Re: First time buying System i5

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-----
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> [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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