Xserve

Along side the MacPro, the Xserve received an update as well also getting the Quadcore Xeon treatment. As like the Mac Pro, the Xserve has a totally new interior, yet the exterior basically stays the same. Now included in the Xserve, is two quadcore Nehalem Xeon processors running at up to 2.93 GHz. Also included are 3 Serial ATA or SAS HDs for up to 3TB of internal storage, using "hot-swappable" hard drive bays. Dual Gigabit Ethernet is included along side optional dual redundant power supplies. The Xserve uses the same FB ECC DDR3 1066 MHz RAM as the Mac Pro, configurable up to 32GB. As like the previous Xserves, it comes in a 1-U form factor and a rackmount kit is included with all Xserves. Also, an unlimited user client of Mac OS X.5 Leopard Server Edition is pre-installed on any configuration. The Xserve comes in 1 standard configuration and has many optional addons listed below the standard configuration.

2.26 GHz Intel Xeon Quadcore
6MB L2 Shared Cache
Dual Independent 1.6 GHz FSB (64-bit)
3GB FB ECC DDR3 RAM (exp 32GB)
160 GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA HDD (exp 3TB)
NVIDIA GT120 Graphics (256MB G3DDR RAM)
8x SuperDrive (slotload)
(1) Mini Display Port
(2) 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
(Jumbo Frame Support)
(2) FireWire 800 Ports
(back panel)
(3) USB 2.0 Ports
(2 on back, 1 on front)
(1) DB9 Port
(Diagnostics port)
(2) PCI Express x16 2.0
(full lane)
(1) PCI Express x16 2.0
(Half lane)
Rackmount Kit
750 Watt Power Supply
(High Efficiency)
Mac OS X.5 Server Edition
(Unlimited Client)
Lights-out Management Software


Optional Add-on's:

2x 2.26/2.66/2.93 GHz Quadcore Xeon Nehalem CPU’s
Xserve RAID Card w/512MB Cache
(72hr Battery Backup)
PCI-e Fibre Dual Channel Card
PCI-e 4GB Fibre Dual Channel Card
PCI-e 4GB Fibre Quad Channel Card
160 GB/1TB SATA with 3 HD Bays
128GB SSD
Up to 32GB ECC FB-DDR2 RAM
8x Dual Layer SuperDrive
(slotload)
Dual Channel Gigabit Ethernet w/PCI-e
Mini Display Port to VGA Adapter
Mini Display Port to DVI Adapter
Mini Display Port to Dual Link DVI Adapter
750 Watt Power Supply
(additional)
Square or Rounded Hole Rackmount Kit

Note: The Xserve RAID Unit is no longer available. Apple is now using a Promise RAID unit.


There are 1+ Million possible configurations available.


The Xserve was last updated on April 2009. End of product cycle, be aware of updates!