Apple cancels Xserve RAID
February 21st, 2008 by KarimApple has quietly canceled their Xserve RAID and instead recommending the purchase of Promise RAID instead. More information on Promise RAID.
New Forum for Mac OS X Server and Xserve
February 6th, 2008 by KarimMacRumors has opened up a new forum for issues related to Mac OS X Server and Xserve. Check them out if you’re looking for some help.
Tenon releases iTools 9
January 9th, 2008 by KarimTenon Intersystems releases a new version of their iTools software. iTools 9 combines the rock-solid reliability of Apache 2 with the ease of use of Macintosh. The new version is available from Tenon for $349.
Review: Mac OS X 10.5 Server (4 out of 5)
January 9th, 2008 by KarimMost powerful Xserve, up to 8-core
January 8th, 2008 by KarimApple announced an all new Xserve on Tuesday. The new Xserve features a 64-bit Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” 5400 series processor at speeds up to 3.0GHz, 3TB of internal storage, 32GB of 800MHz memory, and a fast 1600MHz system bus. Standard Configuration includes:
- 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Harpertown” processor
- 1600MHz frontside bus and 12MB L2 cache
- 2GB memory (800MHz DDR2 fully buffered DIMM ECC)
- 80GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
- Built-in graphics with 64MB RAM
- Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard Unlimited-Client Edition
Information Week: Inside Apple’s Leopard Server OS
March 27th, 2007 by KarimThere is a great new article detailing the features of Leopard Server in Information Week. Read the article.
Dual-Core Xserve
November 1st, 2006 by Karim
Introducing the all new Xserve from Apple, featuring two 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” microprocessors, eight fully buffered DIMM slots, two PCI Express expansion slots, three hard drive bays with support for SATA or SAS Apple Drive Modules, one optical drive, two USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire 800 ports, one FireWire 400 port, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, one DB9 serial port, one 650W power supply with support for dual redundant power supplies, rack mounting rails, integrated lights-out management hardware with Server Monitor software, and an unlimited-client license of Mac OS X Server. Continue reading Dual-Core Xserve