[Info-vax] rx2800i2 sales/support window changes

[JF Mezei]

On 14-02-13 17:53, johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> Unpopulated server motherboards don't even take up
> much room or tie up huge amounts of money.

Exactly. That is why HP is more likely to have one last batch of
components ordered and wharehouse them, as opposed to a "build on
demand" later on.

In terms of populating the motherboard, it depends on the contractor's
terms and what minimum order there is to have its robots programmed to
do a run of a certain motherboard design. Again, more likely to see one
large order rather than "build on demand" later on.

Also, while the Tukwila system may have used many components that were
easily available (commodity) back in the 2007-2010 timeframe when the
system was designed, it does not mean that those components will still
easily commercially available for the long term. So again, they may want
to have a whole bunch of power supplies etc purchased.

There are costs associated with getting a new power supply
(certification, testing etc) and that isn't something HP would be
interested in.