Supermicro SuperServer 5015A-H Barebone System - 1U Rack-mountable - Intel 945GC Express Chipset - Socket 437 - 1 x Total Processor (SYS-5015A-H)

Pros: ? Good Price ? Small ? Low Noise ? Low Power / Low Heat ? Stable ...Cons: ? PCI slot is useless, PCI Express is useless without Supermicro's…

All in all, these are great servers. Not fast servers, but most folks don't need speed for most SOHO and small to medium business environments. If speed is what

... box to own. I'd love to have a farm of these at home. Quiet, low power consumption, small form factor... Just great value. Cons: None Fully compatible with ...

Pros: Fully compatible with pfSense (1.2.3), Untangle, Endian, OpenBSD, etc. I have (5) of these units, most of them running pfSense, some with CARP and others without. Works great with the riser card and add-in 4-port NICs - We have multiple boxes with Startech's STP-ST1000SPEX4, though Supermicro's 4-port NIC (SPP-AOC-UG-I4) will NOT work (doesn't fit).These boxes have been running for over 1 yr, many without rebooting. The majority of these boxes w/ pfSense replaced Cisco 1800 series routers that we outgrew. Great box to own. I'd love to have a farm of these at home. Quiet, low power consumption, small form factor... Just great value.Cons: NoneFully compatible with pfSense (1.2.3), Untangle, Endian, OpenBSD, etc. I have (5) of these units, most of them running pfSense, some with CARP and others without. Works great with the riser card and add-in 4-port NICs - We have multiple boxes with Startech's STP-ST1000SPEX4, though Supermicro's 4-port NIC (SPP-AOC-UG-I4) will NOT work (doesn't fit).These boxes have been running for over 1 yr, many without rebooting. The majority of these boxes w/ pfSense replaced Cisco 1800 series routers that we outgrew. Great box to own. I'd love to have a farm of these at home. Quiet, low power consumption, small form factor... Just great value. None Found it strange that Supermicro's 4-port NIC did not fit in these cases... The card orientation was incorrect. However, Startech's ST1000SPEX4 4-port NIC worked great, and it was supported by pfSense. Startech's card was substantially cheaper, too.

Pros: have 5 of these at a datacenter running openvpn on them to give people secured and uncensored network access - working great so farCons: none so far - not a single issuehave 5 of these at a datacenter running openvpn on them to give people secured and uncensored network access - working great so far none so far - not a single issue

Pros: Quiet, low heat, rack mountable, gigabit ethernet x2, workhorse!Cons: No slim drive bay, no usb on front (not a big deal), x2 ethernet ports (would be nice to have more!)Quiet, low heat, rack mountable, gigabit ethernet x2, workhorse! No slim drive bay, no usb on front (not a big deal), x2 ethernet ports (would be nice to have more!) After we had a hard drive die and almost lost gigabytes of photos and movies, the wife said make sure it doesn't happen again.So, I bought 2 of these with 2 1TB drives in each. They sit on my desk the replicate all the media we put on them so if one dies, we have a backup. I also use them for web server, mail server and dns for the home as we have a buttload of devices like, tvs, xboxs, wiis, etc... all that gets added to the dns and files backed up.The dual gigabit ethernet ports play a crucial part in my home environment as we stream movies etc. So, I have a seperate router for one network segment which does all of the replication without bogging down the rest of the network.They both run Windows Server 2003 with no slow downs at all! It's pretty amazing how much these guys work!

Well worth the investment for work or home!

Pros: Quiet! And I mean QUIET!!!Small. You could put two of these back to back in a normal rack and still have space to spare.It packs a punch with the stock setup. I am running 2008 R2 on it and upgraded to 4GB of RAM. The two gigabit NIC ports...can't beat that!
I am running MS SCE on this bad boy and it is handling the software just fine, albeit a little slow (but SCE needs some juice).There is plenty of room on the inside too for you to do your work.If you are looking for a CHEAP server that will give you good results, this is it. I can't think of a cheaper server that performs this well. And it is made in the USA!Cons: No USB ports in the front! Come on, that should be a given! That is why I'm not giving 5 stars. That is a pretty dumb design flaw.

