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SGI Onyx2 desksidein restoration
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modelSGI Onyx2 deskside
year1998
cpu4x R12000 @ 400 MHz (two dual nodeboards)
memory[confirm from hinv]
graphicsInfiniteReality2E (GE16 + 2x RM9 + DG5-2)
osIRIX 6.5.30
networkXIO HIPPI to dave; Myrinet M3F-PCI64B via Shoehorn
rolegraphics node of the cluster
statusin restoration
History
Came from Kentucky by way of Virginia, a van, a tarp and a freight crate. The whole story is in An Onyx2 from Kentucky.
As received it was a dual-400 nodeboard, GE-14 with two RM8s, an IO9G and two display outputs. A second dual-400 nodeboard went in before it left the US, making it a four-CPU machine. The graphics have since moved to a GE16 pipe with dual RM9s, an IR2E set.
Log
- 2026-10-13: second Shoehorn fitted and working, Myrinet card visible; a PCI Bridge Error panic appeared and is under investigation
- 2026-09: first Shoehorn XIO-PCI carrier turned out dead on arrival
- 2026-03-31: arrived in the Netherlands; HIPPI link to dave and a clean IRIX install within a week
- 2026-05-15: the last box of plastics turned up after a month in the USPS system