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| | Xserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Xserve, or Xserve G5 with more recent models, is the name of Apple Computer's Macintosh 1U rackmount server computer. | | | System X is one such cluster computer built with Xserves. | | | Three configuration options were available: a single-processor Xserve G5 with 512 MB of memory at $2999, a dual-processor Xserve G5 with 1 GB of memory at $3999, and a dual-processor cluster node model with 512 MB of memory, no optical drive, a single hard drive bay, and a 10-client version of "Panther" Server at $2999. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Xserve |
| | Xserve, or Xserve G5 with more recent models, is the name of Apple Computer's Macintosh 1U rackmount server computer. | | | System X is one such cluster computer built with Xserves. | | | The Xserve cluster node configuration is ideal for High Performance Computing (HPC) in scientific and technical environments, as well as for workgroup clusters and render farms. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Xserve
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| | Xserve - definition of Xserve in Encyclopedia |
| | Apple Computer introduced the original Xserve in May 2002. | | | Powered by the 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor the XServe G5 is much faster than its predecessor and more suited for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. | | | These only have one hard drive and no video cards, or optical drives. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Xserve
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| | Xserve InfoZone - The Best OS X Server Information From Around The Net! |
| | Xserve RAID: Technology Overview - The new Xserve RAID builds on the success of its predecessor with even more capacity, industry-standard SFP connectors, and advanced management functions. | | | Xserve RAID Admin Tools 1.3.2 - This software release improves overall reliability and is recommended for all users. | | | Apple also offers a version of Xserve for clustered computers that includes the speedier processor and a 10-user Mac OS X license for $2,999. |
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http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/server/xserve.shtml
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| | Server Pipeline Apple Xserve Is A Tasty Treat |
| | The Xserve comes with three PCI slots, two of them functioning at 66 MHz with a 64-bit data path and the other operating at 33 MHz with a 32-bit data path. | | | Compatibility-wise, the Xserve is comparable to Intel and Sun boxes -- except it's easier to use. | | | The Xserve is a worthy little machine that's easy to manage, configure and install. |
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http://nwc.serverpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=26100536
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| | Apple impresses with new Xserve hardware InfoWorld Analysis 2004-06-18 By P.J. Connolly |
| | The value of Xserve may depend on one’s perspective, but the value of Xserve RAID when compared with similar 3U arrays is obvious to even the most stubborn big-iron loyalist. | | | The combination of the Cluster Node configuration and Xgrid clustering software (which is still a “preview” grade technology) represents a revolution in how IT looks at computers and builds systems. | | | Nevertheless, there are things I can do with Apple& tightly integrated hardware and OS that I can’t do with other platforms, such as use an external FireWire boot device if a system refuses to boot on its own. |
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/18/25TCxserve_1.html
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| | Using Xserve for a Small Business LAN |
| | The Xserve can manage a network of several dozen or more workstations — desktops and laptops—running Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, among other operating systems. | | | The article Optimizing an Xserve for Web Hosting discusses how to optimize an Xserve for hosting multiple Web sites. | | | In conjunction with PHP and/or Perl, both of which are also pre-installed, complex Web applications can be created for any need; with a MySQL database backend, this is a powerful, and completely open source, solution. |
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| | CXOtoday.com > News > Hardware > Apple Updates Xserve RAID |
| | Xserve RAID is certified to run in Mac OS X, Windows, NetWare, SUSE and Red Hat Linux environments. | | | Xserve RAID, priced at $8,499 includes 3.5TB RAID 0 total available storage; dual independent RAID controllers with 512MB cache per controller; dual 2GB Fibre Channel SFP ports with 200MBps throughput per channel; seven 500GB ATA Apple Drive Modules; and 8MB on-drive cache. | | | Apple has recently updated its Xserve RAID storage system, a 3U high-availability, rack storage system, which will deliver 7 terabytes TB) of storage capacity at a price of $1.86 per GB. |
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http://www.cxotoday.com/cxo/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=68066&cat_id=910
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| | Apple Xserve RAID |
| | If you format Xserve RAID in a horizontal position and then move it to run as a tower the data rates will change. | | | Always format Xserve RAID in the position you plan to use it. | | | This means that as you add drives, Xserve RAIDscales in both capacity and performance. |
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http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/review_xserve_raid.html
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| | University Of Pittsburgh Gets Wired For Speed With Apple Xserve G5 Cluster |
| | Using the school's newly installed 125-node Xserve cluster, more than 30 investigators and scientific teams, engaged in more than 120 complex research projects have all the computing power they could ask for, according to M. Michael Barmada, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of human genetics at GSPH. | | | With its new Apple Xserve G5 computing cluster, the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) is solving double-helix puzzles in human genetics every day -- and faster than a speeding FBI-issue bullet. | | | Paid for with a shared resource grant from the National Institutes of Health, the human genetics computing cluster is among the fastest at an academic medical center in the United States. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050629132119.htm
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| | Xserve RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Apple markets Xserve RAID mainly as a companion to Xserve in file server and high-performance technical computing applications, but the storage array is also useful in some professional environments such as non-linear video editing. | | | Xserve RAID is a mass-storage device offered by Apple Computer. | | | Xserve RAID is available in models costing between $5999 and $12 999, plus configuration and support options. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xserve_RAID
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| | XServe Cluster Running the AltiVec Fractal Benchmark |
| | Members of the Applied Cluster Computing Group, building on their experience using other parallel computers and cluster types, spearheaded the planning, purchase, and construction of this XServe cluster. | | | The Applied Cluster Computing Group (formerly known as the High-Performance Computing Group) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently acquired and assembled a cluster using 33 XServes. | | | In addition, the group invited Dean Dauger of Dauger Research, Inc., & UCLA to help with the software assembly and configuration of these XServes. |
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http://daugerresearch.com/fractaldemos/JPLXServes/JPLXServeClusterBenchmark.html
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| | Xserve offers users power, choice in a 'dream machine' - Computerworld |
| | Compared with similar server platforms, the Xserve G5 offers more sheer computational power for straight high-end computing tasks. | | | With fewer than 12 clients, the IBM eServer provides better network throughput than the Xserve. | | | In terms of file services, it outpaces one of the fastest Windows file servers -- the IBM eServer x335 running Windows Server 2003 -- by about 20% in high-volume NetBench testing. |
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http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,89682,00.html
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| | Optimizing an Xserve for Web Hosting |
| | However, it is quite easy to transparently host thousands of domains on a single Xserve, and the users need never know that it’s one machine behind the scenes and not a whole farm. | | | In addition to the hardware approaches, there are a number of software-based strategies for optimizing a Web server. | | | The process can be automated to a degree, so that simply adding a DNS entry and creating a new directory for content on the Xserve is sufficient to launch each new domain. |
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http://developer.apple.com/server/optimizexserve.html
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| | Real World Speed Tests on Xserve versus Power Macintosh |
| | Since the processors can only be fed data at 1GB/s, having memory with a 2GB/s data rate is of no use. | | | You could always add a second Gigabit Ethernet card to the Power Mac if you want to match the Xserve's configuration. | | | But I take issue with the "matching" configurations. |
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http://www.barefeats.com/xserve2.html
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| | MacSlash Xserve holds its own |
| | Because that's how it was possible to bring it up: Apple's Xserve appeals to new breed Mail to a friend ITworld.com 9/2/02 Ashlee Vance, IDG News Service, San Francisco Bureau After years of encouragement from Apple Computer Inc., people finally are switching to the company's computers, but in an unexpected way. | | | Apple, based in Cupertino, California, also has a loyal application developer base that could be inspired by the sleek 1U (1.75 inches high) design of Xserve instead of the Apple tower computers they have been strapping into racks, Hall said. | | | "It surprised us, because the demand for Xserve is better than we thought it would be," said Robert Wilkins, executive vice president of PC Connection Inc. a Merrimack, New Hampshire-based computer seller. |
