Re: First time buying System i5 -- MIDRANGE-L

I had them check out the HMC and fans when they first installed it a year
ago.  The response I got was "operating as designed".  It was so loud I
complained, and got nowhere with IBM.  I have had the CE look at it almost
every time he comes.  He is getting tired of me complaining about the
noise.  It is just that the 6 - 1 inch fans spin at jet speeds to cool the
1U unit.  If it had been a 2U, the fans would have been bigger, and not as
noisy.  I have even talked to the IBM people at COMMON last spring, and got
nowhere with them as well.  I have 2 guys going to Miami this weekend, and
they are supposed to bring it up again.  I have heard about the squeaky
wheel - I hope the loud fan gets some attention too! ;^)

On 9/15/06, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Check out those fans.  Could be rattling.  They have replaced a fair
share.  Also sometimes a plastic flappy thing that gets in the way.

Might be a warranty issue if you touch it with a screwdriver.  Therefore,
if it isn't visible I'd wait until you can get your CE in for another
reason.  Check out your cache batteries on your i5 and if they are getting
close, call the IBM guy in for that.  ;-)

Rob Berendt
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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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