HP ProLiant DL360P G8 Server 2.60Ghz 16-Core 96GB 2X 300GB Enterprise (Renewed)

Got exactly what i expected. Has 6 ram chips and a total of 24 ram slots. Everything works. Didn’t have any password or user data issues. Drives tested as good. Currently running my 16 player Enshrouded game server. Fans are noisy but that is expected. All together is a good value.

Ordered this up as a server for my small business. I had a few old desktops and laptops that were set up running various software, (security, VMS, record keeping, etc), but I wanted to declutter and set up a central server on a budget. This server fit the bill perfectly, while allowing me to configure RAID for redundancy on my system. TL;DNR: Sent server of different specs, got response and replacement super fast, server runs great! I placed my order, but was originally shipped an incorrect spec server. Incorrect CPU's, RAM, and HDD's. The one I received was damaged on one of the mounting ears as well. I snapped a few pics and sent the seller a message. I was surprised to see that I had received a response within the hour! After going back and forth for a couple hours (due to my business load, NOT due to a lack of response on their end), in more of a chat environment than an email environment, we determined that the item I was shipped was a completely different SKU, and I had a return label in minutes. They shipped out my replacement very quickly. I asked about purchasing a couple extra sticks of RAM (can never have too much), and they included a couple extra sticks of RAM at no charge to make up for the hassle! I have the server up and running now. everything works great! I would have liked to have RAID5 as opposed to RAID 1+0, but I'm happy with redundancy either way. I installed a low cost graphics card to have HDMI support and 1080p resolution, which worked perfectly. I tried to install a PCIe WIFI 6 card, but for some reason I couldn't get that to be recognized at all by the motherboard, bios, or Windows 10 Pro. Not sure if the other PCIe slot in the server is dead, or I received a dud card, but I sent it back and ordered a USB 3.0 PCIe card to try. If this doesn't work, then I'll assume the PCIe slot on the motherboard or riser is dead, and contact the seller again, but I have no doubts that they will get it taken care of!

I got this server to use as a virtualization/container Linux server. It works well. There are a few things you should know, however. The device has 8 hotswap bays. If you intend to use all of them, do a custom order or otherwise somehow acquire the extra caddies. They are 2.5" bays, meaning laptop-drive (about 9mm high) size. Be careful, because Amazon sells some 2.5" drives that are taller than laptop drives (15mm high) and those won't work. Next, the bays can only take up to 2TB drives. The RAID controller on the device has no official option to do HBA/JBOD, only RAID. There is a way around that however, there is a Linux command-line tool HP Smart Storage Admin CLI (ssacli) that can be installed, then issue the commmand "ssacli controller slot=0 modify hbamode=on" as root and then your drives will show up individually on the machine (warning, if you do this, you cannot boot from any of those drives. You have to use the USB or SD.) As just mentioned, the machine also has an internal SD card slot and USB port, so you can put your OS on one of those and free up all the drive bays for your RAID. The USB is USB 2.0 so don't expect it to be fast, but it's good enough for a Linux server IMO. I deducted one star because, if you use non-HP components in the system (all my drives are non-HP), the fans are forced to 100% speed and it is LOUD! There is NO way to change this except by installing a hacked ilo firmware, which is terrifying on its own but can even brick your server if you mess it up. If you're putting this server somewhere where the sound won't bother you and don't mind the 2TB drive limit, it is a perfectly usable machine, despite its age.

Very good product, I'm happy with my purchase

Great Server Out Of The Box ...Setup and installed server 2019 datacenter edition...works great..i did have to use a wireless card at first till i got it setup near my router ...i did have to find drivers for my wireless card that would work and transfer them over via usb ...but the system accepted it and everything else was flawless...Total setup not including game servers ..was about a hour /running Arma 3/conan exiles w/mods and SWG(Star Wars Galaxies) Server with 40%ram,30%cpu and it sits stable at 54C in a ambient room temp of 71F. One Thing that wasnt mentioned much is the noise..its close to that of a 1hp shop vac on startup untill os loads in then its as quiet as a modern i9 gaming pc ... hope this helps ...

This seller has been aggressively trying to push outside sales. They offered the same server but a gen 9 for 925.00. I literally blocked their email and calls. Shortly after purchase I upgraded the memory. I was getting errors galore. After several weeks or troubleshooting I tried new processors. Same errors with the banks I was populating. I checked processor pins and seen that one had been bent. I was able to bend it and the new processors worked along with all the memory banks.