[Info-vax] Proliant DL380 Gen10 s for sale

[Michael S]

On Friday, July 22, 2022 at 1:59:35 AM UTC+3, Grant Taylor wrote:
> On 7/21/22 3:26 PM, gah4 wrote: 
> > How many generations can there be of the same thing?
> As many as Compaq ~> HP ~> HPE ~> ??? wants to make. 
> 
> The basic design and capability (as in number of CPU / drive / slots) 
> has stayed roughly the same. The different generations are updates of 
> the basic design using newer components. 
> 

I think, DL 380 moniker means a little more than just a number of
CPU sockets (2) and disk drive bays.
It also means:
- Intel-branded CPU - unlike AMD-branded DL 385
- 2U - unlike 1U DL 360
-Enterprise-class RAS - unlike cheaper DL 180.

> I think I've seen some vendors make the generation number match the CPU 
> generation number. I don't know if HP(E) does this. E.g. 
> SuperWizBang3000 G1 used 1st generation Intel Core CPUs while the 
> SuperWizBang3000 G5 used 5th generation Intel Core CPUs.
> > Some years ago, maybe 10, I bought three DL380's for my wife's lab, 
> > for $100 each. I don't remember knowing about the generation, but 
> > they were fast enough for what needed to be done.
> If they were Compaq branded, they might have been 1st generation DL380s. 
> I don't think the generation marking existed on the 1st generation. 
> 
> I've owned multiple DL380s over the years. I've got four DL380 G5s in 
> my basement at the moment along with two ML370 G5s.
> > Fun machines, with ILO so you can remotely turn them on and off.
> Yep. 
> 
> IP KVM is nice too.
> > That was about the same time I bought an RX2600, used for $100, 
> > and they look very similar, I believe using the same disks and 
> > disk carriers.
> I'm not surprised.
> > Ancient history in computer years.
> Yep. 
> 
> But they probably still run.
> -- 
> Grant. . . . 
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