thumb|Xserve RAID
Xserve RAID is a attachment mass-storage server that was offered by Apple Inc.
Xserve RAID held up to 14 hot-swappable Ultra-ATA hard drives, and had a capacity of 10.5 TB when filled with 750 GB modules. Xserve RAID supported RAID levels of 0, 0+1, 1, 3 and 5 in hardware, hybrid RAID levels such as 10 and 50 could be created in software. It was rack-mountable and was 3U high. plus configuration and support options.
The Xserve RAID was discontinued on February 19, 2008.
History
- Xserve RAID
- Build: Feb 2003 - Jan 2004
- Part numbers: M8668, M8669, M8670
- Dual independent RAID controllers each with:
- One HSSDC2 Fibre Channel Port
- One DB-9 serial port for UPS systems
- One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interfaces for remote management
- 14 independent ATA100 Apple drive module channels/bays
- 180 GB PATA supported
- Xserve RAID (SFP)
- Build: Jan 2004 - Oct 2004
- Part numbers: M9721, MA208
- Dual independent RAID controllers each with:
- One 2 Gb Fibre Channel SFP port with 200 MB/s throughput
- One DB-9 serial port for UPS systems
- One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interfaces for remote management
- 14 independent ATA100 Apple drive module channels/bays
- 180 GB, 250 GB PATA support added on firmware 1.2.6
- Xserve RAID (SFP Late 2004)
- Build: Oct 2004 - Feb 2008
- Part numbers: A1009
- Dual independent RAID controllers each with:
- One 2 Gb Fibre Channel SFP port with 200 MB/s throughput
- One DB-9 serial port for UPS systems
- One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interfaces for remote management
- 14 independent 100 MB/s ATA100 Apple drive module channels/bays
- 180 GB, 250 GB, 400 GB and 500 GB support added on firmware 1.5, 750 GB and 1 TB PATA support added on firmware 1.5.1
- Line discontinued: February 19, 2008