[XPEnology DSM 5.0 (Beta) for VMware vSphere ESXi]

It might be that the boot image are converted from a usb image, when it get overwrited just like an usb key, and therefor will not reboot unless you provide the vitul mahine with a fresh boot image.

 

You wil need to build a probber boot image for esxi.

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Well i have been running 5 servers on my N40L with 16gb ram without any preformance issues for about one year now.

If you not have 8 servers with 100% load, the the N36L will do just fine.

 

But yes you can get an Proliant ml series or Dell Edge series or other but it is overkill and not very power economic of you dont need an powerserver.

[[SOLVED] HP Proliant N40L MicroServer native support]

Hi All, I think i know how to enable the eSata ports to behave as external ports now: http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=20661&start=270

i have a Sata to small form factor eSata bracket

. 1) enable the SSH service and login to NAS through SSH.

. 2) go to and edit /etc/synoinfo.conf (you can (must) also edit /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf because idk what file is primary).

 

For the N40l there is 6 ports, the internal ones are 1(left) to 4 (right). so is left 0 and 5

The easiest to identify the port number is to connect a disk on the ports, look at the port number in the storage manager and generate the masks as below:

. internalportcfg="0x1e" = 1e (hex) = 00011110 (binary) = four internal SATA ports enabled (on mask 1-4)

. esataportcfg="0x21" = 21 (hex) = 00100001 (binary)= two ESATA ports (0,5) (because 1-4 internal ICH9R sata ports).

 

It seem to have been mentionned in the chinese forum here: http://xpenology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=632&p=1806&hilit=eSata#p1806 but could not translate the page using google or chrome for some reason...

I test internalportcfg="0x1e" esataportcfg="0x21" with N36L, the DSM cann't show the harddisk when plug into the slot1. so i use internalportcfg="0xf",esataportcfg="0x30" is ok.

I try to set usbportcfg="0x3fc0" (8 usb port), DSM can show the usb disk ,but it will get error message when i eject it.

 

It is wrong settings, usb disks are not supposed to show up as esata disks, you might try switching esataportcfg and usbportcfg.

And the internalcfg work sort of, you will get the 4 sataport working but still not the last sata port on the mb.

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Anyone know how the N40L preform with ESXI and 4.2?

[[SOLVED] HP Proliant N40L MicroServer native support]

It works, thank you.

 

I've made a mistake the first time, I do this :

kernel /zImage root=/dev/md0 ihd_num=0 netif_num=2 syno_hw_version=DS3612xs

initrd /rd.gz

mac1=009c02abdf74

 

I've another question, is there an interest in modifying the serial number ?

 

Yep

 

Some licences 3rd part software cannot register if you have an null serial as B7J4N00000 but if you dont need that you will be okay with the null serial.

[[SOLVED] HP Proliant N40L MicroServer native support]

My looks like this

 

#serial --unit=0 --speed=115200

#terminal serial

default 1

timeout 4

hiddenmenu

fallback 0

 

title SYNOLOGY_1

root (hd0,0)

hw_model

kernel /zImage root=/dev/md0 ihd_num=0 netif_num=2 syno_hw_version=RS3612xs

initrd /rd.gz

 

title SYNOLOGY_2

root (hd0,1)

# cksum /grub_cksum.syno

# vender /vender

# hw_model

kernel /zImage root=/dev/md0 ihd_num=0 netif_num=2 syno_hw_version=DS3612xs mac1=009c02abdf74 sn=B7J4N03023

initrd /rd.gz

 

But make sure to unmount the usb key correctly otherwise my ubuntu do not save the changes, so duble check that the changes are made on the usb key.

[[SOLVED] HP Proliant N40L MicroServer native support]

Hi all,

 

I've installed the last image given by nighthawk, but I can't find a solution for fixing MAC Address. Does anyone have a solution which is working ?

 

Thanks

Edit the boot conf on the usb key you are booting from with the correct mac adrress.