The ClearOS Linux operating system can be pre-loaded by HPE. The ML30 SMB tower server is similar, but has room for up to eight small form factor or four large form factor hard drives, he said.

Then we found a Linux distribution called ClearOS (www.clearfoundation.com), a free 700 MB download. Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it was developed to turn any computer into a full-featured, easy ...

The ClearOS Linux distribution has an installed-base of over 120,000 systems that serve approximately 1.2 Million users. It is available in over 20 languages and is utilized in more than 122 ...

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS, ClearOS is maintained by the Clear Foundation. The 5.2 release is the current stable release. The 5.x series offers two versions: Enterprise and ...

There's already a CentOS/RHEL compatible Linux ready and waiting for you: HPE ClearOS. HPE's main selling point for ClearOS has been that with it SMBs have an HPE Linux server that is ready to go ...

HPE also outlined a partnership with ClearCenter to offer its ClearOS, a Linux-based operating system, on HPE ProLiant servers designed for smaller businesses.

"No other Linux distribution provides the tightly integrated services of ClearOS 5.1," said John H. Terpstra, President of ClearFoundation.

The solution is simplicity itself. Copy the unextracted ClearOS ISO to the installation medium you're using (usually a pendrive).