3 Nov
2015
3 Nov
'15
1:06 p.m.
So now we know what can and can't IPL over which
interfaces, now its a
matter of finding which devices support what.
I think the IBM TotalStorage series of disk arrays support FC, at-least
DS4000 and up, DS3000 may but I am not sure.
I have found some DS4000 chassis up which are somewhat cheap but then I
need to buy caddies and drives and that will add up...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-1740-710-DS4000-EXP710-Total-Storage-Expansion-…
I have found complete DS4000's for around 200 dollars.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-DS4000-EXP100-SAN-Expansion-Unit-1724-1xp-w-14x…
But still I am not 100% sure they support FC, and are not just SAN's
over FCP which I think they also support.
To say the least I need to find someone very familiar with the newer IBM
hardware because I don't want to pay as much as I did for the machine to
get storage that 'might' work.
I did read the last sentence three times, I think. Weren't these machines worth
over 200k USD ten years ago? :)
Cheers,
Pierre
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