[dsr_]

The Microserver line is aimed at corporations who want to send out a local office server that they will maintain remotely; the local office might not have a rack or any other infrastructure besides a router-switch combo. Size is important. HP custom builds the case and the motherboard: repair is expected to take the form of swapping the whole box, possibly sliding the disks in and out.

If you don't care about size, you can do much better for cheaper, and be able to replace everything with standard parts if you have problems in the future.

[closeparen]

Wouldn't iLO be even more important if the server is meant to be deployed at a site with no technical staff?

[snuxoll]

iLO is available with an optional kit, though honestly you'd be better off getting the ML30 if you were buying HPE gear for a remote location.