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Blue Pig · 05-29-2011, 08:42 AM

You're first problem is that you're using HP. HP generates 70% of its revenue from ink & print cartridges & 20% from personal laptops. So servers are just one of many things HP sucks at. If you're looking for some serious servers "connect to the network" & give a legitimate company like Cisco a shot. Plus Cisco's CEO John Chambers has a house is Alton Bay & supports local businesses!

brk-lnt · 05-31-2011, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Pig

You're first problem is that you're using HP. HP generates 70% of its revenue from ink & print cartridges & 20% from personal laptops. So servers are just one of many things HP sucks at. If you're looking for some serious servers "connect to the network" & give a legitimate company like Cisco a shot. Plus Cisco's CEO John Chambers has a house is Alton Bay & supports local businesses!

If you read through the thread, he is not looking for "a serious server". He is looking for a simple machine that can power up after a power loss.

Also, I've been in hundreds of data centers, including those of most large banks and several Fortune 100 companies. I also maintain some colo space of my own, and do server hosting. I've *never* seen a Cisco server in use anywhere, in fact the HP servers that you knock are actually fairly popular and I know several folks running them with great success.

Lakepilot · 05-31-2011, 07:01 AM

BRK, you're right, the major difficulty I faced was getting the system up and running after a power loss too long for my APC's to handle. The HP server I used didn't restart. Other then that, at the time, they offered server products you couldn't get anywhere else. My aggravation with HP is that they new of the issue, since they corrected it on later models, but didn't offer an update to the operating system for my model. Various hackers had ways of dealing with it so I know the box could be restarted. I tend to be an early adopter and once again paid the price for being one of the first to do something.

Cisco is also a great company. I don't want to slam them or HP. They've both had some issues recently. Blue Pig, I would check you numbers on HP's sales breakdown. It doesn't appear to be accurate. Dyndns has a list of dns certified routers. Three of them are Linksys, which was bought by Cisco, but my reading of the reviews on the dyndns site, indicated the DLink were better for what I wanted. And they've worked well.

The network cameras I installed are also working very well. I've ordered more.

brk-lnt · 05-31-2011, 08:17 AM

Minor thing, but...

It would be the BIOS, not the operating system, that would need to be updated. This is doable, but generally a bit cumbersome and prone to erros for the typical end-user. This might be why HP never released a BIOS update for the machine. It is also possible that the machine does not have the circuitry to sense power and initiate a bootup (unlikely, but possible).

What network cameras did you install?

05-29-2011, 08:42 AM	#1
Blue Pig Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 14 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	HP Server You're first problem is that you're using HP. HP generates 70% of its revenue from ink & print cartridges & 20% from personal laptops. So servers are just one of many things HP sucks at. If you're looking for some serious servers "connect to the network" & give a legitimate company like Cisco a shot. Plus Cisco's CEO John Chambers has a house is Alton Bay & supports local businesses!

05-31-2011, 08:17 AM	#4
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,944 Thanks: 544 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	Minor thing, but... It would be the BIOS, not the operating system, that would need to be updated. This is doable, but generally a bit cumbersome and prone to erros for the typical end-user. This might be why HP never released a BIOS update for the machine. It is also possible that the machine does not have the circuitry to sense power and initiate a bootup (unlikely, but possible). What network cameras did you install? __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

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05-31-2011, 07:01 AM	#3
Lakepilot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 446 Thanks: 70 Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts	BRK, you're right, the major difficulty I faced was getting the system up and running after a power loss too long for my APC's to handle. The HP server I used didn't restart. Other then that, at the time, they offered server products you couldn't get anywhere else. My aggravation with HP is that they new of the issue, since they corrected it on later models, but didn't offer an update to the operating system for my model. Various hackers had ways of dealing with it so I know the box could be restarted. I tend to be an early adopter and once again paid the price for being one of the first to do something. Cisco is also a great company. I don't want to slam them or HP. They've both had some issues recently. Blue Pig, I would check you numbers on HP's sales breakdown. It doesn't appear to be accurate. Dyndns has a list of dns certified routers. Three of them are Linksys, which was bought by Cisco, but my reading of the reviews on the dyndns site, indicated the DLink were better for what I wanted. And they've worked well. The network cameras I installed are also working very well. I've ordered more.