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== Basics ==
* IBM BladeCenter JS20
* 2 1.6 Ghz PPC970 processors with AltiVec extensions
* 4Gb of RAM.
* 1 40.0Gb ATA 'laptop' disk
* 1 QLogic QLA2312 Fibre Channel Adapter daughterboard
* 2 onboard Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme Gigabit NICs (via chassis switch bays)
* 8 blades installed in the '''[[Infrastructure:BladeCenter|BladeCenter]]''' chassis

== Systems Specifications: ==

The IBM code for this machine is '''CHRP IBM,8842-21X'''

To check for microcode or software updates go to: <br>
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/bladecenter/js20/downloadinghwonly.html

== Node Status ==

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
! Name !! OS !! Description
|-
| iconicblade0 || Red Hat AS 4.4 + some CentOS 4.6 || CentOS PPC64 Build Master '''*'''
|-
| iconicblade1 || Red Hat AS 4.4 || CentOS PPC64 Build Slave '''*'''
|-
| iconicblade2 || Red Hat AS 4.4 || CentOS PPC64 Build Slave '''*'''
|-
| iconicblade3 || Red Hat AS 4.4 || CentOS PPC64 Build Slave '''*'''
|-
| iconicblade4 || AIX 5.2 || PRL Build/Test
|-
| iconicblade5 || Red Hat AS 4.4 || Unused
|-
| iconicblade6 || AIX 6.2 || PRL Build/Test
|-
| iconicblade7 || Red Hat AS 4.4 || Unused
|}

'''*''' As part of my attempt to get CentOS released for PPC64, I offered up use of several of the idle BladeCenter nodes for use as package builders. Only one outside user (Karanbir Singh, the CentOS build coordinator) has access to these hosts, and the intent was for him to set them up with Horde and Mock for automated RPM building. This is still pretty much a work in progress, and over a year later after the initial setup, I think they have yet to be used.

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