Isilon X210 any useful?

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oh2ftu

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Aug 2, 2022
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I recently received two Isilon X210's.
My plan was to make one of them a TN server, but there are a few problems;
  1. Fan noise. Any ideas if these can be controlled via ipmitool? they are connected to a EMC sub-board that houses power distribution, fan logic, SAS-expander etc
  2. Power supply efficiency. Are there any newer, more efficient power supplies? these draw 10W each with the server off and motherboard disconnected.
  3. Is there a smart replacement for the Intel S1400FP2 motherboard that would with the same io-cutouts?
If these cannot be solved, I guess there's nothing else to do than scrap it.
It uses about 180W when idling, blasting fans at full. If I pull the fans, it's on about 100W (no disks). Still too much.
Ideally, it'd idle at around 30W + drives.