HP ProLiant DL360 G5 - Quad-Core Xeon E5335 2 GHz

Advantages: High Density, excellent availabilty
Disadvantages: Default SmartArray5i does not have option to add battery cache

...We have 12 of these machines, all with dual 2.8Ghz Xeons. The thing I like most about them is that almost everything is hot-plug. From the drives, to the fans, power supplies to the pci cards. Opening the top cover leads to an incredibly well laid out system. PCI cards can be installed and de-installed (assuming the OS supports it) while the system is up and running. I'd highly recommend you invest in the redundant fan option kit. If you're installing another processor then you really need to have this. On a downside, the only thing that springs to mind is there is no front USB port available. With floppy discs disapppearing these days, it would have been nice. HP seem to have realised this and on the G4 servers there is now a front USB, and no floppy drive. Managability wise these servers are fantastic. We went from using... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of resource, processor power and expansion
Disadvantages: Price and extras needed.

...Fantastic performance , flawless reliability and reassuringly pricey is a good way to describe one of our Proliant ML370 servers here in the office. If you need your server to deliver cutting edge technology with bulletproof backup, this is a must for any self respecting IT guy. The Proliant range from HP has been around for a few years but the latest generation takes advantage of shrinking sized parts and components and power saving methods to evolve an already successful product. We have both the G5 and G4 models of this server and the main obvious change is the disk size. The hard disks (and it can take up to 8 of them) and the newer slimline serial SCSI type rather than the Ultra SCSI in the G4. Faster and with the same lightning response time, they obviously draw less power resouce from your server and power supply... Read review

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Advantages: Maximum power, minimal rack space
Disadvantages: No external SCSI connector

...I recently purchased several of these boxes and they continue to impress. Being only 1U in size, they're ideal when you need lots of servers and space is at a premium. It's good to get a 1U server that still has hot plug drives. I'm not so keen on the lower spec'd DLs that have the fixed drives, or even the ATA drives. The only thing that is a slight nusience is that there is no external scsi connector. If you're looking for a small server to drive, say for instance backups on a tape library, then you're going to need to fit another scsi card, or just buy a DL380 instead. They have also done a good job with the power cables. Angled cables to help with cabling multiple 1U server together. The only other thing that can be annoying is the rails that come with the server. They're a bit fiddly compared to a DL380, and they don... Read review

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