Reusing HPE ML350e gen8 v2 chassis and parts

[smakkerlak]

This is a bit of a multi-genre question, hopefully I'm in the right forum

I'm running an HPE ML350e gen8 v2 as a home nas/container/everything server but i'd like to save on power consumption and cut down noise. I wanted to build a new server, but realized that the case and drive cages are pretty decent still, so...

Is there a chance that i can reuse the psu's with a different brand of motherboard? I know way too little to have any expectations in this area. Even if i can, is it even a good idea? They are decently efficient 460W units so would be nice to keep.

What about the HP SAS backplane power connectors - are they standard?

Will my current HP H240 HBA controller work in other brands of motherboards? How about the HP drive cages and their SAS backplanes? My assumption is yes, but "enterprise" gear has surprised me before.

Hopefully there shouldn't be other issues, outside of having to do some diy part fitting.

 

[luis2android]

Were you able to reuse?

 

[smakkerlak]

I have since become smarter, and ended up finding a cheap Intel P4000 case on ebay. They are not too expensive and you can get (kinda) affordable sas and nvme (with pcie boards included) frontloaded disk cages. Spend some time looking and you can find them with everything included, and you just need to connect the front panel to your motherboard. I made a custom connector for that, but it's not too difficult to just get the basics working.

I don't think reusing the HP chassis for standard components is a good idea, unless you want a really challenging diwhy project. There is just way too much proprietary stuff going on.