On May 16, 11:45 am, brad wrote:
> I am looking for an RS6000 server that can run (preferably already
> includes) AIX 5.2. We need this as a test platform, so we don't have
> to thrash away at our production server (an H80) when we upgrade it
> from 4.3.3 to 5.2. It won't be used for production work, so cheap is
> good. I am looking at a 43p-150 or 44p-170, but will look at other
> hardware as long as it can run 5.2 guaranteed. We have an R24, but I
> get conflicting indications about whether we can make 5.2 work on
> it...
> If you have anything, please email me at:
>
> bholman AT cebridge DOT net
>
> Thanks!
> Brad

How cheap is "cheap".......here is one that I think is pretty cheap:

http://cgi.ebay.com/RS-6000-44P-Mode...QQcmdZViewItem

CT the Thrifty

In article <1179330312.958048.235290@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.c om>,
brad wrote:
>I am looking for an RS6000 server that can run (preferably already
>includes) AIX 5.2. We need this as a test platform, so we don't have
>to thrash away at our production server (an H80) when we upgrade it
>from 4.3.3 to 5.2. It won't be used for production work, so cheap is
>good. I am looking at a 43p-150 or 44p-170, but will look at other
>hardware as long as it can run 5.2 guaranteed. We have an R24, but I
>get conflicting indications about whether we can make 5.2 work on
>it...
>If you have anything, please email me at:
>
>bholman AT cebridge DOT net

There's generally a bunch of them available via eBay (most of what I
see on there are 43Ps and 44Ps). A 44p will run AIX 5.3, so it will
definitely run 5.2. While most of the systems I've seen come with 5.1,
5.2 or 5.3 pre-loaded, were I in your shoes, I'd want to have the
actual OS media (in case testing caused something that required a
re-imaging of the OS).

-tom

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