[rescue] Powerstack

[Koyote]

Well, the thing is, I *have* the powerstack. Someone somewhere has to have the OS :)

I may end up just putting linux on it, but it's a shame to do that.

I'd like a real AIX box eventually, but I need to finish clearing out some stuff first. ther'es just no room for a proper deskside. The powerstack will fit on the server shelf fine, though.


On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 06:54:00AM -0700, James Lockwood wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Koyote wrote:
> 
> > So, I've rescued an ancient little powerstack and I'm wondering if I
> > can get it up and running--- bt I'd rather do it with AIX. (I hear
> > rumors of solaris 2.5.1 for this, but never have found it.)
> 
> Solaris/PPC is Not Going To Happen on that hardware.
> 
> > Not being an AIX junkie, anyone have suggestions on which not-too-old
> > version would run. and where I could get it for grad student wages?
> 
> I believe that you need a special version of AIX.  Stock IBM AIX does not
> have all of the required device drivers.
> 
> If you want a cheap AIX box, I'd recommend either a 25 or 42 series (if
> you're really cheap) or a 43P if you can throw a few bucks into it.  Nice
> boxes, even the old ones are still reasonable performers.
> 
> -James
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