New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured Linux mainframe

Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by neverartful on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @02:57PM (#39279681)

The $135k is just the hardware price for the base configuration. I'm sure you're required to license several software SKUs that are not cheap and that you have to pay annually for maintenance.

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by rbanffy on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:00PM (#39282070)

I don't think that's true for LinuxONE. One of the points is that it behaves as a large and fast (with lots of dedicated acceleration hardware) Linux machine.

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by neverartful on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:17PM (#39282243)

Really? No license for PR/SM, z/VM, etc.?

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by benjarrell on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:25PM (#39282329)

You also need an IBM storage array

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by wmf on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:34PM (#39282438)

I don't think LinuxONE requires that.

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by neverartful on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:39PM (#39282489)

You probably do need a storage array, but I doubt it has to be from IBM. Ever hear of EMC?

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Re:New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – Rack-mounted pre-configured ... by tyingq on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:54PM (#39283527)

True. Here's the footnote on that $135k:

"5 This price reflects the base hardware configuration, and does not include additional items, maintenance, the operating system or other software. All prices are in USD. Prices shown do not include tax. Price will vary based on country and currency."

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2024-02-06-New-IBM-LinuxONE-4-Expre...

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