RE: First time buying System i5

It's the HMC - it has something like 10 fans in it - pop the cover
sometime you're bored. 


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:20 AM
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Subject: 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-----
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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