Can the HP Proliant ML350 be upgraded from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012? If not, how high can I upgrade it? Would a recient Linux distro be a better choice?
Currently server is still stock. Hardware upgrades are also being considered.
Product Number :311525-001 Description :HP PROLIANT ML350 G3 X2.8GHZ/533-512KB 512MB ARRAY TOWER SERVER
PROCESSOR & CHIPSET :
PROCESSOR TYPE : INTEL XEON 2.8 GHZ
INSTALLED QTY : 1
MAX SUPPORTED QTY : 2
UPGRADABILITY : UPGRADABLE
CHIPSET TYPE : SERVERWORKS GRAND CHAMPION LE
DATA BUS SPEED : 533 MHZ
CACHE MEMORY :
CACHE MEMORY TYPE : L2 CACHE
INSTALLED SIZE : 512 KB
CACHE PER PROCESSOR : 512 KB
MEMORY :
INSTALLED RAM SIZE: 512 MB
MAXIMUM SIZE: 8 GB
TECHNOLOGY: DDR266/PC2100 SDRAM - ECC
FORM FACTOR: DIMM 184-PIN
STORAGE :
FLOPPY DRIVE : 3.5IN 1.44 MB FLOPPY
HARD DRIVE : 2
OPTICAL STORAGE TYPE : CD-ROM - IDE
READ SPEED : 48X
STORAGE CONTROLLERS :
STORAGE CONTROLLERS TYPE (1ST): 1 X RAID - PLUG-IN CARD - PCI-X / 133 MHZ
CONTROLLER INTERFACE TYPE: ULTRA320 SCSI
CHANNEL QTY: 1
RAID LEVEL: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
BUFFER SIZE: 64 MB
STORAGE CONTROLLER TYPE (2ND): 1 X SCSI - INTEGRATED - PCI 64
CONTROLLER INTERFACE TYPE: ULTRA160 SCSI
CHANNEL QTY: 2
DISPLAY & GRAPHICS :
GRAPHICS CONTROLLER TYPE : PCI - INTEGRATED
GRAPHICS PROCESSOR : ATI RAGE XL
VIDEO MEMORY : 8 MB / 8 MB (MAX) SDRAM
NETWORKING :
NETWORKING : NETWORK ADAPTER - PCI - INTEGRATED
DATA LINK PROTOCOL : ETHERNET, FAST ETHERNET, GIGABIT ETHERNET
FEATURES : WAKE ON LAN (WOL)
COMPLIANT STANDARDS : IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U, IEEE 802.3AB
