RE: First time buying System i5

Aaron,

You have to have the HMC if you want multiple i5/OS partitions.

You don't need the LPAR if you have only one i5/OS partition and have
the rest be hosted Linux partitions.

Hosted Linux partitions don't have there own physical hardware assigned
(DASD/LAN).  They use the host i5/OS partitions hardware.

If you want non-hosted Linux partitions, then (I believe) you do need
the HMC.

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of albartell
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:44 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: First time buying System i5

You may not need the HMC for a basic LPAR.  But again it 

depends on what
type of partitioning you want to do.  

I just want multiple OS400 LPARS - development vs. prod type 
deal.  Let's
also say I wanted to do a third, forth or fifth LPAR, what are the
software/hardware/licensing ramifications of that?

Just found the HMC pricing in the "Quick Pricer" pdf. Looks like it is
feature 7310-C05 and costs $1830 list (not including cables, 
which I don't
know what I need) - whew, that's expensive just for the need 
to do LPARS.
Do I need it if all I am doing are OS400 LPARS?

Thanks for your input Chris,
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com


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