This seems like something I'd like to try to play around with, PMingFree to good homeAustin TX area only (bulky server)
I have an IBM BladeCenter populated with 14 blades, 4 PSUs, 2 blowers, Cisco Switch card, FiberChannel card, and the power cables.
I have replaced it with a smaller supermicro server that consumes way less power.
It's really quite a feat of engineering and i would hate to just scrap it. This would be best as a tinkering hobby machine. Idle power is between 1-2kw and it requires a 208-240V 30A power source. It weighs 300+ pounds so local folks only (Austin TX area). You'll need a pickup truck/van. I could meet someone at an HEB parking lot.
IBM used to make all the firmware and utilities available for download from their website, but they have gone the way of Cisco and require a maintenance contract for this obsolete machine. I do have a backup of most of the utilities and firmware. Be forewarned: this machine has a steep learning curve and many sources of frustration (proprietary console cables, java applet based admin consoles, many different hardware pieces to configure each with different credentials and passwords, etc). Each blade is pretty well configured with 64GB RAM and dual XEONs. I think some of the DIMMS are failing POST.
I also have an IBM FiberChannel storage array to go with it if interested. Management is Windows (and Linux i think?) only and also requires an active maintenance contract to download.
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Yours for cost of shipping. Edit: I have recieved 2 inquiries and for both zip codes the shipping was arround $15, kinda a lot for a maybe, but cheap if it actually works. pickup in east Texas also available.
Damaged! Supermicro dual 2.5" SAS/SATA cage for SC846B 4U server, MCP-22084610-0N I ordered this on Amazon, it arrived damaged and the seller sent me a replacement. now I have a broken one sitting here. I don't know if this is worth bothering with but I am having a hard time throwing it away and I don't need to hoard more computer parts, especially broken ones, I finally threw away 4 AT power supplies last week (and no that is not a typo of "ATX" ). Your possessions, possess you.
Problems:
1. it arrived with one of the SAS/SATA connectors crushed, the second connector looks fine, no idea if there is more invisible damage to the back plane, no idea if it will still run one drive through just the second (presumably good) connector, no idea if this could be straightened up and the electrical connections are still good, note look closely the interior tab of the connection is also bent/crushed. having paid full price I was not about to find out.
2. I am keeping one of the SATA cables and one drive sled, (sorry just makes sense to have spares), the remaining drive sled I will send with it has a broken light pipe.
includes mount hardware GPIO cable and sled labels,
comparison of the first vs the second one I received
Damaged! Supermicro dual 2.5" SAS/SATA cage for SC846B 4U server, MCP-22084610-0N I ordered this on Amazon, it arrived damaged and the seller sent me a replacement. now I have a broken one sitting here. I don't know if this is worth bothering with but I am having a hard time throwing it away and I don't need to hoard more computer parts, especially broken ones, I finally threw away 4 AT power supplies last week (and no that is not a typo of "ATX" ). Your possessions, possess you.
Problems:
1. it arrived with one of the SAS/SATA connectors crushed, the second connector looks fine, no idea if there is more invisible damage to the back plane, no idea if it will still run one drive through just the second (presumably good) connector, no idea if this could be straightened up and the electrical connections are still good, note look closely the interior tab of the connection is also bent/crushed. having paid full price I was not about to find out.
2. I am keeping one of the SATA cables and one drive sled, (sorry just makes sense to have spares), the remaining drive sled I will send with it has a broken light pipe.
includes mount hardware GPIO cable and sled labels,
comparison of the first vs the second one I received
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Local pickup in Phoenix. Might consider shipping, but we'll see.
Gone. Supermicro 515-R407 chassis. Has a small ding on the back. Includes one power supply and inner rails. Window is for the X10SDV series, but can be swapped: SC515-R407 | 1U | Chassis | Products | Supermicro
Gone. Supermicro 515-R407 chassis. Has a small ding on the back. Includes one power supply and inner rails. Window is for the X10SDV series, but can be swapped: SC515-R407 | 1U | Chassis | Products | Supermicro
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A few more things. Have a pair of empty chassis (no nodes, trays, or power supplies) from Supermicro 2028TP generation systems. They were damaged in shipping. Could potentially be usable or just pull the fans, backplane, and/or PDU to be used elsewhere. I do have 4 empty node trays (no motherboard) as well. Local pickup only in Phoenix, though if you want some components, I'd be willing to ship them.
More things for you lot. Shipping with your label or pickup in Phoenix.
Gone - Pair of iPads this time. One A1490 and the other is an A1455. Have a case for one of them too. Nothing wrong with them. They're just old.
Gone - Pair of iPads this time. One A1490 and the other is an A1455. Have a case for one of them too. Nothing wrong with them. They're just old.
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