Xserve (Early 2008) - Technical Specifications

In the box

• Xserve

• Rack mounting hardware

• 6' and 10" power cords

• Mini-DVI to VGA adapter

• Mac OS X Server v10.5 Install DVD

• Administration Tools CD

• Printed and electronic documentation

Processor

• One 2.8GHz or two 2.8GHz or 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors

• Enhanced Intel Core microarchitecture

• 12MB (2x6MB) on-die L2 cache per processor

• Independent 1600MHz frontside bus per processor

• 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine

• Energy efficiency optimization

Memory

• 800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory

• Eight FB-DIMM slots support up to 32GB of memory

• 256-bit-wide memory architecture

Storage

• Three independent hot-plug drive bays with support for SATA or SAS drives; support for up to 3TB of hot-plug internal storage^1,2 using the following Apple Drive Modules:

  • 80GB 7200-rpm SATA with 8MB disk cache

  • 1TB 7200-rpm SATA with 32MB disk cache

  • 73GB 15,000-rpm SAS with 16MB disk cache

  • 300GB 15,000-rpm SAS with 16MB disk cache

• Support for reading SMART data from Apple Drive Modules for prefailure notification

• Software RAID 0 and 1 built into Mac OS X Server

• Optional Xserve RAID Card with 256MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup; support for RAID 0, 1, and 5

• 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

I/O connections

• Two open PCI Express 2.0 expansion slots: one half-length (6.6-inch) configurable slot (x8 PCI Express 2.0 or 133MHz PCI-X) and one 9.25-inch x16 PCI Express 2.0 slot

• Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces with support for jumbo frames

• Built-in ATI Radeon X1300 PCI Express graphics board with 64MB of GDDR3 memory and single-link mini-DVI port; mini-DVI to VGA adapter included

• Two FireWire 800 ports on back panel; 15W total power

• Two USB 2.0 ports (480Mb/s each) on back panel; and one USB 2.0 port on front panel

• One DB-9 serial port (RS-232)

Rack support

• Fits EIA-310-D-compliant, industry-standard four-post racks and cabinets: 19 inches wide, 24 to 36 inches deep

• Front-to-back cooling for rack enclosure

• Support for square-hole racks or threaded racks based on mounting kit selection

Electrical requirements

• Output power: 750W

• Optional second load-sharing 750W power supply for redundancy

• Line voltage: universal input (100V to 240V AC), power factor corrected

• Maximum input current: 8.0A (100V to 120V) or 4.0A (200V to 240V); current is shared when system is configured with two power supplies

• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase

Environmental requirements

• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

• Storage temperature: –40° to 116° F (–40° to 47° C)

• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

• Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

• FCC Class A approved

Size and weight

• Height: 1.73 inches (4.4 cm)

• Width: 17.6 inches (44.7 cm) for mounting in standard 19-inch rack

• Depth: 30 inches (76.2 cm)

• Weight: 31.7 pounds (14.4 kg) base configuration; 38.3 pounds (17.4 kg) for 8-core system with eight FB-DIMMs, three 300GB SAS Apple Drive Modules, and two power supplies³

Software

• Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard Unlimited-client edition

• Included services

  • File and printer sharing: Mac (AFP, AppleTalk PAP, IPP), Windows (SMB/CIFS, IPP), UNIX and Linux (NFS, LPR/LPD), Internet (FTP, WebDAV)

  • Directory services: Open Directory (OpenLDAP, Kerberos, SASL), NT Domain Controller (Samba 3), Backup Domain Controller (BDC), LDAP directory connector, Active Directory connector, BSD configuration files (/etc), RADIUS

  • Mail services: SMTP (Postfix), POP and IMAP (Cyrus), SSL/TLS encryption (OpenSSL), mailing lists (Mailman), WebMail (SquirrelMail), junk mail filtering (SpamAssassin), virus detection and quarantine (ClamAV)

  • Calendaring: iCal Server (CalDAV, iTIP, iMIP)

  • Distributed computing: Xgrid 2

  • File systems: HFS+ (journaled, case sensitive), read-only UFS and ZFS

  • Web hosting: Apache web server (2.2 and 1.3), SSL/TLS (OpenSSL), WebDAV, PHP (5.2), Perl (5.8.8), Ruby (1.8.6), Rails (1.2.3), MySQL 5, Capistrano, Mongrel

  • Collaboration services: Wiki Server (RSS), iChat Server 2 (Jabber/XMPP)

  • Application services: Apache Tomcat (6), Java Virtual Machine (J2SE), Apache Axis (SOAP), WebObjects 5.4 Deployment

  • Client management: Managed Preferences, NetBoot, NetInstall, Software Update Server, Portable home directories

  • Networking and VPN: DNS server (BIND 9), DHCP server, NTP server, Firewall (IPFW), WINS, VPN server (L2TP, PPTP)

  • Management features: Server Assistant, Server Admin, Server Preferences, Server Status widget, Workgroup Manager, System Image Utility, Secure Shell (SSH2), Server Monitor, RAID Utility, SNMPv3 (Net-SNMP)

  • High-availability features: automatic recovery, file system journaling, IP failover, Software RAID, disk space monitor

  • Media streaming: QuickTime Streaming Server 6, QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5

Xserve Accessories and Options

• Xserve RAID Card (MA689Z/B)

• 2GB 800MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC 2x1GB (MB094G/A)

• 4GB 800MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC 2x2GB (MB093G/A)

• 8GB 800MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC 2x4GB (MB092G/A)

• Apple Drive Module 80GB SATA for Xserve (MB095G/A)

• Apple Drive Module 1TB SATA for Xserve (MB096G/A)

• Apple Drive Module 73GB SAS for Xserve (MB098G/A)

• Apple Drive Module 300GB SAS for Xserve (MB097G/A)

• Apple Dual-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (MB355G/A)

• Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (MB356G/A)

• Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X Card (MB099)

• Apple 750W Xserve Power Supply Kit (MB090LL/A)

• Xserve Rack Mounting Kit for Square Hole Racks (MA846G/A)

• Xserve Rack Mounting Kit for Threaded Hole Racks (MA847G/A)

• AppleCare Service Parts Kit for Xserve (MB086G/A)

• AppleCare Premium Service and Support for Xserve (M8830LL/C)