Not for everyone I know but HP are doing a buy one get one free on their Gen9 10 and 100 series servers. I got this from my reseller today (not ServersPlus, they were just the cheapest for a DL180 and had a link to the deal). As a bonus if you buy a 3 year warranty they give you a second free too.
Also a free 2nd processor on the Gen9 300 series.
It's worth noting this is a cashback so you have to pay for both to begin with then get the +VAT value back from HP
These offers are all in addition to the ongoing cash back deals on ROK licenses
£50 – Foundation 2012 R2
£50 – Essentials 2012 R2
£150 – Standard 2012 R2
£600 – Datacentre 2012 R2
All the T&C’s are on the attachments from HP.
Top comments
freezeframe
2 Oct 159#19
Lol yeah I work in server support. With only minimal googling I can identify the difference between a blade server and a rack mounted server
"Have you got any lemons"
"sure have these limes"
"but they arnt lemons"
"Dont be pedantic, they are both citrus fruits"
"yeah they wont work with my lemon tart though"
zak999 to OrribleHarry
30 Sep 158#3
they're not blades!
jazlabs
13 Oct 156#23
This guy doesn't know when to just admit he was wrong. Nothing pedantic about it; blade is a blade, rack mount is rack mount and a tower is a tower. These things aren't interchangeable as they're fairly critical to the definition of the device.
being blades not really much good for home use but decent deal.
ggidd to OrribleHarry
30 Sep 151#2
Unless you want a VM lab... I have two DL380 G7 machines. I know, overkill :smirk:
zak999 to OrribleHarry
30 Sep 158#3
they're not blades!
dwain to OrribleHarry
26 Oct 15#35
Sorry, which models are blades? Just FYI blades normally start 'BL' and fit in the C3000 or C7000 chassis.
OrribleHarry
30 Sep 15#4
Ok if you wish to be pedantic....rack mounted.
ggidd
30 Sep 15#5
To be fair they have a point, but you're still right, they arn't for your normal household.
There are however quite a few people that do buy servers like these, usally 2nd hand ones granted, for their homes. I would have one of these over a microserver any day if I was able to swallow double the cost. Having said that, the Xeon Gen9 microserver costs a fair bit closer to these
ggidd
30 Sep 15#6
Would be interested in why people are voting cold. Two Gen9 servers with 3 year parts warranty for £800 including next day delivery. Where else offers that? Dell?
OrribleHarry
30 Sep 15#7
My wife would go spare lol
enigmatik33
30 Sep 15#8
buy 2 sell 1 for discount ?
OrribleHarry
30 Sep 15#9
personally for £175 after cash back I'd rather get this
inkyas to OrribleHarry
1 Oct 15#14
Maximum RAM is only 32GB... good find though thanks!
I'm seeing a second e5-2603v3 on ebay for about £150, so the second CPU offer probably isn't worth it. Second server on the other hand...
ggidd to CampGareth
1 Oct 15#15
This exactly. It's all about that free 2nd server! Plus as mentioned you can sell it to claw back some monies making the 1st server cheaper
I was tempted by this purely because the whole thing costs the same as the CPU alone. But it's Dell, and I already have two DL380 G7 servers for my home VM lab (yes I need a lab because I'm taking the VCP exam in a couploe of months).
inkyas
1 Oct 15#16
If you want to learn a bit of iDrac then grab a Dell server for your lab too. Out of curiosity what switch(es) are you using in your home lab?
OrribleHarry
1 Oct 15#17
I know the difference (without Google)...like I said....pedantic, perhaps you should Google pedantic?
ggidd
2 Oct 15#18
Right now I'm using a Netgear FS726T... But I'm looking at getting either a Netgear XS708E or the D-Link 1210 10TS. These are 10GbE switches.
The reason why I'm looking at those switches is because I mananged to three of these HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter from eBay for £99 delivered total :man: http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/iss-adapters/product-detail.html?oid=5404528
The only problem is that these aren't normal PCI-e and the Proliant G7 don't have a FlexFabric slot (basically a PCI-e slot), the boards are shorter. I have no idea if FlexFabric PCI-e will function in a standard PCI-e slot, but for £99 for three cards I was willing to give it a shot. Just need to find the time to give it a go. before I go to the length of buying a 10GbE switch I'm going to try connecting two cards directly together.
freezeframe
2 Oct 159#19
Lol yeah I work in server support. With only minimal googling I can identify the difference between a blade server and a rack mounted server
"Have you got any lemons"
"sure have these limes"
"but they arnt lemons"
"Dont be pedantic, they are both citrus fruits"
"yeah they wont work with my lemon tart though"
inkyas
9 Oct 15#20
Great switches, I purchased two in the past couple of months. Update the firmware after powering up if you go for this option.
ggidd
11 Oct 15#21
Yeah I use one at work for the servers and ESXi hosts. I tested my three HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T cards in a Gen8 DL380 server at work. Good news is they work, bad is that (so far at least) I can't get ESXi to see them on the G7 DL380 servers I have at home. I will try installing Server 2012 and see if that will see, and be able to use it, at least.