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| | The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) |
| | Go give those guys and gals that keep your Xserves and XRaids (not to mention your desktop machines) up and happily serving up webpages, files, and what have you a nice warm hug. | | | Franzen said he now expects to add two more Xserve arrays for a total of 15TB of storage and place his disk storage behind a couple of switches from Cisco Systems Inc. in order to make managing his storage easier." That's the kind of gut feeling I like to hear about. | | | This ComputerWorld article details the move: "Franzen said he chose Apple hardware based on a 'gut' feeling that its technology would be good, and so far, he has not been disappointed. |
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| | Apple Xserve G5, Apple Xserve RAID review by PC Magazine |
| | A major plus of the Xserve is that the $999 unlimited-license version of Mac OS X 10.3 is installed, letting you serve as many file and print clients as you can hook up to your network. | | | If you have a Mac-heavy or mixed computing environment, the Xserve G5 and Xserve RAID might be the right solution for your company. | | | Combined with Apple's elegant management software and the new Xserve RAID NAS offering, the Xserve G5 is a powerful server solution for Mac and mixed-OS environments. |
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1630329,00.asp
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| | Test: Apple Xserve |
| | We subjected Xserve's Apache Web server to the same suite of tests using Spirent Communications' WebAvalanche software that we used to stress Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition with Microsoft's Internet Information Server (see Windows Server 2003 review) and found performance was quite strong (see graphic). | | | The ATA-133 disk interfaces and drives in Xserve were comparatively fast in our testing, although internal RAID configurations seemed to take up excessive CPU time. | | | Instead of one disk channel, there are three ATA-133 channels and up to 720G bytes of disk in the server. |
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| | alienRAID.org - Xserve RAID in non-Apple environments |
| | The University of Wisconsin - Madison has deployed 35 5.6TB Xserve RAID storage arrays in a single research installation as part of an ongoing scientific computing initiative. | | | Welcome to alienRAID.org, supporting Apple Xserve RAID storage systems in non-Apple environments. | | | Examples would be experience attaching Xserve RAID to Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, Linux, Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, managed SANs, etc. Experiences with Xserve RAID in Apple environments are welcome as well! |
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| | CRN Breaking News Apple Ships Upgraded Xserve RAID |
| | The Xserve RAID is certified to run in Mac OS X, Windows, NetWare, SUSE and Red Hat Linux environments, according to the company. | | | “We have a large VAR network for Xserve and Xserve RAID, and they can deliver them to their customers in a lot of different environments,” he said. | | | Also on Tuesday, Apple upgraded the storage capacity of its Xserve 1U rack-mount server by allowing it to accept up to three 500-Gbyte drives, for a total of 1.5 Tbytes of storage. |
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http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/dailyarchives.jhtml?articleId=170702903
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| | Xserve RAID Shows Promise |
| | Apple Computer Inc. has taken its creative engineering to the storage world with the introduction of the Xserve RAID system, which has high potential but a limited audience, at least for now. | | | In eWEEK Labs' tests, the Xserve RAID's capabilities were impressive, but its Apple-only focus is disappointing because it could be an attractive storage option in Unix and Windows shops as well. | | | We hope that Apple will eventually see the light and support the use of the Xserve RAID unit in Windows and Unix shops. |
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135090,00.asp
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| | Apple Updates Xserve RAID Storage System |
| | Apple on Tuesday released an updated version of its 3U Xserve RAID storage system, upping its maximum storage capacity from 5.6TB to 7TB without an increase from the previous model's $12,999 price. | | | "Forty percent of our business is in heterogeneous environments," Grossman said, stating that Xserve RAIDs have been used in systems based on non-Apple operating systems. | | | He added that the product has made inroads into high-performance computing clusters. |
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1858780,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
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| | Slashdot Apple Updates Xserve, Announces Xserve RAID |
| | Replacing the Xserve with commodity hardware wouldn't be too hard (hell, replace the Xserve with a PowerMac - almost the same thing, only cheaper) but replacing the Xserver RAID would be. | | | But using dual 2 gigabit optical connectors is awesome. | | | The mac xserves ran just under $7000 using IDE disks with 4 indepenedent masters (out performs the scsi). |
