[COLUG] RE: IBM AIX rack server system has a home

[Cramer, John]

Hi People

Unit has been claimed.

--John Cramer

>
>Additional good news. I talked with ... from the USPS and they have
>hardware to donate.
>
>Basics:
>
>-- "12-way" 450MHz RISC (Not Intel) CPU RS6000 server and Unix
>operating system already installed with licenses. Based on the specs,
>this should mean a 12 CPU system. I don't know if we need this much
>horsepower, but he said it has a built in disk array (the pictures show 5 disks).
>
>-- They have two F5 disk arrays, but the SCSI disks have been removed.
>The carriers are included, just the disks themselves have been removed.
>I don't know if we want these, since we don't have many SCSI disks, and
>don't have a source.
>
>  Here is a brief description of the RS6000:
>A powerful combination of performance, scalable growth options,
>investment protection, reliability, and flexibility, the pSeries 680
>server is a comprehensive solution for a mid- to large-sized company's
>business critical applications. The 680 processors run at 450MHz, and
>can offer 6,12,18, or 24-way computing as needed.
>Powered by some of the most advanced IBM copper SOI
>(Silicon-On-Insulator) technology and one of the most powerful UNIX SMP
>(symmetric multi-processor) system IBM offers, the 680 is a perfect
>choice for the company that needs to run many diverse e-Business
>applications, including web serving and hosting. This enterprise-level
>model can produce a total aggregate internal bandwidth of 43.2 Gbps,
>using IBM RS64 IV microprocessors, the first in its class to do so.
>
>The scalability of this server is designed to allow your business to
>grow smoothly, as the processors, cache, and memory are packaged in
>"books" to protect the sensitive electronics of the system. As more of
>these components are needed, you just need to plug the books into the
>tower.
>
>Taking advantage of the AIX/6000 Workload Manager function, you can
>ensure responsiveness of your critical applications, even as multiple
>applications are running on your single server.
>
>This great server also features Dynamic CPU Deallocation, which
>monitors processors and automatically deallocates resources when
>impending CPU failures are detected.
>
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