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Thanks Glenn! Does a 270 #2253 have two "tower enclosures" because it has two processors? Or does it have more? I have never looked inside a 270 and the Systems Handbook doesn't clear it up for me. Does a #7104 System Unit Expansion include one "tower enclosure" or does it have more than one? Charly >From: Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@att.net> > >Charly > >my guess is there is one bus per tower enclosure >7xx example: enclosure meaning CPU or 5065 is one. A 5066 is two 5065s >stacked in a single rack. Don't know if that helps but best I can do >without books or system. > >>From: "Charly Jones" <charly301@hotmail.com> >> >>Anyone know how many busses you can get in a big 270? >> >>I am looking at a #2253 2-way processor with a #7104 System Unit Expansion >>as well as a #7123 DASD Expansion Unit and I don't know >>how to determine the number of system busses. I have spent >>some time looking at the official iSeries systems handbook, but >>it isn't clear to me how many busses are included. >> >>We are also looking at a #5075 HSL minitower which I suppose adds >>a buss to the count. I found a statement that the >>#5074 HSL tower adds two busses, so I am assuming the #5075 >>adds just one. But I don't know if these busses are considered >>"system busses" - for instance, would you be able to put a >>load source disk or an MFIOP out in either the #5075 or the #5074? >> >>Thanks for your help, >> >>Charly Jones >>Geezer in Gig Harbor >> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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