Also the ears don't mount. Atleast mine does not. There are no screw holes - nothing. Nonetheless, I just stuck it on top of my DL120 G5

Quiet! And I mean QUIET!!!

Small. You could put two of these back to back in a normal rack and still have space to spare.

It packs a punch with the stock setup. I am running 2008 R2 on it and upgraded to 4GB of RAM. The two gigabit NIC ports...can't beat that!
I am running MS SCE on this bad boy and it is handling the software just fine, albeit a little slow (but SCE needs some juice).

There is plenty of room on the inside too for you to do your work.

If you are looking for a CHEAP server that will give you good results, this is it. I can't think of a cheaper server that performs this well. And it is made in the USA! No USB ports in the front! Come on, that should be a given! That is why I'm not giving 5 stars. That is a pretty dumb design flaw.

Also the ears don't mount. Atleast mine does not. There are no screw holes - nothing. Nonetheless, I just stuck it on top of my DL120 G5 You won't regret this purchase

Pros: I use this 1U server as an OpenBSD firewall and it works great. The case fits easily in a small network cabinet. Instead of a hard drive, I use a USB stick plugged in the back. For an even cleaner installation, there is an internal USB slot, but it only fits a tiny USB stick, as the slot points upwards.Cons: The hard drive is mounted internally and cannot be accessed without opening the server. Although the motherboard has 4 sata ports, the case only has room for one hard drive.I use this 1U server as an OpenBSD firewall and it works great. The case fits easily in a small network cabinet. Instead of a hard drive, I use a USB stick plugged in the back. For an even cleaner installation, there is an internal USB slot, but it only fits a tiny USB stick, as the slot points upwards. The hard drive is mounted internally and cannot be accessed without opening the server. Although the motherboard has 4 sata ports, the case only has room for one hard drive. It would be great if they made another version of this server that had space for 4 hot swap sata drives.

Pros: been running this for over a month in a rack at HurricaneElectric, running great so far. handles all my torrents/dns/web/2 ircds/znc/irssi/various other services..average load is 0.03~ the HT really helps.Cons: not a xeonbeen running this for over a month in a rack at HurricaneElectric, running great so far. handles all my torrents/dns/web/2 ircds/znc/irssi/various other services..average load is 0.03~ the HT really helps. not a xeon ram i got was dead, oh well. threw in 2x1GB 667 i had laying around, runs like a champ @ 4-4-4-15.some stats:--------------------
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.13 (2G ccache enabled)
2x1GB OCZ Platinum 667mhz RAM @ 4-4-4-15
320GB Seagate 7200RPM SATA HDD
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total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2014 1962 52 0 15 1801
-/+ buffers/cache: 145 1869
Swap: 1953 64 1888

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09:03:09 up 29 days, 23:18, 2 users, load average: 0.03, 0.05, 0.00

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also easily pull 30MB/s+ download without too much stress :)

Pros: Great little server for basic things. I'm using it as a test server for web stuff.Cons: NoneGreat little server for basic things. I'm using it as a test server for web stuff. None

Pros: - works well as all-purpose home server (Karmic 9.10), 2GB DRAM, 1.5TB HDD
- quiet, low power consumption
- couldn't get lm-sensors (from apt-get) to work. however, compiling lm-sensors 3.1.2 with some changes to /etc/init.d/lm_sensors does the trick
- changes:
1. Comment out# Source function library.
# -US- . /etc/init.d/functions2. Add
echo_success() {
echo -n " Success! "
}

echo_failure() {
echo -n " Failed! "
}

Cons: - SuperMicro documentation is suspect

- works well as all-purpose home server (Karmic 9.10), 2GB DRAM, 1.5TB HDD
- quiet, low power consumption
- couldn't get lm-sensors (from apt-get) to work. however, compiling lm-sensors 3.1.2 with some changes to /etc/init.d/lm_sensors does the trick
- changes:
1. Comment out

