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IBM To Demo OpenPower 710 At SCALE 3x

Posted by timothy on from the linear-expansion dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IBM will demo their PPC based servers including their new OpenServer 710 at SCALE 3x this week. In addition they have their i5/520 running Power Linux, Intel Linux, AIX, i5/OS (OS/400), and Windows all simultaneously. SCALE will be held this weekend in Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center. Speakers include Kevin Foreman (Real Networks), Jon Hall (Linux International), Larry McVoy (CEO BitMover), Marc Hamilton (Sun) & 30 other sessions. In addtion to the talks there will be over 40 exhibitors including IBM & Novell. If you're in LA drop by on 2/12-2/13. There will also be a dinner and GPG Key Signing party. (For a free exhibit hall pass register with the promo code "FREE" or a discounted full access pass with "NEWSP".")

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  1. Re:Some OpenPower by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    $30K seems a bit pricey, which model # did the IBM guy quote for u?

    http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/openpower/h ar dware/710_browse.html

    9123-710A POWER5 / 1.65GHz 1-way 36MB 2048MB 2 x 73.4GB Ultra320 10K rpm $4,713.00 IBM Web price*
    9123-710B POWER5 / 1.65GHz 2-way 36MB 4096MB 4 x 73.4GB Ultra320 10K rpm $8,428.00 IBM Web price*
    9123-710C POWER5 / 1.65GHz 2-way 36MB 8192MB 2 x 73.4GB Ultra320 10K rpm $12,766.00 IBM Web price*

  2. Re:Some OpenPower by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe you got quoted a different model? The 720 model is made to fit 64GB of RAM, and fits four CPUs.

    From The Register:
    Big Blue bills its OpenPower line as a serious threat to Unix gear from the likes of HP and Sun Microsystems. But at a starting price of $3,449 the OpenPower 710 will also rival systems running on Intel and AMD processors.

  3. Re:Did they say windows???? by devinoni · · Score: 3, Informative

    The system running the Intel Linux and Windows is an i5 520, that's not the same system as an OpenPower 710. iSeries servers have optional integrated Intel servers http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integ ratedxseries/

  4. Re:Did they say windows???? by rve · · Score: 3, Informative

    There's a xeon server on a plugin card in the machine.

  5. Re:Some OpenPower by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative
    Next thing you've got to look at is processor cache. It's expensive anywhere you put it, so most low-end Intel processors have around 1 to 2 megabytes of it. A 30 grand OpenPower machine is likely to have double or triple that (he said not knowing).

    Double or tripple that for $30K?
    More like 72x that for $23K. IBM doesn't mess arround when it comes to cache.
  6. Re:Wow, that's a list of people I don't want to me by Bri3D · · Score: 3, Informative

    Jon "maddog" Hall was one of the first supporters of linux way back in the early 90's. If I remember correctly he was the one who donated a DEC Alpha(I think he worked for DEC) for Linux's first port. I may be wrong...