In other news I bought two of the DL180 servers using this deal. I just went with the supplied 3 year warranty which is 1yr labour 3 years parts. I'm not going to be using them for anything too critical, in fact one will be for vCenter and I haven't thought of a use for the other yet.
KieranH97
13 Oct 15#22
What are the power consumption on these servers like in comparison to the microservers that are popular on here? When I did some research a few years back I was seeing 400W at idle?
ggidd to KieranH97
13 Oct 15#24
I purchased two DL180 servers, they are both 550w PSUs. If I can find time I will try and do a test while running idle on a clean install of Server 2012, but I won't be back in the office until Friday
jazlabs
13 Oct 156#23
This guy doesn't know when to just admit he was wrong. Nothing pedantic about it; blade is a blade, rack mount is rack mount and a tower is a tower. These things aren't interchangeable as they're fairly critical to the definition of the device.
KieranH97
13 Oct 15#25
Thank you, I have considered running one for a while but I have a feeling they will pull a lot of power making it pointless as it will be idle most of the time.
ggidd
13 Oct 15#26
Is this for home lab?
If you want low power and a Xeon, as much as I'm a HP man, you could look at this Dell T20 (290w PSU). It's £175 after cashback and if you google the Xeon CPU it costs £176 on Scan by itself.
Does anyone know if you bought 2 copies of server 2012 as well, whether you could claim cashback on both copies and claim the free server?
ggidd to bargainsprunger
20 Oct 15#28
If you look at the terms and conditions it says the following:
3.
This offer can be combined with all other cash back offers but cannot be combined with any special pricing during the promotional period.
Claims will not be accepted if a valid serial number for the qualifying Server is not provided where indicated in the table in the claim form.
All products must appear on the same invoice.
Buying hardware is so old skool - it's all about the cloud don't you know....
Chris Type R
26 Oct 151#31
Here's an example of pedantic - about 10 years ago, I specified a Dell or HP server which could be used both as a tower or in a rack (using the supplied adapters).
But, blade is not synonymous with rack-mount :smile:
Chris Type R
26 Oct 15#32
My experience of DL servers is that they're festooned with small internal fans. They'll be pretty noisy in a home environment.
kiish to Chris Type R
26 Oct 151#34
They're not really designed for home use which goes for all servers really as data centres have additional cooling and cages
xargle
26 Oct 15#33
Absolutely nothing pedantic about it. Try sticking a blade in a rack without a chassis, you won't get very far.
Boopop
26 Oct 15#36
Please can you explain to me what a home user does exactly with a "VM Lab"? I recall reading similar comments everytime a microserver (I have one) deal comes up, but I've never understood why someone at home would need so many different operating systems. Unless it's for testing software you're developing on as many platforms as possible, then it makes sense, but then I've yet to see anyone say "my VM lab for testing". Cheers :smiley:
ggidd
26 Oct 151#37
Well for most people one server, being a microserver, is more than is required for their needs. I bought a HP Microserver myself, an N54L, and on that I have one Windows Home Server 2011 installed. It uses Server 2008 at it's core and does a perfectly good job at being a home server.
On the other hand, I am an IT administrator, and I spend my whole day working with physical servers and a VM (VMware) environment, workstations and laptops. I have done for many years and because of that I love to tinker with things. I am also currently studying for my VCP Datacenter exam (VCP Link just for reference), and I don't use those DL380 servers for anything other than my studies. I have two large servers with 10GbE connection between the two, both running 8x 146GB hard drives and 32GB of memory. This is a very high end configuration which is overkill for home use, expect for the fact I'm running a VM home lab. It allows me to build entire environments of servers and workstations, I can pull hard drives out and force VM migration to the other host server and many more things. All this allows me to train for my qualification.
benrussell
26 Oct 15#38
Pass me a blade please - I cant go on after reading these comments
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Opening post
Also a free 2nd processor on the Gen9 300 series.
