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Operating Systems AIX AIX Hardware Configuration *I'm very new* Post 302111811 by dukessd on Thursday 22nd of March 2007 11:28:14 PM

03-23-2007

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Hmm, seems to be a BULL copy of an IBM power 5+ machine.

I can only assume the "ESCALA PL250T+ SYSTEM" includes a basic configuration of enough to make a running system and then they have specified some extra hardware. Otherwise they have specified a raid card for only one hard drive!!

No mention of an operating system or licence for the same!

Do you need a DVD writer, a 36GB 4m tape drive and an external 2.5g tape? - you could buy a CD or DVD ROM and backup to a tape drive.

Do you need the graphics card? Does your existing system have a graphics card?

If you need the graphics card, or not, I see no mention of the USB keyboard, mouse and monitor you will need to use it.

Do you need the extra serial ports - "16 port Digi Port Server II, RJ45", IBM do a dual port card if you need more than just console or modem access - the system will have a couple of serial ports but they are not full RS232 ports so you need a rs232 card if you need to use more than a dumb console or console access over a modem.

If you are not using it in an office environment you won't need the sound kit - OEM DESKSIDE COVER SET.

I'd ask an IBM bp / var / reseller for a similar spec (new and used) p505 / p510 / p511 / p520 and see how it adds up.

Without knowing anything about your current hardware it is impossible to say how this might compare to what you already have.

If your existing kit is over 10 years old and you don't have any performance problems with 75 users, you can probably get what you need for 500 users second hand from a reseller for about 5k to 10k and it will run AIX 5.3 and IBM will support it for many years to come.

If your 10 year old box was a top of the range at the time the spec you mention might be no better (or much worse) than what you have!

There is a p520 on ebay UK at the moment (similar spec without the added bits) with a starting bid of �2600, keep an eye on it for an idea of what they are going for;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/9111-520-IBM-p...QQcmdZViewItem

If you have the space (and huge amounts of power ;-) there is also a p680 currently at just under 1.2k and that will run rungs around a tiny p5 box like the Bull:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/7017-S85-IBM-p...QQcmdZViewItem

As I say, with no idea of what you have there is no way to tell if this system is any better or worse than what you currently have.

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iscc

iscc(7) 						 Miscellaneous Information Manual						   iscc(7)

NAME

       iscc - serial communications interface

SYNOPSIS

       controller  iscc0  at  isa0

DESCRIPTION

       An  onboard  Zilog  8530  DUART	provides  AXPvme-based Single Board Computers with console (CON) and auxiliary (AUX) serial communications
       ports.  Both serial communications ports can operate at baud rates from B50 to B38400,  excluding B134 (see tty(7)).

       On AXPvme Single Board Computers configured with a graphics head as the system console, the CON serial communications port (/dev/tty01)	is
       available for use by application programs as an additional communications port.

       In  the	absence  of a graphics head, the CON serial communications port (/dev/console) becomes the system console. When used as the serial
       system console, the CON serial communications port always operates at 9600 BPS, 8-bits, and no parity.

       Regardless of system console, the AUX serial communications port (/dev/tty00) is always available for use by application programs.

RESTRICTIONS

       Data communications equipment attached to the CON serial communications port must be set to 9600 BPS, 8-bits, no parity when configured	as
       the serial system console. The iscc terminal driver enforces this restriction.

       No modem control is supported for either the CON or AUX serial communications ports.

FILES

       console terminal local terminal local terminal

RELATED INFORMATION

       console(7), devio(7), tty(7), MAKEDEV(8) delim off

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