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Hi all,
Need some advice from the WINDOWS SERVER Guru's , I am pretty good at linux server administration been doing it going on 10 years+ now... but apart from a microsoft MCP lol, I do not have tons of Microsoft Server experience.
So this is the scenario, I bought another one of those HP Micro Servers as my last one is now one kick ass nas drive, for those that do not already have one I can tell you for £100 (£200 with £100 cash back) you won't get anything near these mini monsters!!!!!!!
Right, I am thinking of installing Microsoft Windows Home Server (I am aware that MS is not supporting it no more)... however I don't think I need to buy a proper MS server as it is just for home ... but do let me know your thoughts please on this also!
Here comes the networking part, I was thinking about buying a PCI fibre card for the HP Microserver as I have a netgear unmanaged 1000mbit 24port switch with 2 fibre ports.
I wanted to get rid of my draytek router (or just come out the switch for wifi) and have my broadband come straight into the 1000mbit port built into the HP, then the server software would then distribute traffic via fibre to the switch?
What do you think of this sort of setup , I have never used fibre, would not even know what to do lol.
Thank you
Mick
Need some advice from the WINDOWS SERVER Guru's , I am pretty good at linux server administration been doing it going on 10 years+ now... but apart from a microsoft MCP lol, I do not have tons of Microsoft Server experience.
So this is the scenario, I bought another one of those HP Micro Servers as my last one is now one kick ass nas drive, for those that do not already have one I can tell you for £100 (£200 with £100 cash back) you won't get anything near these mini monsters!!!!!!!
Right, I am thinking of installing Microsoft Windows Home Server (I am aware that MS is not supporting it no more)... however I don't think I need to buy a proper MS server as it is just for home ... but do let me know your thoughts please on this also!
Here comes the networking part, I was thinking about buying a PCI fibre card for the HP Microserver as I have a netgear unmanaged 1000mbit 24port switch with 2 fibre ports.
I wanted to get rid of my draytek router (or just come out the switch for wifi) and have my broadband come straight into the 1000mbit port built into the HP, then the server software would then distribute traffic via fibre to the switch?
What do you think of this sort of setup , I have never used fibre, would not even know what to do lol.
Thank you
Mick
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