[rescue] Rescued: SGI Altix 450

[Richard]

Thats a nice find! What is the rescue story? Old skool found it in a
dumpster?

If there isn't a singlephase PSU option then not sure if something like
the following would work. Often used to power
workshop machines
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Teco-FM50-3-0hp-Drive-Phase-Converter-Single-to-3-Phase-/162018748457?hash=item25b911e829:g:NUsAAOSwa39UzErl

I've never used one but the theory sounds right...convert single phase
to 3 phase....I suppose you would need to workout how much power you
needed and get the right size...anyone?

Cheers

Richard

On Fri, 29 Jul 2016, at 05:22 AM, Bill Braskey wrote:
> [My first post!]
> 
> I just rescued an SGI Altix 450, with 24 blades of 2 Itanium2 CPUs each.
> Problem is, the "new" SGI are dicks about not releasing any documents or
> patches unless you are under a paid $ervice contract.
> 
> I was able to find a PDF of the basic user manual on manualslibDOTcom.
> Does anyone here have access to other manuals, parts lists, firmware
> patches, etc.?  I'm particularly interested in documents pertaining to
> power supply options, as this machine is set up for 3-phase power and
> really need to reconfigure it for 220/250V.
> 
> How about a working Linux install image that will save me the time of
> compiling my own?
> 
> I'll post soon about other weird stuff I have...
> 
> Cheers
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