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| | Macworld: Review: Xserve |
| | Remote monitoring, restart, and shutdown functions are at your fingertips via an included software application, and you'll find it much easier to manage a rack of Xserves with the built-in tools than to manage anything that exists in the x86 universe. | | | This makes the server more manageable than Intel-based machines, which rely on vendor-supplied utilities that may not work well with the server's OS. | | | The obvious difference is that the CD reader now has a sleeker, slot-loading design. |
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http://www.macworld.com/2003/09/reviews/xserve
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| | Apple Xserve reviewed by PC Magazine |
| | The Xserve comes bundled with an unlimited license for Mac OS X Server, Apple's robust server software based on BSD Unix. | | | The Xserve comes with so much software that it really can do almost anything. | | | All of this makes the Xserve a well-appointed and economical server solution. |
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,575556,00.asp
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| | IGM: Sun: XServe No Competition |
| | XServe is not going to challenge Sun's servers for use in environments like huge university databases. | | | Just as NeXT found its way into such labs, so will the Mac. | | | Admittedly, managing very large, campus-wide databases are not what XServe was designed to do, but Fowler is off base if he thinks only Apple customers are interested in XServe. |
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| | Macworld: Review: Apple Xserve |
| | With as much as 480GB of drive space, there's plenty of capacity, but the current lack of reliable on-board RAID limits the Xserve's use to applications where uptime and data-loss protection aren't of primary importance, or environments that utilize external redundant storage. | | | The system lock doesn't currently prevent this, but Apple is working on solving the problem. | | | The Xserve comes with hardware and instructions for mounting in four-post and two-post racks. |
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| | Blueprint for an Apple Xserve Rollout - NewsFactor Network |
| | For example, support for AFP (Apple File Protocol), NFS (Network File System, a Unix file protocol) and SMB/SIPS (Server Message Block/Common Internet File System, used for Windows machines), among other protocols, is built into the OS X Server platform. | | | Ironically, Apple was roundly criticized in the past for declining to license its OS to other hardware vendors. | | | But the Xserve"s most compelling attribute may not be its small form factor, powerful server software or its tight integration. |
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| | Apple dishes up rack-mounted server CNET News.com |
| | Apple also released benchmark data that it claims shows Xserve's merits over servers from Dell Computer, IBM and Sun Microsystems. | | | But I can certainly see battle lines being drawn between Linux users and potential Xserve users." | | | The top-of-the-line $7,999 model increases the memory to 2GB and storage to 480GB. |
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http://news.com.com/2100-1040-940860.html
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| | AFP548 - A True Tale of an Xserve install |
| | However this document should still give you a good idea about what to think about when setting up a machine. | | | If you don't scan you get a file copy which might take 20-30 minutes. | | | This is the difference between a file copy and a block copy. |
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http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20040726020639560
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| | Xserve Info Page |
| | Dantz and the other companies involved are working together to find the root cause of--and a solution to--this problem. | | | Dantz, along with several other software and hardware companies, have been actively investigating Mac OS X Server backup problems reported by customers in the field. | | | To be notified when additional information is available, Dantz recommends that affected customers sign up for this mailing list. |
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http://list.dantz.com/mailman/listinfo/xserve
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| | Apple's Xserve: In business to stay? - Computerworld |
| | Not surprisingly, according to research from New York-based TrendWatch, 83% of graphic designers, 77% of corporate design departments and 65% of advertising agencies rely on Macintosh computers. | | | Apple's Xserve could make inroads in the data center | | | And with the growing popularity of its low-cost Xserve Unix servers, Apple has an opportunity to compete head-to-head with industry leaders like Dell Inc. inside the data center for general-purpose applications such as e-mail and Web serving. |
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http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,100004,00.html?from=story_package
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| | Apple Xserve G5/2.3 DP (Cluster Node) Specs @ EveryMac.com |
| | Designed to be used in quanity with a standard Xserve G5 as a "head node", the Apple Xserve G5/2.3 DP (Cluster Node) allows multiple systems to be used together for intensive computing tasks, but lacks the extra drive bays and optical drive to save cost. | | | This combination results in major speed gains compared to earlier Apple systems. | | | The Xserve G5 (Cluster Node) uses a new 1U case design (if you know how it is cooled, please |
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http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/xserve/stats/xserve_g5_2.3_dp_node.html
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| | CS Electronics - Apple Xserve and Xserve RAID Cables and Interconnects |
| | 2.5 Gb/s Optical transceiver for Xserve GigE and Fibre Channel connectivity. | | | Used in conjunction with an SFP Optical Transceiver (see GBC-4200 below) | | | Ideal for connecting Xserve to Vixel switch, or other devices with "SFP" connection. |
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http://www.cs-electronics.com/apple-xserve-cables.htm
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| | Xserve Hosting |
| | Don't worry, our iPod special also extends to Windows, Linux, or any other server colocation. | | | Whether you have a single, 1U Xserve or multiple Xserves and Xserve Raids, XServHosting can provide you with a Xserve Colocation Solution. | | | Take a look at the qualifying Xserve colocation plans and see which iPod you qualify for. |
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http://www.xservhosting.com/xserve-specials/index.php
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| | carbon computing. sales. xserve. |
| | Xsan - SAN File System for Mac OS X | | | Cluster Dual G5 2.3GHz, 512 MB DDR400 ECC, 80GB, OS X Server 10 User | | | Xserve G5 Xserve Dual G5 2.3GHz, 1GB DDR400 ECC, 80GB, Combo, OS X Server Unlimited |
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| | The Apple Store (U.S.) - Xserve G5 |
| | Integrated service and support for Xserve or Xserve RAID hardware and Mac OS X Server software | | | One number to call for help, day or night | | | To ensure rapid issue resolution, Apple offers the AppleCare Premium Service and Support Plan. |
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| | Xserve G4/1 GHz |
| | Xserve includes an unlimited user license for Mac OS X Server. | | | For those who want to use Xserve as a workstation, Apple offers the high performance ATI Radeon 8500 4x AGP video card and all the G4 power they're used to. | | | Xserve supports up to 480 GB of internal storage, one or two 1 GHz G4 CPUs, dual gigabit ethernet, RAID, hot swappable drives, and remote management while running Mac OS X Server. |
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http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/xserve.html
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| | GeoCenter - XServe Cluster Setup |
| | - 100 Xserve G5 Cluster Nodes Dual 2.0 GHz with 1.5 GB RAM | | | DHCP server (only for setting up the original Xserve image) | | | Then run radmind remotely to make any additional (minor) changes to the node. |
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| | Marathon Computer - Vert•X for Xserve |
| | And, of course, though we designed 'em with the Xserve in mind, any other 1U equipment will be happy (even proud) to live in a Vert•X. It's like having an equipment rack — without the rack! | | | But remove the blindfold long enough to download and peruse the easy-to-use users manual (a 116K PDF). | | | Keep adding (until you run out of Xserves). |
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| | IGM: [OpEd] Xserve G5 arrives on the Silicon Isle |
| | For example, the base single 2GHz model costs NT$248,525 (US$7,397 [NT$33.6=1]) and the base Xserve is tagged at NT$374,990 (US$11,160). | | | That's rather dear even if one assumes that Apple has bundled Mac OS X Server Maintenance Program ($1,000), an AppleCare Service Parts Kit for Xserve G5 ($1,100) and AppleCare Premium Support Service ($950). | | | Review: Swift Publisher is an app that compares well with Pages, Print Shop |
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http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=3433
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| | dealnews.com hand-picks the hottest deals on Xserve pricing. |
| | Apple Xserve G5/2.3GHz Dual w/Apple 17" CRT Monitor for $3,100 | | | TechRestore.com offers the Apple Xserve G5/2.3GHz Dual Server with 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, and Mac OS X 10.4 Server Unlimited for $3,099.99, $200 off, via coupon code "XSG... | | | TechRestore.com offers the Apple Xserve G5/2.3GHz Dual Server with 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, and Mac OS X 10.4 Server Unlimited for $3,299. |
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http://dealnews.com/categories/Computer/Apple-Systems/Xserve/46.html
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| | Servers |
| | Comments regarding the function of this site may be sent to the webmaster. | | | Apple XServe G4 Dual 1.33 GHz [Slot Load] Server | | | Apple XServe G4 1.33 GHz [Slot Load] Server |
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