Xserve (Intel, 2006-2010)

A1196 · A1246 · A1279 · Xserve1,1 · Xserve2,1 · Xserve3,1 · 2006–2011 · rack

Specifications

Cpu: Two Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz dual-core base (2006); up to two quad-core 2.93 GHz Nehalem Xeons (2009)
Gpu: ATI Radeon X1300 option (2006); NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (2009)
Ram: max: 32 GB FB-DIMM DDR2 (2006/2008); 48 GB DDR3 ECC on 2009 (12 slots; Apple listed 24 GB) · base: 1 GB ECC
Ports: Gigabit Ethernet x2 · USB 2.0 x3 · FireWire 800 x2 · FireWire 400 (2006 only) · Serial console (DB-9) · Mini DisplayPort (2009) / VGA via included adapter · 2 PCI Express slots
Storage: base: 80 GB SATA Apple Drive Module · options: Three hot-plug ADM bays (SATA or SAS) · SSD boot drive option on 2009
Os Support: latest: Mac OS X Server 10.7.5 Lion (2006); OS X 10.11 El Capitan on 2008/2009 · shipped: Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 Tiger
Release Price: $2,999

Variants

Revisions

Xserve (Late 2006)A1196 · Xserve1,12006, first Intel Xserve

Xserve (Early 2008)A1246 · Xserve2,12008, Harpertown Xeon

Xserve (Early 2009)A1279 · Xserve3,12009, Nehalem Xeon, final Xserve

Upgrade paths

RAM

32 GB FB-DIMM (2006/2008); 48 GB DDR3 ECC on 2009 · Standard server DIMMs under the lid; 2009 community max figures vary above Apple's 24 GB, 48 GB is well attested.

EASY

storage

Three hot-plug SATA/SAS Apple Drive Modules; modern drives work in ADM carriers

EASY

CPU

Socketed Xeons; community swaps to faster same-generation chips documented

MODERATE

other

Two PCIe slots for RAID, fibre channel, and 10 GbE cards

EASY

On 1 shelf

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