[TriLUG] *NIX on Itanium

[mike shlitz]

Hi Andy,

This was apparently the initial implementation of
IA64.  (In either 733 or 800 MHz).  Not sure which I
have, because I am still waiting for the previous
owner to find the power cords.  (My 590/64 is white
and all photos I have seen of them are black trim.) 
>From what I gather, the "not-so-good" reputation came
from the fact that standard Intel offerings began to
pass it performance-wise, prior to them making
improvements.

Thanks for the references!  As of right now, my mail
is running about 50/50 Debian-vs-CentOS.  At this
point, I will probably try both and see what each
offers in terms of install and run capabilities.  

I'm in no real rush to get it online, (other than
wanting to have a gp server here at the house to
replace my Dell PE 2300 that decided not to boot up
anymore.)  

I'll run through both and if either/both are
successful, it may make for an interesting topic for a
future LUG meeting.

"...suggests that it takes PC100 ECC memory, which is
probably available pretty cheaply on ebay."

Ahh...and even cheaper inside my old PE 2300 which is
collecting dust!

Thanks again!

Mike


  
--- Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu>
wrote:

> My understanding is itanium was a not-very-good
> early implementation of 
> IA64, right? This page:
> 
>
http://www.gelato.org/community/view_linear.php?id=10_151&from=monthes&value=200504
> 
> 
> suggests that debian, at least, can be installed on
> it.
> 
> ...and this:
> 
>
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/UCR/SupportManual/TPM_tc020702tb_rev0_us/TPM_tc020702tb_rev0_us.pdf
> 
> suggests that it takes PC100 ECC memory, which is
> probably available 
> pretty cheaply on ebay.
> 
> Enjoy!
> Andy
> 
>
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> Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu -
> http://perrin.socsci.unc.edu
> Assistant Professor of Sociology; Book Review
> Editor, _Social Forces_
> University of North Carolina - CB#3210, Chapel Hill,
> NC 27599-3210 USA
> New Book:
>
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/178592.ctl
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, mike shlitz wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I recently acquired (gratis) a Compaq ProLiant DL
> > 590/64 Quad Itanium (Merced) server.  It has a (4)
> > SCSI drive capacity (hot swap).  7U form factor. 
> 1 GB
> > RAM (64 GB capable).
> >
> > This will be used at home for my tinkering and
> > enjoyment.  I have (4) brand new Seagate SCSI
> drives I
> > can use, (9.1 GB) which would give me about 27 GB
> in a
> > RAID 5 configuration, which would probably be
> adequate
> > for my initial purposes.
> >
> > Questions and RFC's are as follows:
> >
> > Reviewing HP/Compaq's forums I don't see much
> mention
> > of the 590/64, which tells me it is either (A.) a
> > hefty paperweight, or (B.) pretty much trouble
> free
> > compared to every other HP/Compaq server out
> there.
> > I'm inclined by virtue of experience to view (A.)
> as
> > the most likely scenario.  Any advice, caveats, or
> > expressions of sympathy?
> >
> > I'm looking for sources (cheapest) for (4) SCSI
> > carriers for same.  Also (cheapest) larger
> capacity
> > SCSI drives, and Memory (cheapest) for same.  I
> > usually go to DataMem in Salem, NH...  didn't know
> if
> > someone might have an alternative source.
> >
> > Best choice for *NIX OS for this machine?  I have
> > CentOS running well on my old DEC Alpha.  Ubuntu
> > running smoothly on some iMac's, I see FreeBSD has
> a
> > port for IA64, or maybe FC-6 (64bit)?  The last
> time I
> > heard someone say "Itanium" at a LUG meeting, it
> was
> > followed by hoots of laughter.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike


 
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