[chbot] IBM Blade server, and Linux

[Mark Atherton]

Hi mike,

thanks, I had spotted that before.

The words "A registered copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6" 
strikes fear into my heart because "IBM + registered" sounds like big 
bucks to me.

That is why I was hoping for an open source OS (which in this 
context, means free, but I am sure that others can associate many 
other meanings to my words :)

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The console unit does not seem to produce video, so there is moderate 
chance that the hardware is actually busted.

But even if the console was OK, how do you select between blades ? I 
guess I need a working console to find out

Presumably blade-to-blade comms is via Ethernet

Anyway, interesting piece of kit to poke at

I recently saw a USB powered coffee mug heater based on a pair of 
overclocked 486's running NOPs. Should be able to make quite a room 
heater using a similar technique with this unit.

-mark


At 06:28 a.m. 9/01/2014, you wrote:
>Mark,
>
>The link you want is
>
>http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5086939
>
>"Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6 for IBM BladeCenter 
>HS12 (Type 8014, 8028)
>Applicable countries and regions"
>
>Just use that process for CentOS too.
>
>Cheers
>
>Mike
>
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