible on the Gen10 version -probably. Here are a few links from the HPE community and another site. www.virten.net/2017/11/homeserver-esxi-on-hpe-proliant-microserver-gen10/ community.hpe.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-Netservers/HP-microserver-gen-10-ESXi-and-RAID/td-p/6997328#.XjhXDWhKhhE good luck, and thanks for watching!

[@lsdowdle]

I can't seem to find an answer to this question anywhere and am hoping you can answer. The system documentation says it has a max storage capacity of 16TB (4 x 4TB drives). If one adds the HPE Smart Array E208i-p PCIe card, I know more RAID levels are added... but would that card also break the 4TB max drive size limit? I mean 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16TB drives are available these days.

[@ikkuranus]

I'm pretty sure the drive cage only has a passive backplane since it lacks additional features such as hot swap.

[@theColeHardTruth]

I'm looking at getting one of these for use as a home NAS. One question though, does it support Wake-On-LAN?

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi there Cole, Looks like WOL is supported at lease in the specs it is mentioned. See page 4 of the QuickSpecs here but I will warn you it doesn;t say much else about it.: www.itcreations.com/user-manuals/MicroServerG10/HPE-ProLiant-MicroServer-Gen10-QuickSpecs.pdf Thanks for watching!

[@dotnetdevni]

My intention would be using this to run iis and sql server 2019 on two vms

[@ernestopalestino6310]

Doug, thanks for the great video. Not many appreciate the time, effort and resources that go into creating these type of video work. Anyway, now to my question. I just acquired two of these babies and I am wondering, if I am right assuming I can replace the big SATA Hard Drives with SSDs and load Windows Server 2016. This is for a small company of 5 to 10 users. I am hoping that with the SSDs I can achieve much better performance. Any thoughts on that? I appreciate your attention to this message. By the way, I had the same experience with the HDD screws, LOL!!! a big duh moment!

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi Ernesto, Yes, you can install SSDs in this system and you will get better performance to boot! If you want to install 2.5-inch SSDs you will need their drive tray conversion kit. This system is also compatible with Windows Server 2016 so good there too. Here is a link to the quickspecs for more information, page 5 for OS related stuff and Page 9 for storage. www.itcreations.com/user-manuals/microserverg10/hpe-proliant-microserver-gen10-quickspecs.pdf There is also just more information on our page here, check the documentation section: www.itcreations.com/hp/hpe-proliant-microserver-gen10.asp Thanks for watching!

[@coolbiscuit999]

Ernesto you also dont need the SSD conversion kit. SSD drives are very light, just slot them in and they will stay there. Obviously dont juggle the server or they will fall out, been doing this with the old N40L models forever

[@DanielSanchez-vs2pm]

i wonder if it support the ssd disk or is compatible with this?

[@Itcreations-LA]

If it can take regular SATA HDDs then it can take SATA SSDs too. Also, in the media bay for the boot drive. not sure why they don't mention this in the QuickSpecs. Thanks for watching.

[@altmindo]

opteron? that's a name i haven't heard in a long time

[@taeyoungsin]

Where you pu that graphic card?

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi there Naked, There is only one Graphics card that is LISTED as compatible for this system, HPE AMD Radeon Pro WX2100 Graphics Accelerator Q1P47A NOTE: It adds additional graphics power to the native capability of the server as well as providing additional 2 mini-DisplayPort and 1 DisplayPort. Use expansion slot 2 as it supports expansion boards with a physical connector link of up to x16. Both slots are open-ended to support longer connections but slot 2 is recommended. Thanks for watching!

[@kabutoyakushi1143]

Thnx u were a big help but if I may ask is amd ryzen threadripper 3990x compatible with the motherboard on this server

[@Itcreations-LA]

Unfortunately no. The Opteron and Threadripper sockets are not compatible but that would be cool. It would also be completely underutilized in that little chassis. That said, I like the way you think! Thanks for watching!