# Source function library.
# -US- . /etc/init.d/functions

2. Add
echo_success() {
echo -n " Success! "
}

echo_failure() {
echo -n " Failed! "
} - SuperMicro documentation is suspect > sudo /usr/local/bin/sensors
w83627dhg-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore: +1.17 V (min = +0.92 V, max = +1.48 V)
..snip..
fan4: 5818 RPM (min = 712 RPM, div = 8)
Sys Temp: +41.0°C (high = +75.0°C, hyst = +70.0°C) sensor = thermistor
CPU Temp: +42.5°C (high = +85.0°C, hyst = +83.0°C) sensor = diode
AUX Temp: +54.5°C (high = +80.0°C, hyst = +75.0°C) sensor = diode
..snip..

Pros: I use this to remote in to support my network. This has more than enough power to run all the MS tools (adminpak, exchange and SQL). I also use it for a virtual CD server.Cons: None, this is a solid system.I use this to remote in to support my network. This has more than enough power to run all the MS tools (adminpak, exchange and SQL). I also use it for a virtual CD server. None, this is a solid system. Bought as part of a combo with a Seagate 1.5TB hard drive and a couple gigs of RAM.

Pros: Dual NIC, Small form factor, PSU IncludedCons: Only supports 2gb RAMDual NIC, Small form factor, PSU Included Only supports 2gb RAM I'm using this as a Home Astaro Gateway appliance. It works fantastic for that application. It mounted in my 4 post home rack and has been pumping through the data.

Pros: bought 2 of these for pfsense servers with dual wans and they both run like a top, use both the on board nics for the wans and a pci-e intel card for the lanCons: did not come with the daughter card bracket thingy so i could use the pci-e slot
had to dig on the bay to find itbought 2 of these for pfsense servers with dual wans and they both run like a top, use both the on board nics for the wans and a pci-e intel card for the lan did not come with the daughter card bracket thingy so i could use the pci-e slot
had to dig on the bay to find it just bought a cheap bracket to use a 2.5" SSD. Bytech i think it was.

Pros: Cheap machine
Small
2 cores hyperthreaded
quiet and low powerWorks well as a machine to kick around to development projects. I'm using one as a load tester for web applications. I'm using another to run a small stats package to monitor other servers. They provide a good amount of processing power for simple work.Cons: Had some trouble with realtek drivers in centos and debian. Look it up if you can' boot from your install disc. There are howtos to work around it.I wish it had some usb ports on the front.

I think the PCI slot is useless even if you have a riser.

Cheap machine
Small
2 cores hyperthreaded
quiet and low power

Works well as a machine to kick around to development projects. I'm using one as a load tester for web applications. I'm using another to run a small stats package to monitor other servers. They provide a good amount of processing power for simple work. Had some trouble with realtek drivers in centos and debian. Look it up if you can' boot from your install disc. There are howtos to work around it.

I wish it had some usb ports on the front.

I think the PCI slot is useless even if you have a riser. I plan on using these for other projects in the future.

Pros: Is the perfect fit for a low power network appliance such as firewalls or vpn servers.Cons: It would have been nice if the 8x pci-e riser adapter was packaged with the server.The Atom 330 processor does not have Speedstep capabilties so the clock is locked at 1.6GHz. BUT, it doesn't matter as the max TDP is 8W.Is the perfect fit for a low power network appliance such as firewalls or vpn servers. It would have been nice if the 8x pci-e riser adapter was packaged with the server.The Atom 330 processor does not have Speedstep capabilties so the clock is locked at 1.6GHz. BUT, it doesn't matter as the max TDP is 8W. I purchased two of these to use as edge firewalls/routers. Combining them with Intel 2 and 4 port network cards, 2 gigs RAM and 30 - 40 GB ssd drives really makes them responsive and extremely energy efficient.

