[parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Bill Broadley]

Hey, just heard about the new HP RP2430:
http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/rackoptimized/rp2400/specifications.html 

Part number is A6889A:
	650 Mhz PA-8700 with 2.25 MB cache
	2 64 bit/66 Mhz
	128 MB ram 1.9 GB/sec, 2GB max (claimed peak)
	2U
	Ultra scsi and Ultra2 scsi
	100baseT and 10BaseT (2 ethernet I believe)
	2 serial (inc serial console)

$1095!!!!!!

It has no disk, but HP says they will ship it without.  The disk prices
are unfortunately insane.

-- 
Bill Broadley
Mathematics/Institute of Theoretical Dynamics
UC Davis

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Alan Cox]

> 	2 64 bit/66 Mhz
> 	128 MB ram 1.9 GB/sec, 2GB max (claimed peak)
> 	2U
> 	Ultra scsi and Ultra2 scsi
> 	100baseT and 10BaseT (2 ethernet I believe)
> 	2 serial (inc serial console)
> 
> It has no disk, but HP says they will ship it without.  The disk prices
> are unfortunately insane.

Time to buy a PCI ide controller and figure out how to thread the cables 8)

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Stan Sieler]

Re:

> Hey, just heard about the new HP RP2430:
> http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/rackoptimized/rp2400/specifications.html 
 
> $1095!!!!!!

Where did you find a price quote?  I followed HP's poor web pages with
no success.  Going to "quick quote" from the above page takes you to a page
that takes you to a page (via "create a new system") that knows about 
various rpxxxx models, but not the rp24xx line!

thanks,

-- 
Stan Sieler                                           sieler@allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html                  www.sieler.com

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Martin K. Petersen]

>>>>> "Stan" == Stan Sieler <sieler@allegro.com> writes:

Stan> Re:
>> Hey, just heard about the new HP RP2430:
>> http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/rackoptimized/rp2400/specifications.html
 
>> $1095!!!!!!

Stan> Where did you find a price quote?  I followed HP's poor web
Stan> pages with no success.  Going to "quick quote" from the above
Stan> page takes you to a page that takes you to a page (via "create a
Stan> new system") that knows about various rpxxxx models, but not the
Stan> rp24xx line!

Follow the link for A-class...

-- 
Martin K. Petersen      Cereal Bowl Engineer, Linuxcare, Inc.
http://mkp.net/         SGI XFS, Linux/PA-RISC, GNOME

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Martin K. Petersen]

>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Broadley <bill@math.ucdavis.edu> writes:

Bill> Hey, just heard about the new HP RP2430:
Bill> http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/rackoptimized/rp2400/specifications.html

Bill> Part number is A6889A:
Bill> 	650 Mhz PA-8700 with 2.25 MB cache 2 64 bit/66 Mhz 128 MB ram
Bill> 	1.9 GB/sec, 2GB max (claimed peak) 2U Ultra scsi and Ultra2
Bill> 	scsi 100baseT and 10BaseT (2 ethernet I believe) 2 serial (inc
Bill> 	serial console)

Bill> $1095!!!!!!

Bill> It has no disk, but HP says they will ship it without.  The disk
Bill> prices are unfortunately insane.

I don't know if my A500 was special, but it came with a disk carrier
in the empty storage bay.  And it uses standard SCA drives.  So I
added an extra drive.

If that's the case on the new machines too, Bob's your uncle...

-- 
Martin K. Petersen      Cereal Bowl Engineer, Linuxcare, Inc.
http://mkp.net/         SGI XFS, Linux/PA-RISC, GNOME

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Stan Sieler]

Re:

> >> Hey, just heard about the new HP RP2430:
> >> http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/rackoptimized/rp2400/specifications.html
>  
> Stan> Where did you find a price quote?  I followed HP's poor web
...
> Follow the link for A-class...

Silly me...thinking it would be with the other "rp..." links :)

thanks!

 
HP: always on (fire)

-- 
Stan Sieler                                           sieler@allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html                  www.sieler.com

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Stan Sieler]

Re:

> >> http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/rackoptimized/rp2400/specifications.html
>  
> >> $1095!!!!!!
> 
> Follow the link for A-class...

The best I could do is get it down to $1895 and "error" in the price :)

Oh well...  

-- 
Stan Sieler                                           sieler@allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html                  www.sieler.com

Re: [parisc-linux] New Cheap HP RP2430

[Bill Broadley]

Click on console, and delete the by default HP3000 serial terminal or
whatever it's called.

Be careful to avoid the default Rack and UPS on the first page.

My lowest price I've quoted through quickquote is $USA $1,170, but that's
list apparently street price lower.   Add a $150-$200 IBM Ultrastar 80
pin/sca and your set.  Assuming linux works well and supports the serial,
network, and scsi.

-- 
Bill Broadley
Mathematics/Institute of Theoretical Dynamics
UC Davis