HP DL380 G5 – First Look
Hey, Krafting’s here! Today, we’ll take a tour of a somewhat old HP G5 server. This is an HP DL380 G5 is a 2U server from around 2005.
#DL380
It lives!!! No #hardware issues detected… Yet… and yes, I intentionally chose to use a #Compaq #CRT & #Keyboard 😜
The only other thing I would like to get hold of, is another PCI-e riser card allowing for another 3 PCI-e lanes to be used for more activities 🤣
#Networking “HP NC364T PCI-e Quad Port Gigabit Adapter”
Sounds like a cool product name… #Installed ✅
A power boost to support the additional drives, memory and CPU Power. Up from a single 400W PSU to dual #750W PSU’s. Should be plenty and add redundancy.
Storage for the OS, #TrueNAS #SCALE maybe? 32GB micro-SD to full size SD adapter. Nice that’s it’s on board and I also have the option of using an internal USB port.
RAM Cache upgraded to 512MB and still supports battery backup🔋 in the event of a power loss with a 650mAh
RAM sifted through, and I’ve got an exact number of matching DIMM’s just different brands so I’ve grouped them by channel.
3 DIMM’s per Channel, 3 Channels per CPU. Now populated with 18: 4GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R totalling: 72GB of RAM. The CPU’s can handle up to 146GB each I believe.
Sorting through my collection of processors to find the best match.
Luck would have it that I have a matching pair of: #INTEL #XEON X5550’s @ 2.66GHz with 4 Cores / 8 Threads & 8MB cache.
Using the lul between Christmas and new years to turn some unused parts in to something useful.
Hewlett Packard ProLiant DL380 Gen6 with iLO2 management.
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