Xserve RAID

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Xserve RAID

Xserve RAID is a attachment mass-storage server that was offered by Apple Inc.

Xserve RAID held up to 14 hot-swappable

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.[1] It was rack-mountable and was 3U high.[1]

Although the Xserve RAID contained 14 drives, they were split into two independent groups of 7 drives each managed by an identical RAID controller. Importantly, the controllers were independent, but not redundant; each managed seven of the storage array's fourteen drives, given a failure of one of the controllers those 7 drives were not accessible: the other could not take over its duties. Xserve RAID did, however, have redundant cooling units and power supplies. Xserve RAID's ports were two

10/100 Ethernet port for remote management, and a serial port for UPS communication via the Simple Signaling Protocol
.

Apple marketed Xserve RAID mainly as a companion to

Solaris
.

Xserve RAID was available in models costing between US$5,999 and US$10,999[2][3] (later US$12,999),[4][5] plus configuration and support options.

The Xserve RAID was discontinued on February 19, 2008.[6]

History

  • Xserve RAID [2]
    • 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) [3]
    • 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) [4]
    • 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[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Xserve RAID User's Guide" (PDF). Apple Computer Inc. 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ^
    Apple, Inc.
    February 10, 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Apple Unveils New Xserve RAID Storage System" (Press release). Apple Inc. January 6, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Apple Updates Xserve RAID Storage System" (Press release). Apple Inc. October 19, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. Apple, Inc.
    September 13, 2005. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Dalrymple, Jim (February 19, 2008). "Apple discontinues Xserve RAID". Macworld. Foundry. Retrieved November 25, 2022.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xserve_RAID&oldid=1220412617"