[@kenvoytell2725]

Can this be used as a web server, for a small / start-up web hosting company?

[@mdd1963]

LOL! Seriously? :)

[@dotnetdevni]

Would it not be powerfull enough for windows 2019 I noticed u only mentioned 2016 server ?

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi David, Win 2016 is the latest OS they list in their support matrix. There is a thread on the HPE site saying the Microserver Gen10 is not compatible with Win Server 2019 Essentials, but someone else was able to get S2019 standard working. BTW, what I did not mention in that video is that you can install Windows 10, which if you plan on using it as a server really means nothing… There is actually a Microserver Gen10 PLUS that is compatible with Win Server 2019 but I suppose it is a different animal entirely… community.hpe.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-Netservers/HPE-Microserver-Gen-10-compatibility-with-Windows-server-2019/td-p/7029610#.YAjWl-hKiUl Thakns for watching! .

[@dotnetdevni]

@@Itcreations-LA thst is a shame I guess wait for gen 11 what’s their release plan usually

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi @@dotnetdevni, Apparently the Microserver Gen10 PLUS does support Win server 2019 nd has reintroduced ILO 5.0. This might do the trick ! Check out this ServeTheHome review: www.servethehome.com/hpe-proliant-microserver-gen10-plus-review-this-is-super/ Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@kittysreview9055]

Just install Linux. That will put some hair on your chest.

[@yosoymartingarcia]

Can it be used with FreeNAS?

[@Itcreations-LA]

Hi Martin, While we have not used this software before, based on the hardware requirements for FreeNAS looks like you're good to go! www.freenas.org/hardware-requirements/ Thanks for watching!

[@yosoymartingarcia]

@@Itcreations-LA Thanks for the answer and the great content. Im already following you

[@Itcreations-LA]

Much appreciated@@yosoymartingarcia spread the word, and thanks for watching!

[@Femt0S]

"HDMI DIsplay port"? What a oxymoron.

[@stanleymok1662]

I stopped watching the video after that point. I thought this is a professional channel.

[@12Burton24]

For all its DP Port and not HDMI just if you wonder. And think about mistakes can happen 😉

[@Itcreations-LA]

This is entirely true, and I'm sure there's someone somewhere for all of us. Take care, and thanks for watching!

[@renmedia]

Well it`s eather HDMI ports or Display ports, make up your mind.

[@Itcreations-LA]

Somebody already beat you to the punch… Bummer.

[@meistercad]

Thank you for sharing, I like the video and after seen all the limitations of the cute box, definitely doesn't like the product.

[@Itcreations-LA]

While a great little server for some applications like a home network, the HPE ProLiant Microserver does have its limitations depending on your needs. Glad you liked the video and thanks for commenting. Have a great holiday!

[@DudeSkinnyTall]

Am I the only one who doesn't get excited hearing about 32Gb max in a home server?

[@Siktah]

"2 HDMI Display Ports"? No. Just No. Those are NOT the super specific type of DP/HDMI dual socket. Absolute blatantly giving us false information. Guess you never actually had one of these to ACTUALLY review.

[@Itcreations-LA]

Somebody already beat you to the punch a few years earlier… Another bummer. Check the comments below. BTW, we actually did have the unit. I made a mistake, not blatantly intentional, it happens. Thanks for watching… anyways?

[@alvinjayson]

Dude, this can be very slow because the last time I checked it was using as low as 4GB Ram to 32GB if upgraded and 2.0 Ghz Duo Core processors. And I didn't see an HDMI Port either as this guy explains. Sorry, cant buy this. Pass.

[@stanleymok1662]

Get the facts straight before making an advertisement video.

[@Itcreations-LA]

No coffee yet? Thanks for the advice Stanley. It's been a while since we've had a troll. Can you please watch some of the other videos, they may need a little extra snark too. I mean this is a democracy (still…?) right?

[@jameshoggtech]

Lost interest as soon as he did that corny minority report thing at 0:07...