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A small Xserve cluster with an Xserve RAID.
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A small Xserve cluster with an Xserve RAID.

Xserve is the name of Apple Computer's Macintosh 1U rackmount line of server computers. When the Xserve was introduced in 2002, it was Apple's first designated server hardware design since the Apple Network Servers of 1996. It initially featured one or two PowerPC G4 processors, but was later switched over to the new PowerPC G5. How the Xserve line will be affected by Apple's transition to Intel processors, which is planned to be completed by the end of 2006, is unknown as of May 2006.

The Xserve can be used for a variety of applications, including file server, web server or even high performance computing applications using clustering - a dedicated cluster Xserve, the Xserve Cluster Node, without a video card and optical drives is also available. If additional hard disk space is needed, its companion external RAID array Xserve RAID can be connected to it via Fiber Channel.

Xserve G4

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Xserve G4
Apple hardware since 1998
Consumer Macs: iMac | iMac G3 | iMac G4 | iMac G5 | iMac Core Duo | Mac mini | eMac | iBook | MacBook
Professional Macs: Power Mac G3 | Power Mac G4 | Cube | Power Mac G5 | Xserve | PowerBook G3 | PowerBook G4 | MacBook Pro
iPods: iPod | iPod mini | iPod photo | iPod shuffle | iPod nano
Accessories: AirPort | iSight | Cinema Display | Xserve RAID | Mighty Mouse | iPod Hi-Fi

 


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