Pros: Low price, small size, works as expected, vga included, dual NIC's included,Cons: Interior space is limited, no riser for PCI slot included, NICs not labeledLow price, small size, works as expected, vga included, dual NIC's included, Interior space is limited, no riser for PCI slot included, NICs not labeled I bought this right after Thanksgiving to replace my home server that died, this server has been up and running strong ever since. I am not using this for anything but a file server and the size is just right. I bought the Combo offered with 2GB of RAM and a 1.5TB HDD, just right for the home network, it even has an available USB port for my external HDD to back up critical files. The only down side in setting it up was after my external DVD died, I had to borrow a IDE DVD from another PC to get the OS to install, and it took about 20 minutes to get the system to recognize the IDE DVD but after that it was pretty smooth. I would recommend this it is not the greatest, but for a basic server it was a great deal for the price.

... for the money they could give you the bracket and the riser card. Nice price with combo deal. Bought two and they both worked fine out of the box. For the ...

Pros: Great server for low energy requirements. Under max load reaches about 35 watts, idle is extremely low. Case and power supply are typical Supermicro quality.Cons: Obviously there are limits to what you can expect from this cpu.Great server for low energy requirements. Under max load reaches about 35 watts, idle is extremely low. Case and power supply are typical Supermicro quality. Obviously there are limits to what you can expect from this cpu. This replaced an old P4 that was running as server. Heat power reduction helped our over heating server room. Any server that spend most of its time idle will benefit from this.

Pros: -Cheap
-Small
-Quiet
-Looks nice & professionalCons: -Hard drive and expansion card installation are both a pain.
-Gigabit transfer speeds are less than half of what I'm used to seeing
-SuperMicro should have included the dual 2.5" HD bracket and/or the riser card
-USB ports on the front of the case would have been nice. There are a few unused USB headers on the motherboard.-Cheap
-Small
-Quiet
-Looks nice & professional -Hard drive and expansion card installation are both a pain.
-Gigabit transfer speeds are less than half of what I'm used to seeing
-SuperMicro should have included the dual 2.5" HD bracket and/or the riser card
-USB ports on the front of the case would have been nice. There are a few unused USB headers on the motherboard. I'm using this with Redhat ES 5, for DHCP, LDAP, HTTP, mySQL. Dual 2.5" 7200RPM 250GB drives in RAID 1.

I may purchase another one, and attach it to a RAID array for iSCSI/NAS usage.

Pros: Cheap, Low Wattage, and compatible.Cons: 2 gigs of maximum memory is somewhat limiting.Cheap, Low Wattage, and compatible. 2 gigs of maximum memory is somewhat limiting. I used this in a collocation running PBX in a flash (a centos based VOIP distribution). It also runs a vmware 1.08 to host a backup NAS system. Worked flawlessly. Paired with two laptop hard drives in a mirror and it only drew 40 watts. We added it to the collocation without having to pay additional power fees. Totally stoked.

Pros: Small, low power, 2 nic cards, also like the front panel layout.Cons: Like the other reviews, space for one 3.5 hdd, and the basiclly useless expansion slot. Too bad it will not take more than 2 gigs of ram.Small, low power, 2 nic cards, also like the front panel layout. Like the other reviews, space for one 3.5 hdd, and the basiclly useless expansion slot. Too bad it will not take more than 2 gigs of ram. Using it as a firewall running Smothwall Express, no problems so fall the installation was easy ones it recognize my usb dvd drive.

Pros: Small, low power, quite and cheap.Cons: Limited room for disks. Need to get Supermicro bracket (MCP-220-00044-0N) if you want to use two 2.5" disks.Small, low power, quite and cheap. Limited room for disks. Need to get Supermicro bracket (MCP-220-00044-0N) if you want to use two 2.5" disks. I got two of these, each with two 2.5" 250GB disks, 2GB RAM. So far both have been stable and running great.