John R Pierce wrote:

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Except that I'd like to add a second ethernet port, and am not sure where one can find a card that will fit this machine. As far as I can see, it requires a half-height PCIe card, which seems to be rather a rare animal. (There doesn't seem to be a standard for the backplate.)

"low profile" is the buzzword, and there's lots of them. for example... http://www.intel.com/products/server/adapters/pro1000pt/pro1000pt-

overview.htm

Thanks for your response. But I don't think "low profile" is enough - the MicroServer needs half-height low profile, and I don't think from the pictures the ones you pointed to are half-height. (The backplate looks too high.)

or a dual port equivalent http://www.intel.com/products/server/adapters/pro1000pt-

dualport/pro1000pt-dualport-overview.htm

For some reason the dual port NICs seem incredibly expensive - more expensive than the computer, in fact.

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

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Except that I'd like to add a second ethernet port, and am not sure where one can find a card that will fit this machine. As far as I can see, it requires a half-height PCIe card, which seems to be rather a rare animal. (There doesn't seem to be a standard for the backplate.)

The add-on card article by HP is

NC112T PCI-Express Gigabit-Serveradapter (503746-B21)

connector: 1x RJ-45
chipset: Intel i82574L
specials: Wake on LAN, low profile

Thanks, I'll look for that. I did see HP recommended a card, probably this one, but again the picture seemed to show a full height backplate.

Timothy Murphy wrote:

John R Pierce wrote:

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Except that I'd like to add a second ethernet port, and am not sure where one can find a card that will fit this machine. As far as I can see, it requires a half-height PCIe card, which seems to be rather a rare animal. (There doesn't seem to be a standard for the backplate.)

"low profile" is the buzzword, and there's lots of them. for example... http://www.intel.com/products/server/adapters/pro1000pt/pro1000pt-

overview.htm

Thanks for your response. But I don't think "low profile" is enough - the MicroServer needs half-height low profile, and I don't think from the pictures the ones you pointed to are half-height. (The backplate looks too high.)

Sorry, I see now that the Intel Pro PT you point to does say: "Optional low-profile bracket included for high-density, rack-mounted servers"

I'd been looking at the Pro CT, which may not have this.

Ryan Wagoner wrote:

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Except that I'd like to add a second ethernet port, and am not sure where one can find a card that will fit this machine. As far as I can see, it requires a half-height PCIe card, which seems to be rather a rare animal. (There doesn't seem to be a standard for the backplate.

A number of cards come with a changeable plate to make them half height. Below are links to Intel desktop and server cards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106033 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106035

Thanks very much. I'll look at those (even though I am beyond the reach of newegg). I know some cards come with two plates, but I've yet to discover how one identifies them.

John R Pierce wrote:

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(The machine is unbelievably cheap at the moment, due to a bizarre cashback offer from HP.)

where's this deal?

I think it's available from any HP agent in the UK or Ireland. Mine cost €150 (€267, with €117 cashback). The offer was meant to end on 31 April, but I read that it has been extended to 31 May.

The store in Dublin I bought mine from (www.elara.ie) isn't actually offering it at the moment, but I was told that was because they had run out of these machines.