[rescue] OT: IBM rescue

[Björn Ramqvist]

Uhm.. no no. I ment that the IBM 9337 disk array was available on
Solaris, not the AS/400 itself.
Anyway, I know it's OS/400 on this box and there's no way I'll hook this
thing up. Heck, it's 3-phase 400V power to run this thing. :-)

/Bjorn

Ken Hansen wrote:
> 
> If cost is no object (free for the taking), can't the case/rack be
> repurposed?\\
> 
> Heck, if youcan get any info on the software installed & get a console
> hooked up you might learn it is a different platform (The Solaris reference
> has me curious - early PowerPC?)...
> 
> Ken
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bjrn Ramqvist" <brt at osk.sema.se>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 6:45 AM
> Subject: [rescue] OT: IBM rescue
> 
> > When digging further at Google on "IBM 9337" it seems to be a
> > multi-platform array. (They mention RS/6000, Solaris and some other
> > boxes) This one has ordinary 68-pin Wide-SCSI connectors at the back and
> > it seems to be Diff-SCSI, judging from the fact that the longest cable
> > you can order is 24 meters. (25 meters maximum using Fast/Wide Diff
> > SCSI)
> >
> > That array seems the only thing worth hauling since the other stuff is
> > either too old, too heavy or simply useless to me.
> > So, does anyone else know anything about these IBM 9337 arrays? Is it
> > worth rescuing this 45 kilogram piece?
> 
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