[sdw2003] More info on servers from defunct ISP...

[James Eitzen]

Can the warranty be updated on these?

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 3:41 PM, D'Artagnan Fischer <digitaldart at gmail.com>wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> These were posted a little while back, but the pricing has changed, so this
> is a revised posting!
>
> My bud that has these (started with 70+ of them), really wants to get rid
> of
> them (move them to people that can make use of them, and not dump them).
> The
> servers are very much time-tested via his former ISP operations (well
> burned
> in, and not likely to fail at all).  Name brand (HP) 1U rack mount servers.
> The RAM is expandable, the drives are hot swap (and can be replaced with
> larger drives), and you can have redundant power supplies too (only one is
> included, but you can add another later).
>
> My original incentive was to help move enough of these for my buddy so that
> I would get one or two for myself for free. Only a few actually moved, so
> now I'm simply reduced to helping a bud sell his old assets so he can pay
> his bills.  I believe in Karma, so it's a good thing!  :-)
>
> Anyway, I still have a half a dozen down here in San Diego, so this is just
> one last attempt to ping everyone and see if anyone wants to take advantage
> of the deal he has going.  He paid quite a bit more for all these servers
> when they were brand new, but he has dropped the price to *$180/ea.*  If
> you
> know anything about these machines, you know that this is an awesome deal
> if
> you can afford the expenditure!  Honestly, if my own equity line hadn't
> frozen, I'd be buying several for my own use (it pains me not to be able to
> take advantage of this myself!  No lie!).
>
> Here's the specs...
> # Model: *HP DL360 G3*
> # Two 32-bit Intel Xeon 2.8 Ghz with Hyper Threading  (DUAL CPUs)
> # Memory: 2 GB DDR2 PC2100R ECC Registered  (don't know what the limit is,
> but more can be installed)
> # Hard Disk: 2x36GB Hot swap U320 SCSI Total:  (larger drives can be
> installed, and these are HOT SWAP)
> # Network: Two NC7781 PCI-X *Gigabit* NICs (embedded)
> # Manageability: Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Management (hardware
> management
> system that runs even if the server stops working, so that you can diagnose
> problems in running hardware).
> # *RAID* Controller: Smart Array 5i for Data redundancy
> # I/O Channels: *Two full length 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X slots*
> # Power Supply: 325-Watt hot plug power supply (a second can be added for
> redundancy)
> # One (1) Mouse and Keyboard Port
> # One (1) 15-pin VGA port
> # 24x CD-ROM Drive (a low-profile DVD drive could be used in place of it)
> # 1.44MB Diskette Drive
> # (2) USB port
> # O/S: CentOS 5.3 ( free 32 bit Linux Operating system...or add your own )
> # Guaranteed to work. 3 days server replacement warranty (he will go 15
> days
> if you multiple units).
>
> Truly, this is a quite an opportunity to anyone that has a little spare
> cash. Even a business that needs a few more servers, but has a limited
> budget... check the Web, this is a deal!
>
> Please feel free to e-mail and/or call me for any questions/concerns at
> all!
>
> Note: I will likely only have these in my possession for *a week or two
> more
> *. So, please speak up if you have any interest at all. Then the wife is
> likely going to murder me if I don't take what remains back to my friend in
> L.A. (that's where his old ISP business used to be too, but back to his
> storage unit these will go!).
>
> With that, I've done my best to give a hand to a friend, and there
> certainly
> isn't ANY obligation to buy any of these, but I believe it to be a heck of
> a
> deal to anyone that can use some good quality servers!
>
> -D
>
> D'Artagnan "Dart" Fischer
> MCSE, MCSA (pending Security+ cert now too!)   :-)
> President of SDDUG (thanks to those that attended our recent day-time
> meeting!)
>
> (619) 889-3278  (cell phone)
> digitaldart at gmail.com
>
> PS- Randy S., this is the posting that I talked to you about at the user
> group meeting...let me know if you want any.  It would likely irk my wife,
> but I'm sure I can get more too... at least up until the whole lot of them
> are gone.  ;-)
>
> --
>
> Joan Crawford<
> http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/joan_crawford.html>
> - "I, Joan Crawford, I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I
> spend."
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James Eitzen