[vcf-midatlantic] OT: Test Post and IBM Z890

[Bob Aviles]

Nice machine, have fun playing with the new toy.
Bobby 


     On Monday, November 2, 2015 5:43 PM, Connor Krukosky via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
   

 On 11/2/2015 5:23 PM, Kyle Owen via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> Very impressive indeed, Connor! Did you get the accessories and such 
> to get it booting eventually?
>
> Kyle
No just the machine, but I will be grabbing a SAN device to attach SCSI 
via FCP to boot at-least linux for the time being, you need ESCON or 
FICON storage to boot any IBM OS' as far as I know.
For example this will get me some SCSI connectivity via FICON using FCP:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-2108-G07-Storage-Area-Network-SAN-Data-Gateway-34L2561-34L2572-/201459314771?hash=item2ee7e93053:g:XcYAAOxy63FSyKQ6


On 11/2/2015 5:26 PM, David Riley wrote:
> That thing only takes 6 kW?  I'm a little surprised.
Spec sheet reads 4.2kW for max load with I/O cage fully loaded.
It puts out 14kBTU per hour at that power draw :)
> Congrats!  I'm sure Rutgers was mostly just happy not to have to pay someone to cart it away. :-)  Also, good news: you won't have to pay the gas company to heat your house this winter.
Yea heh, with no HVAC in the basement atm I can't wait to get it online.
> You have an unusually tolerant father.  Good luck with that thing!  That's a neat find.  You're bringing it to Festivus, right?
>
He's been getting less tolerant with the more I try and move down here haha.
And in your dreams, unless you want to help move it I don't think so lol.
> - Dave
>

-Connor K