Jump to content

IBM AS/400e Series and IBM AS/400e Servers. Need some info on them.

Lazmarr
By Lazmarr
in Servers, NAS, and Home Lab
 Share
Posted

Obtained two IBM servers for free, one is an IBM AS/400e Series and the other an IBM AS/400e. Both are likely in working condition; were working at the time they were taken.

I don't specialise in servers so this is new to me. They are probably from they late 80s to 90s era, but that is as much as I can tell you.

I would appreciate any info on these and would like to know what it is I have :/

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

IDK much about them, but the first article on Google says they run on PowerPC CPUs, so you probs can't do much with them. 

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

even if they work, "working" is probably more along the range of educational purposes, than actual functionality.

 

could consider donating them to a school?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

*cringe* I believe these were part of the IBM iSeries solution which is an old Unix system called AS400.

We still use this system at our work, but thankfully on much newer servers with SSD san storage.

 

I believe these were also used for Lotus Domino (IBM's version of Exchange email).

 

Maybe they can go to a history museum? lol

Spoiler

Desktop: Ryzen9 5950X | ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wifi) | EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3 | 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Pro 3600Mhz | EKWB EK-AIO 360D-RGB | EKWB EK-Vardar RGB Fans | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro, 4TB Samsung 980 Pro | Corsair 5000D Airflow | Corsair HX850 Platinum PSU | Asus ROG 42" OLED PG42UQ + LG 32" 32GK850G Monitor | Roccat Vulcan TKL Pro Keyboard | Logitech G Pro X Superlight  | MicroLab Solo 7C Speakers | Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 LE Headphones | TC-Helicon GoXLR | Audio-Technica AT2035 | LTT Desk Mat | XBOX-X Controller | Windows 11 Pro

 

Spoiler

Server: Fractal Design Define R6 | Ryzen 3950x | ASRock X570 Taichi | EVGA GTX1070 FTW | 64GB (4x16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz | Corsair RM850v2 PSU | Fractal S36 Triple AIO | 12 x 8TB HGST Ultrastar He10 (WD Whitelabel) | 500GB Aorus Gen4 NVMe | 2 x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe | LSI 9211-8i HBA

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
On 2017-5-30 at 5:26 PM, manikyath said:

even if they work, "working" is probably more along the range of educational purposes, than actual functionality.

 

could consider donating them to a school?

Most schools wouldn't have much use for one, unless they could work it into a classroom exercise.

For Sale: Meraki Bundle

 

iPhone Xr 128 GB Product Red - HP Spectre x360 13" (i5 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD) - HP ZBook 15v G5 15" (i7-8850H - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - NVIDIA Quadro P600)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, dalekphalm said:

Most schools wouldn't have much use for one, unless they could work it into a classroom exercise.

my teacher had a collection of computer parts from the 80s until a DOA board for one of the current school computers, organised by launch date, kind of as a visual "evolution of computers"

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, manikyath said:

my teacher had a collection of computer parts from the 80s until a DOA board for one of the current school computers, organised by launch date, kind of as a visual "evolution of computers"

Indeed, that kind of thing might be useful. But not all schools have the space to store that kind of stuff, nor the will to actually use it in any meaningful way.

 

The OP should do lots of AS400 research, and maybe look into coding or running something off the server, if he intends on keeping it. Otherwise, it's literally a paper weight.

For Sale: Meraki Bundle

 

iPhone Xr 128 GB Product Red - HP Spectre x360 13" (i5 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD) - HP ZBook 15v G5 15" (i7-8850H - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - NVIDIA Quadro P600)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 2 years later...
Posted

Those servers are old school, but are still very cool. if you still have them what would you consider getting rid of one for?

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Servers, NAS, and Home Lab

×