RE: New loser cost IBM i announced

Anyone want to guess on what the loser machine will cost ? :-)

If it's sub 5k then we're starting to talk basement machine for IBMi developers possibly.

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From: Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/14/2017 09:55 AM
Subject: RE: New loser cost IBM i announced
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



The specs look a lot like the P720 we're running, although I don't see a
CPW listing.

Another important spec:
"IBM i 7.3 TR2, 7.2 TR6, or later, operating system support with a maximum
of 25 IBM i user entitlements"





-----Original Message-----
From: Vernon Hamberg [mailto:vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:47 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: New loser cost IBM i announced

Recently there's been discussion of a need for a lower cost IBM i - now we
have the S812 -

*New entry-priced model S812*

IBM i support is extended to include a new entry-priced model S812 with i
7.3 TR2 on a P05 software tier. The S812 is a simplified, low-cost
offering aimed at those who want a basic system with i and native I/O
support, and do not have large hardware growth expectations. The S812
features a 1-core, 3 GHz POWER8 processor chip, up to 64 GB memory, six
PCIe slots, and up to eight disks/SSDs in a 2U footprint. As only a single
partition is supported on this server, there is no virtualization of I/O
and no use of Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).

Maybe this will fit the needs of some of us and others.

Regards
Vern