Category Archives: Hp Microserver Gen8

Multi-Site Homelab Mesh Networking: Building a Zero-Trust Network Overlay with Tailscale & Subnet Routing

By | August 19, 2026
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Executive Summary Connecting servers, storage nodes, and management interfaces scattered across different physical sites and ISP connections presents a classic networking challenge: handling dynamic IP addresses, Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT), firewall traversal, and secure remote access without exposing raw ports to the public internet. In our multi-site architecture, we resolved this by implementing Tailscale—a zero-trust overlay… Read More: Multi-Site Homelab Mesh Networking: Building a Zero-Trust Network Overlay with… »

#SMB Breaking News: #HPE #MicroServer Gen10

By | June 12, 2017
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Finally a new release of the HPE MicroServer updated at the new generation Gen10. HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 It seems that the Gen8 release of the MicroServer was so successful (I am the proud owner of 3 HP MicroServer Gen8) that HPE never released a Gen9 model. What are the main updates after a quick… Read More: #SMB Breaking News: #HPE #MicroServer Gen10 »

Server Rack: Create your own low-cost rack console

By | March 1, 2017
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Because the number of my systems increased moving all my stuff to a rack was the right decision to avoid cable spaghetti and administration hell. But when you have a rack you need to have an administration console for it. Looking on the market (the deals market) the cheapest console I could find was some… Read More: Server Rack: Create your own low-cost rack console »

HP Microserver Gen8 compatibility list

By | January 28, 2021
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As a big fan of the HP Microserver Gen8 (I own 3 of them in two locations) I compiled my own list of compatible hardware that I am using or used in building the servers.I have to thank the good fan forums that I always consult previous of buying new hardware for my HP Microservers… Read More: HP Microserver Gen8 compatibility list »

Fedora Linux: LVM Single Drive to LVM RAID 1 Mirror Migration

By | March 3, 2017
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All started when I wanted to have a true HA configuration for the server nodes. That implies that not only the storage of each server is a RAID10 setup, but also the boot and root resources are in a RAID1 configuration. I started to use an old and known tutorial to convert from standard installation… Read More: Fedora Linux: LVM Single Drive to LVM RAID 1 Mirror… »

USB Wireless interface on Fedora Linux

By | February 9, 2017
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I am planning to deploy a test openStack infrastructure, “Minimal architecture example with legacy networking (nova-network)”, on the 2 x Hp MicroServer Gen 8 setup from my home data centre. The nova-network architecture needs at least two nodes and on each node a minimal of two network interfaces must be available. The HP MicroServers have… Read More: USB Wireless interface on Fedora Linux »

Backup setup for two HP Microserver Gen8 NAS servers – part2

By | February 10, 2015
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This is a followup of the first post Backup setup for two HP Microserver Gen8 NAS servers . The new HBA arrived , an HP LSI 9217-4i4e 8-port SAS 6Gb/s RAID Card which is in fact the HP OEM version of the LSI 9207. The positive: it came with three different SAS to 4xSATA cables. The negative: it came only… Read More: Backup setup for two HP Microserver Gen8 NAS servers –… »