What's the best way to set up a used server? I received a hpe ProLiant dl20 gen9 a while back. Is there anything I need to clear off or reset that's stored on the microsd card that's connected?
I have a 64gb flash drive i can connect internally so I can have a boot drive to install an OS for it. Eventually, I wanna see if I can get some free or cheap used sas drives to throw in so I can have a media server and maybe stream from there to local devices on the network. Idk.
Either way, I'll have a home system that I can play around with so I dont mess up anything on the server here (which im terribly afraid of doing). As far as I'm aware, it's got 8GB of ram, so I'm debating if I wanna get a gui installed with whatever distro I eventually go with.
Idk if i wanna set it up for remoting in locally (and maybe externally in the future?), but I do wanna have direct access with it's own keyboard, mouse, and display. I also wanna get a server rack eventually too, as desk space is at a super premium. Plus those server fans are loud af
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