Hi everyone. My name is Boris, from Nevada. This is my first post.
I’m getting a ProLiant ML350p Gen 8 server soon. It will arrive next week. The system doesn’t have any drives so that means it doesn’t have an OS. I am looking for recommendations and feedback on which version I should install. Could I ask the forum here for some help on that?
This machine will be my sandbox where I can play and learn how to build (using real hardware), deploy, and manage a server. It is not a professional or commercial system going to customer for a critical application.
Two E5-2640 V2 processors are installed in the system. I believe that gives me 12 total physical cores. There is 16 GB of RAM to give each processor 8 GB.
According to HP’s website, the system is certified to work with Server 2016. I would like to use Server 2019 because I would like to take advantage of new security enhancements and ... well, why not be modern? Is there any reason Windows Server 2019 would not work? I can only think of specific HP hardware drivers not working or being blocked from installation in Server 2019.
Another thought crossed my mind. Could I install a simpler version of Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Workstation? One element of Windows Server that worries me is licensing. Licensing is done by the number of cores in the system. Right now I have 12 which is less than the standard 16 given by default. Me knowing me says I will one day upgrade the processors to 2 x E5-2697 V2 which will give me a whopping 24 cores! Windows 10 does not license by cores. It will simply use whatever you throw at it.
I would appreciate your feedback and thoughts. Thanks for reading!
— Boris
I’m getting a ProLiant ML350p Gen 8 server soon. It will arrive next week. The system doesn’t have any drives so that means it doesn’t have an OS. I am looking for recommendations and feedback on which version I should install. Could I ask the forum here for some help on that?
This machine will be my sandbox where I can play and learn how to build (using real hardware), deploy, and manage a server. It is not a professional or commercial system going to customer for a critical application.
Two E5-2640 V2 processors are installed in the system. I believe that gives me 12 total physical cores. There is 16 GB of RAM to give each processor 8 GB.
According to HP’s website, the system is certified to work with Server 2016. I would like to use Server 2019 because I would like to take advantage of new security enhancements and ... well, why not be modern? Is there any reason Windows Server 2019 would not work? I can only think of specific HP hardware drivers not working or being blocked from installation in Server 2019.
Another thought crossed my mind. Could I install a simpler version of Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Workstation? One element of Windows Server that worries me is licensing. Licensing is done by the number of cores in the system. Right now I have 12 which is less than the standard 16 given by default. Me knowing me says I will one day upgrade the processors to 2 x E5-2697 V2 which will give me a whopping 24 cores! Windows 10 does not license by cores. It will simply use whatever you throw at it.
I would appreciate your feedback and thoughts. Thanks for reading!
— Boris