Re: Optical drives for P10 systems -- MIDRANGE-L

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Subject: Re: Optical drives for P10 systems
From: "Larry \"DrFranken\" Bolhuis" <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:54:25 -0500
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Honestly though, what would they be used for? I cannot remember the last time I used an physical optical drive on a Power System. Certainly NEVER on a Power10. Never on a POWER9. Never on a POWER8. Maybe on a POWER7, but I can't think of why, just seem to remember sticking a disk in one. Hmmm.

You can't put VIOS on one. Pointless to put IBM i on one. If I need local medis it's USB all day.

- DrF

On 12/13/2022 8:43 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:

IBM lists a few optical drives supported on Power 10 systems at:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6487771
Among these are:
FC EUA5 stand-alone USB DVD drive with cable
FC 5762 and FC 5763 DVD RAM drive in 7226 enclosure

Well they're yanking the 5762 and the 5763. They hid that in a tape announcement today.
https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/8/897/ENUS922-128/index.html

Rob Berendt

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Re: Optical drives for P10 systems , Nathan Andelin
RE: Optical drives for P10 systems , Rob Berendt

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