Hardware for sale

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

On Tuesday 12 June 2007 11:58, Jamon Camisso wrote:
> Jamon Camisso wrote:
> > I've got a few odds and ends I'd like to part with:
> >
> > 1x A2210-SCSI 1U Celestica blade (needs, processor, RAM, SCSI
> > drive) 1x 80GB Seagate ST380011A IDE Drive
> > 1x XFX GeForce 6800 XTreme 256MB DDR3 AGP
>
> Note: the server takes up to 2 Opteron socket 940 2xx chips and
> comes with a set of rails. Detailed user manual available from
> Celestica here: http://tinyurl.com/2y4wdu

That is not a blade server. That is a conventional, 1U server. Blades 
are something else. They slide into a backplane and enable higher 
densities, though how useful that is given the power and cooling 
requirements imposed by higher server densities is an open question.

The server looks mildly interesting except the manual you pointed out 
is very short on useful details. E.g., it seems there is some remote 
management board. The manual is silent on what can be managed and 
how. Is it over IP? If so, what sort of client does it require? Does 
the server have the ducting for the CPU heat sinks? Without them, 
unless one could obtain such parts cheaply from Celestica, it's a 
boat anchor. Celestica might be OEM manufacturers for different 
brands but I have never seen a Celestica branded server anywhere so 
how viable a machine this is, who knows?
-- 
Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis Corporation
3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1419
Toronto, ON
Canada  M4N 3P6

<http://dinamis.com>
+1 416-410-3326
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