Just bought a HP Netserver LC2000r

[LegoHead]

Could anyone point me in the right direction please? I have never used a server before and never used windows server edition thingy program.

I basically bought it so that I could set up a secure storage for my most important documents.

It currently has two 10GB and two 40GB i think they are set up as raid 5.

I just need some absolute noob advice on setting it up so I can browse to it with my laptop.

Also how much would it be worth, it's got 1GB of ram and a single 933MHz PIII processor.lol.

 

[Mike_182]

You've got no hope if you're a noob. And no, two 10Gb and two 40Gb won't (or shouldn't!) be set up as raid 5. If they are, you've lost 60Gb of storage as to prepare them they'd all have to be the same size.

 

[KDF]

What you have asked I would not even attempt to explain to you on a forum post. Its just not possible.

From the way you have worded things I can tell your a total n00b and while thats nothing to be ashamed of (we all started somewhere) you really should have learnt more before delving into the world of server/raid/encryption etc.

 

[LegoHead]

well I knew this would happen.lol.

Yes i am a noob, but where do i start?

It's cost me bugger all. The dat drive that is has is worth more than i paid. Just thought I could set up secure storage on my network.

 

[Mike_182]

Nope.

Even with DAT drives etc I could get a Dell 1650 with both power supplies and both 1.4Ghz Xeons and 2Gb memory for £100 (3x36Gb disks and RAID controller) and a 1750 with 2.4Ghz Hyperthreading Xeons for £200...

 

[gaz_5103]

google it, read through a load of tutorials and learn yourself, thats how i learnt. its not rocket science, but its hard enough, yall get there in the end. first of all get windows server installed and start arsing about with it.

 

[Mike_182]

google it, read through a load of tutorials and learn yourself, thats how i learnt. its not rocket science, but its hard enough, yall get there in the end. first of all get windows server installed and start arsing about with it.

No, first of all get to grips with the RAID cos you'll need that set up before you stick an OS on it...

 

[dk]

Nope.

Even with DAT drives etc I could get a Dell 1650 with both power supplies and both 1.4Ghz Xeons and 2Gb memory for £100 (3x36Gb disks and RAID controller) and a 1750 with 2.4Ghz Hyperthreading Xeons for £200...

i think they are PIII though not Xeon.........

 

[Daz]

Nope.

Even with DAT drives etc I could get a Dell 1650 with both power supplies and both 1.4Ghz Xeons and 2Gb memory for £100 (3x36Gb disks and RAID controller) and a 1750 with 2.4Ghz Hyperthreading Xeons for £200...

i think they are PIII though not Xeon.........

Not a P3 Xeon?

 

[dk]

i think they are PIII though not Xeon.........

Not a P3 Xeon?

no, i believe i am right, it was a PIII for the 1.4, the Xeon only went up to 1Ghz to my knowledge

 

[Daz]

1.4GHz Xeon:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL4WX#

(But yea.. the Dell 1650 looks like a PIII )

 

[Mike_182]

1.4GHz Xeon:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL4WX#

(But yea.. the Dell 1650 looks like a PIII )

I can confirm to you both, of the 30 1650s we've got there's only one PIII in that lot, the rest are the later 1.4Ghz Xeons.

They're still both fairly pathetic, but they're good for our Citrix environment as they're all the same spec and there's lots of them. However they're all going for new DL140s, hence why I can get them for pennies...

 

[Cookie]

Go to WH Smith, go buy a mag called Custom PC

In the back of this month's issue theres a guide on how to build your own home server.. should answer most of your questions

 

[McBunny]

its easy enough but have fun with active directory, dhcp, dns etc etc


its far too much to talk about on here best way is for someone to set it up with you

 

[Rasclart]

PMSL at fun and AD, DHCP, DNS

Mcbunny = GEEK

 

[McBunny]

hey im far from a pc geek i hate the f**king things i just happen to work with them lol

im waiting on my 2 new DC's to arrive but tbh i dont think they will be here til,l the new year now

 

[Rasclart]

I do as well

But I wouldnt call it fun

 

[McBunny]

i was been sarcastic

 

[Rasclart]

f**king scots

Where did you piss off to last night

 

[McBunny]

im not a jock im a yorkshire man that may be worse i dunno lol

i said i had to go

the mrs wanted one

 

[Mike_182]

hey im far from a pc geek i hate the f**king things i just happen to work with them lol

im waiting on my 2 new DC's to arrive but tbh i dont think they will be here til,l the new year now

Got 4 DL360s waiting to be our new DC's in the new year...

 

[sn00p]

People do the strangest things....

..I once built my own linux distribution which contained only busybox, openssl and freeradius because I just wanted to see how minimal I could make an "appliance" that would do EAP/TLS for WPA authentication!

 

[LegoHead]

Go to WH Smith, go buy a mag called Custom PC

In the back of this month's issue theres a guide on how to build your own home server.. should answer most of your questions

cheers mate. Will have a look tomorrow.

I have managed to so far set up a home network and use file sharing between my laptop, the pc and the server.:approve: