XserveTechnology OverviewDecember 2006
10Technology OverviewXserveHMMERHMMER is a set of popular bioinformatics applications that implement Hidden Markov Models—statistical models of multip
11Technology OverviewXserveSTREAMThe STREAM benchmark is a simple synthetic benchmark program that measures sustainable memory bandwidth in megabytes
12Technology OverviewXserveWhen configured with the 750GB 7200-rpm SATA drive, Xserve delivers an outstanding 76MB/s per drive while supporting up to
13Technology OverviewXserveDual-Core Intel Xeon ProcessorsInside every Xserve are two powerful new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running at up to 3.
14Technology OverviewXserveIntelligent Power CapabilityIntel Intelligent Power Capability comprises a set of capabilities designed to reduce power con
15Technology OverviewXservethe speed of execution for these instructions. It accelerates a broad range of video, speech and image, photo processing, e
16Technology OverviewXserveHigh-Bandwidth Server ArchitectureThe Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor is only part of the Xserve performance story. Dual ind
17Technology OverviewXserveDual Independent 1.33GHz Frontside BusesXserve features dual independent 64-bit frontside buses—one bus per processor—to su
18Technology OverviewXservechannels for synchronized 256-bit memory transactions, further increasing perfor-mance. By comparison, Xserve G5 systems ha
19Technology OverviewXserveHigh-Performance PCI Express ExpansionXserve features PCI Express expansion slots with up to four times the bandwidth of X
2Technology OverviewXserveContentsPage 4 IntroductionPage 5 Product OverviewKey FeaturesAdvanced 1U Rack-Optimized Server DesignPage 8 Performance
20Technology OverviewXserveInternal graphicsAdministrators often need a quick way to plug in a display and access their servers. Xserve now offers buil
21Technology OverviewXserveIndustry-Leading Storage FlexibilityLarge databases, digital video footage, immense scientific data sets, and uncom-pressed
22Technology OverviewXserveBecause SAS has the same physical interface as SATA and leverages the hot-plug Apple Drive Module carrier, Xserve users can
23Technology OverviewXserve• RAID 1, or mirroring. Provides a high level of data protection by creating a real-time, exact duplicate of the contents
24Technology OverviewXserveXsanXsan is a 64-bit cluster file system designed for small and large computing environ-ments that demand the highest level
25Technology OverviewXserveIntegrated Lights-Out Remote ManagementXserve includes built-in remote monitoring capabilities that enable network adminis
26Technology OverviewXserveMore than 100 embedded hardware sensors in the Xserve enclosure integrate with Apple’s sophisticated Server Monitor softwar
27Technology OverviewXserve• Network. Indicates the status of active network links, the network stack, and link settings and provides a historical l
28Technology OverviewXserveMac OS X Server Version 10.4.8Xserve ships with Mac OS X Server version 10.4.8, the fifth major release of Apple’s award-wi
29Technology OverviewXserveInnovative Remote ManagementMac OS X Server comes with innovative remote management tools that provide a consistent, unified
3Technology OverviewXservePage 28 Mac OS X Server Version 10.4.864-Bit ComputingBuilt-in Network ServicesInnovative Remote ManagementPowerful Workgro
30Technology OverviewXserveMembers of your workgroup can access their own personalized desktop, application, and files from any computer on the network
31Technology OverviewXserveService, Support, and Training OptionsEvery Xserve comes with a one-year limited warranty and 90 days of up-and-running tel
32Technology OverviewXserveMac OS X Server Software SupportApple offers support programs for Mac OS X Server that extend beyond the up-and-running supp
33Technology OverviewXserveProduct DetailsCapable of being tailored to a wide range of application environments, the new Xserve is the most configurabl
34Technology OverviewXserveConfiguration OptionsXserve—custom-configured to exact requirements—can be ordered from the Apple Store or an Apple Authorize
35Technology OverviewXserveTechnical SpecificationsHardware Processing• Two 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, or 3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 processors featuring:
36Technology OverviewXserveStorage • Three internal drive bays with independent SATA and SAS channels, up to 3Gb/s each• Up to 2.25TB of hot-plug in
37Technology OverviewXserve• Web hosting: Apache web server, SSL/TLS (OpenSSL), WebDAV, server-side includes (SSIs), PHP, Perl, Ruby, Python, MySQL 4
4Technology OverviewXserveIntroductionMake way for powerful, groundbreaking server technology from Apple. Yet again. Combining two Dual-Core Intel Xeo
5Technology OverviewXserveProduct OverviewKey FeaturesApple’s fifth-generation rackmount server, Xserve combines leading-edge Intel processors, an adv
6Technology OverviewXserveBuilt-in lights-out management. As long as the electrical power cord and Ethernet cable are plugged in, built-in remote mana
7Technology OverviewXserveXserve System1342Indicator lights. Indicator lights show system activity and also provide continuous feedback on health and
8Technology OverviewXservePerformance OverviewThe Xserve system is designed to deliver phenomenal performance with industry-leading ease of use and ma
9Technology OverviewXservePerformance-per-wattPerformance-per-watt is a measure of power efficiency, calculated by dividing the SPECint_rate_base2000 re
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