At the moment i own 2 almost identical hp microserver g7 nl40. Installing whs 2011 on a ssd in a hp microserver n40l. It was nas4free 4gb usb flash in internal usb boot 5x2 tb wd20efrx red series in raidz1 7. Introducing my hp microserver n36l n40l n54l using. Xigmanas is an open source storage nas networkattached storage distribution based on freebsd. Apart from a scary incident which resulted in an unexpected real world test of raidz2 resilience, the nas has been pretty stable although ive not been blown away by readwrite performance over the network. Freenas, hp microserver, microserver, nas, zfs 1 comment ive been wanting to setup a home nas network attached storage solution for a while on which to store the masses of media files, documents, backups etc. Oct 23, 2011 freenas, hp microserver, microserver, nas, zfs 1 comment ive been wanting to setup a home nas network attached storage solution for a while on which to store the masses of media files, documents, backups etc. Os to use on small low power home server hp proliant microserver. Building a nas using a hp microserver, freenas and zfs. August 1, 2015 backups, nas gen8 microserver, hp, nas4free, synology memm i recently bought a hp proliant microserver gen8.
The xigmanas operating system can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share computer data storage over a computer network. Hey guys i bought a n40l microserver 2 weeks ago and its been sitting in my study. Installing a hdd in the optical drive bay on an hp microserver n40l posted on january 22, 2012 by paulroberts69 i recently purchased an hp microserver from dabs, the cashback offer now extended until 31st jan 2012 and additional discounts and cashback available via quidco made it a compelling offer after cashback and discounts it has cost me. Before starting the installation of the freenas it is very important to configure the hp microserver to boot from the odd drive, otherwise, the system will not start after the installation. Installing freenas on a hp microserver gen8 muffins lab. On my microserver gen8 i get the full speed when testing, but on my n40l i only get between 80110mb. Xigmanas is the simplest and fastest way to create a centralized. Cheap nas with zfs in hp microserver n40l juho garo makinen. Nice to knowinstalling windows server 2012 r2 now works on hp proliant microserver by mikael nystrom on november 27, 20 5 comments finally the firmware upgrade is available, there is a lot of microservers out there that really need to run windows server 2012 r2, but that has more or less been a very bad experience so far. So i wanted a cheap esxi environment to practice on. If youve got more than a handful of torrents to manage then youll want something with a proper gui and the ability to do some sort of grouping. The torrent client on the ds411j i found to be pretty horrible, lacking much of the flexibility id got used to on utorrent.
Hp n54l microserver with freenas, various shares and time. If this thread gets archived before i can update, i will make a new one. Hi, i have just ordered myself a new hp microserver n54l today. Expansion pci cards and other devices proven to work sata cards astrotek cpes6a 2 port, syba sypex40008 4 port, syba sypex40039 2 port, delock pci express card product no. Follow the hp microserver gen8 install ssd in odd slot tutorial to see how to install the ssd. Of course windows on the microserver means that i can just run utorrent. Nas4free is a lot easier to install and configure compared to running a nas off of ubuntu. I have a proliant hp microserver n40l and i want to install windows xp, but i dont have optical drive, so ive tried booting xp installation from a usb,but it says hp cannot boot and i. So i added 1x4gb ecc ram, a club 3d radeon hd6450 passive graphicscard, 2x2tb hdds, a bluray burner and an antec veris multimediastation ez. Freenas on hp proliant microserver n40l after the nluug presentation on freenas, i bit the bullet and bought the hp microserver n40l for experimentation.
If you are thinking of installing an ssd into a hp n40l microserver when we have a post for you. Post great deals from anywhere on the web in this forum to share them with the rest of the ixsystems community. I have checked the status of the network card in windows and it shows the speed as 1gbs, also i have tried a different cable. May 10, 2011 zfs requires direct access to your disks but n36l and n40l microservers dont support vtd which is needed for esxi to use directio pass through. Zfs requires direct access to your disks but n36l and n40l microservers dont support vtd which is needed for esxi to use directio pass through. A small and quiet server, with 4 hdd slots that make for a nice nas setup. Free nas software xigmanas the free network attached. Nas4free also incorporates many different streaming features for sharing multimedia with other devices on the network. A great read which is full of tips and performance data which you can find here. Register for the ixsystems community to get an adfree experience and exclusive discounts in our ebay store. Its also quite popular around the modding community as theres modded bios out there for this box which allow you to directly mess around with the northbridge and increase the speed of the.
Joe miner takes us through his experience of installing a 60gb ssd into his proliant microserver hosting whs 2011. The unit is a hp microserver n40l, and i think the older n36l would be very similar. Check the links pages for the microserver ive run win 7 64b pro as well as win 8. I have problems with my hp proliant microserver hi, i need. Cifs samba, ftp, nfs, tftp, afp, rsync, unison, iscsi initiator. Services upnp server, webserver, bittorrent client. Just for nas wo torrent, media transcoding and etc. Its running as a headless torrent box with a 3x1tb raid0 with 120gb ssd as temp drive on linux. Building a nas using a hp microserver, freenas and zfs good. Download freenas open source storage operating system.