It's worth noting this is a cashback so you have to pay for both to begin with then get the +VAT value back from HP
**********************************************************************
HP have confirmed their end of summer sale which includes some great deals running until the end of October.
Buy one get one free servers –
DL60 (2603 V3)
DL80 (2603 V3)
DL120 (2620 V3)
DL120 (2603 V3)
DL160 (2620 V3)
DL160 (2609 V3)
DL180 (2603 V3)
You can also add the 3 year NBD warranty on to the second server and get that free of charge too
Free second CPU –
DL360 (2603 V3)
DL360 (2609 V3)
DL360 (2620 V3)
DL380 (2603 V3)
DL380 (2609 V3)
DL380 (2620 V3)
DL380 (2620 V3)
These offers are all in addition to the ongoing cash back deals on ROK licenses
£50 – Foundation 2012 R2
£50 – Essentials 2012 R2
£150 – Standard 2012 R2
£600 – Datacentre 2012 R2
All the T&C’s are on the attachments from HP.
Top comments
"Have you got any lemons"
"sure have these limes"
"but they arnt lemons"
"Dont be pedantic, they are both citrus fruits"
"yeah they wont work with my lemon tart though"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_BladeSystem
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There are however quite a few people that do buy servers like these, usally 2nd hand ones granted, for their homes. I would have one of these over a microserver any day if I was able to swallow double the cost. Having said that, the Xeon Gen9 microserver costs a fair bit closer to these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_BladeSystem
Great find OP!
I was tempted by this purely because the whole thing costs the same as the CPU alone. But it's Dell, and I already have two DL380 G7 servers for my home VM lab (yes I need a lab because I'm taking the VCP exam in a couploe of months).
The reason why I'm looking at those switches is because I mananged to three of these HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 533FLR-T Adapter from eBay for £99 delivered total :man:
http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/iss-adapters/product-detail.html?oid=5404528
The only problem is that these aren't normal PCI-e and the Proliant G7 don't have a FlexFabric slot (basically a PCI-e slot), the boards are shorter. I have no idea if FlexFabric PCI-e will function in a standard PCI-e slot, but for £99 for three cards I was willing to give it a shot. Just need to find the time to give it a go. before I go to the length of buying a 10GbE switch I'm going to try connecting two cards directly together.
"Have you got any lemons"
"sure have these limes"
"but they arnt lemons"
"Dont be pedantic, they are both citrus fruits"
"yeah they wont work with my lemon tart though"
In other news I bought two of the DL180 servers using this deal. I just went with the supplied 3 year warranty which is 1yr labour 3 years parts. I'm not going to be using them for anything too critical, in fact one will be for vCenter and I haven't thought of a use for the other yet.
If you want low power and a Xeon, as much as I'm a HP man, you could look at this Dell T20 (290w PSU). It's £175 after cashback and if you google the Xeon CPU it costs £176 on Scan by itself.
http://www.serversplus.com/servers/tower_servers/dell_tower_servers/20-3708
3.
This offer can be combined with all other cash back offers but cannot be combined with any special pricing during the promotional period.
Claims will not be accepted if a valid serial number for the qualifying Server is not provided where indicated in the table in the claim form.
All products must appear on the same invoice.
T&C's
http://www.serversdirect.co.uk/pdf/PA0151-BOGOF-Gen9-Servers-Sept%2015-v1_2.pdf
Current HP offers
http://www.serversdirect.co.uk/HP_Proliant_Server_Offers/page.asp
But, blade is not synonymous with rack-mount :smile:
On the other hand, I am an IT administrator, and I spend my whole day working with physical servers and a VM (VMware) environment, workstations and laptops. I have done for many years and because of that I love to tinker with things. I am also currently studying for my VCP Datacenter exam (VCP Link just for reference), and I don't use those DL380 servers for anything other than my studies. I have two large servers with 10GbE connection between the two, both running 8x 146GB hard drives and 32GB of memory. This is a very high end configuration which is overkill for home use, expect for the fact I'm running a VM home lab. It allows me to build entire environments of servers and workstations, I can pull hard drives out and force VM migration to the other host server and many more things. All this allows me to train for my qualification.
It's a rackmountable tower with blades. :wink:
http://www.storagereview.com/dell_poweredge_vrtx_refresh_13g
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2013/08/28/dell-poweredge-vrtx-4-node-cluster-in-a-box-that-can-be-deployed-in-45-minutes.aspx