Introducing the new 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 Xeon processors running at up to
3.0 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 DDR2 800 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 Ed is pre-installed on any configuration.
The Xserve comes in 1 standard configuration like the
MacPro and has many optional addons listed below the
standard configuration.
2.8 GHz Intel Xeon Quadcore
4MB
L2 Shared Cache
Dual
Independent 1.6 GHz FSB (64-bit)
2GB
FB ECC DDR2 RAM (exp 32GB)
80
GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA HDD (exp 2.25TB)
ATI
Radeon x1300 Graphics (64MB G3DDR
RAM)
8x
SuperDrive (slotload)
(1) Mini DVI Port
(2) 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
(1) FireWire 400 Port
(2) FireWire 800 Ports
(1) USB 2.0 Ports
(1) DB9 Port
(1) PCI Express x16 2.0 (full
lane)
(1) PCI Express x8 2.0 (Half
lane)
Rackmount Kit
Mac OS X.5 Server Edition (Unlimited
Client)
Lights-out Management Software
Optional Add-on's:
2x 2.8/3.0 GHz Quadcore Xeon
No Graphics Card
Xserve RAID Card w/256MB Cache (72hr Battery
Backup)
PCI-Express Fiber Channel Card
80 GB/1TB SATA with 3 HD Bays
73/300 GB SAS HDs 3 HD Bays
Up to 32GB ECC FB-DDR2 RAM
8x Dual Layer SuperDrive (slotload)
Dual Channel Gigabit Ethernet w/PCI-e
Dual Channel U320 SCSI w/PCI-X
Dual Channel Fibre Channel w/PCI-e
ATI Radeon x1300 PCI-e (256MB
SDRAM)
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
January 2008. End of product
cycle...Be aware of updates!
