HP ProLiant ML310 also known as 2nd generation server or G2 is an upgrade version of HP ProLiant ML110 series servers. Although both series are introduced in the market to support the smaller organizations but this G2 series is bit expensive as compared to the ML 110 series. Of course with the increase in price, performance is also increased, higher processor, enough memory with extendable features and same HP customer support covers its expensive price. But if you are not server expert, then this server might not be fit for your requirements, because the setup installation of this server required wide knowledge of HP servers.
HP always try to introduced servers in the market that have simple setup process, but ML310 G2 is little bit more complex server that’s why it required high skills and knowledge of HP Proliant Servers to configure. Although, SmartStart utility makes the setup easier and check all the hardware in the start to ensure that they are properly plug-in and working. Then on next window, you will see a series of questions that will leads you to the Windows server 2003 installation. The answers of the questions inform the Windows how you will use this system. This looks completely simple but still it required a lot of attention and knowledge to configure it all. As this server is upgrade version of ML110 series, of course it is an expensive server that supports smaller organization with wide range of applications. The best way to test this server is to buy a Used HP ML310 server and test it either you can handle it or not.