Currently we are using a pimped out Dell PowerEdge R300 with a Xeon E3113 to backup our GPFS file system. It's old but it does the job admirably and is only 100PVU. However the RAID card is no longer supported with RHEL8 so we need to upgrade the hardware.
Looking around I can get a refurbished PowerEdge R330 which is quite a bit newer and fit it with a Pentium G6400 processor which according to this is supported
It's dual core which is good to keep the PVU cost down and according to the Intel specification supports EEC memory which is even better
ark.intel.com
However IBM's table for PVU does not have a suitable entry. It's not a Xeon processor, it's not a Core i3/i5/i7 it's not AMD and it's not single core
www.ibm.com
Anyone know what it actually is for PVU? I tried ringing IBM sales in the UK but I might as well have been talking in Greek.
Looking around I can get a refurbished PowerEdge R330 which is quite a bit newer and fit it with a Pentium G6400 processor which according to this is supported
Dell PowerEdge R330 Owner's Manual | Dell US
www.dell.com
It's dual core which is good to keep the PVU cost down and according to the Intel specification supports EEC memory which is even better
Product Specifications
quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.
ark.intel.com
However IBM's table for PVU does not have a suitable entry. It's not a Xeon processor, it's not a Core i3/i5/i7 it's not AMD and it's not single core
IBM Processor Value Unit [PVU] licensing for Distributed Software
Processor Value Unit (PVU) tables for RISC, z and x86 by Processor Brand (vendor, processor name, server model) and Processor Type (cores per socket)
Anyone know what it actually is for PVU? I tried ringing IBM sales in the UK but I might as well have been talking in Greek.