Its been a couple of weeks since i built a home nas using a hp microserver n36l with 8gb ram, freenas 8. As of writing this the current stable version of freenas is 9. I am hoping for some advice on hardware and os to use. All i did was buying the imho extremly nice hp microserver n36l which came with 1gb ecc ram and 1x250gb hdd. Mar 14, 2017 ciao a tutti, qualcuno di voi e riuscito ad installare dsm 6 su microserver hp n40l. They are both on the same network, connected directly to the router. Imho, there are two main benefits to a microserver in most instances. Joyent smartos, yes, this plus netatalk makes for a great file server. Nice to knowinstalling windows server 2012 r2 now works on. Hilo oficial microservers proliant hp g7 n36l40ln54l.
Nov 15, 2012 configuring bittorrent support in nas4free one of the most awesome thing about setting up a nas server in your own home is due to the customization aspect. The more research i do, the more i am getting confused. Anyway, i went on to purchase n40l microserver, got 3 more 2tb hard drives hard drive prices are insane. Everything went smoothly though, and after about an hour ive created 5. I dont particularly like transmission as a torrent client and i had a lot of issues with couchpotato running from within a freenas jail so i now have both of those running on server 2012. Join the other 152,532 freenas newsletter subscribers and become a freenas pro. Building your nas with a hp microserver n40l liam gladdy. Memory, hard drives, ssds are on sale during this period too, expect the best prices from them too. I want to store all my movies, tv shows, music etc in it and stream it from other rooms via wdlive and pcs, tablets etc. From home nas to enterprise network storage, xigmanas is trusted by thousands of installations every day. I have a proliant hp microserver n40l and i want to install windows xp, but i dont have optical drive, so ive tried booting xp installation from a usb,but it says hp cannot boot and i get a failure message. Could i install linux on this thing, use it as a nas and get bit torrent sync running to backup the. Xigmanas is the easiest and quickest way to install an open source free nas server. The hp microserver seems to be quite popular for a simple lab setup.
Install windows on a microserver, howto geek forums. For the past several years i have been running nas4free on a. Build a nas from inexpensive components macrumors forums. Nov 27, 20 nice to knowinstalling windows server 2012 r2 now works on hp proliant microserver by mikael nystrom on november 27, 20 5 comments finally the firmware upgrade is available, there is a lot of microservers out there that really need to run windows server 2012 r2, but that has more or less been a very bad experience so far. I also ran a n40l with 16gb ram and it was fine for the things you suggest. Kokeilin modatulla ja orkkis biossilla ja kaikenlaisilla asetuksilla, lopulta kun poistin kortin niin samantien. Nice to knowinstalling windows server 2012 r2 now works. To answer your question, wol has to be supported in bios so if that part doesnt work then the nic is irrelevant but from the above thread it looks more like you just need a firmware update. Offtopic posts including introductions and suggestions. Install windows on a microserver, 11 posts started 7 years ago by maniia.
I shut my microserver down from nas4free s webgui so whatever state that leaves it in im not too clued up on all this, the microserver power button is illuminated orange. Yeah, ill boot from an uberfast cf, should be eons better than usb. All that needs to be done is to download the read more installing freenas on a hp microserver gen8. Good cheap server hp proliant microserver 4 bay owners thread. Get the one for the n40l, as there isnt one for n54l and the first one is compatible. Aug 31, 2012 if you were one of the avid members who picked up a bargain hp microserver this week like i did, or youre looking at getting one, you probably want to turn it into a nice little home server thatll do everything you could possible need, and to be honest its more than powerful enough to do that, so long as you acknowledge it as a server, and at most, a home theatre pc htpc. Unfortunately i have drawn a blank with this train of thought apart from my hard drives that could do with swapping out for new ones. Nas4free includes zfs v28 raidz, raidz2 and raidz3 software raid 0,1,5, disk encryption, s. Hardware and os recommendations for n54l nas solution avforums. Ive tried nas4free because the freenas community recommended me it. However, if you install nas4free, you will not be able to install other applications on your server such as owncloud. Hp microserver gen8 install freenas on ssd drive remotely. Since the nas box is considered yours, you pretty much own it and therefore, you can do whatever the heck you want to it, of course provided that its possible. Microserver n40l vs n54l archives xpenology community.
The patch added some features to correct the issues you get if your disks are behind a real raid controller. Its pretty hard to get hold of a 4bay nas for that price, let alone 5 bays the hp can even fit 6 or 7 drives if you dont mind a tight squeeze. Jun 01, 2015 freenas will install just fine on the ms without any modifications and everything seems to work just fine, so ill skim over the install and add some detail to the configuration i used. Would a used hp n40l microserver still be a viable resource for a soho. Afterdawn software downloads network miscellaneous network tools nas4free 32 bit live cd v10. Freenas is no longer supported, and nas4free has morebetter features. Aug 01, 2015 august 1, 2015 backups, nas gen8 microserver, hp, nas4free, synology memm i recently bought a hp proliant microserver gen8.
Computing massive nas sale is back on time for the last week of june 2012. Take a look at this thread hp microserver n40l wake on lan issue general discussion we got served forums and download the latest firmware for the nic. Is the hp n40l still a viable choice for a small home zfs server. Configuring bittorrent support in nas4free anotherwindowsblog. Hp proliant gen10 tower ultra microserver amd opteron x3216 dualcore 1.
T email reports, and it supports the following protocols. Having a slight issue running freenas on my micro server. Cheap nas with zfs in hp microserver n40l juho garo. On such systems, libjpegturbo is generally 26x as fast as libjpeg, all else being equal. Basically whenever i add an album to my music library foobar2k doesnt pick it up to solve it i have to go onto the server and check the set permission recursively then its fine until i add another album. All i did was enable wol in the bios russian hacked version, went into lan management in nas4free and got the.