I'm in an intriguing position to acquire what I think is a P670 or P690 eServer mainframe to be put in a local data center (couldn't find the exact number). I say intriguing because I have a small web hosting side to my business and I could acquire this unit for only $500 (to be added to my co-lo data center area... so in other words, I have a place to put it... and if I were to get it working, I'd have a use for it. )
Brief specs:
- 8 X 1.5Ghz proc's
- 48GB RAM
- (2XLPAR)
- 2 X DVD RAM drives
- Quite a few GB NIC's
etc.
- No HD's in the Hot Swapable Drive Bay!
- No Power cord.
Anyway, I wanted to bring this situation to you (more knowledgeable) folks to see what you might have to say about it.
.It looks to be in good shape other than missing it's power cord and HD's.
My immediate thoughts are that it may be a pain having to deal with learning the OS, purchasing new HD's and a Power Cord just to learn if it works.
However, on the flip side, even if I gut it, I would have a $500 42U rack.. which is pretty cheap (though I guess I would have to buy 23" to 19" adapters).TIA for your comments.
Donovan
