Re: First time buying System i5

When ever I turn off the HMC for maintenance, the computer room is very
quiet.  I asked on a thread awhile ago the problems one might encounter if
the HMC was off.  The System i5 is quiet in comparison.



On 9/15/06, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes it is quite loud. I didn't know if it was the HMC or the System i
itself.

On 9/15/06, Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The 1U unit is the loudest thing in the rack (it points right at my
office
> door!) If I had known that, I might have gone with the desktop
> version.  It
> would be quiet.
>
>
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> On 9/15/06, albartell <albartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >(I assume that includes the LCD screen)
> > If you buy the rack mount (which includes the slim lcd) it is $3800.
> > If you buy the desktop you can get "#1876 L200P Flat Panel
> > Monitor(desktop)"
> > for $1645.
> >
> > I am guessing I can just get the appliance and use my own keyboard,
> mouse
> > and monitor.
> >
> > Aaron Bartell
> > http://mowyourlawn.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike
> > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:57 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: Re: First time buying System i5
> >
> > Aaron, the HMC is a customized IBM 1U server that runs Linux. The only
> > thing
> > it does is the HMC funtions. So the $1800 price tag (I assume that
> > includes
> > the LCD screen) isn't far off for that type of setup.
> >
> > On 9/15/06, albartell <albartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > >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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