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Xserve RAID
M8668 · PowerPC Xserve
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Identifiers
| Order number | M8668 |
Reference
| Original price | $5,999 – $10,999 |
| Announced | 2003-02-10 |
| Discontinued | 2008-02-19 |
| Design era | PowerPC Xserve |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Dual independent RAID controllers |
| Memory | 256 MB cache per controller (512 MB total) |
| Storage | Up to 14× Ultra ATA/100 hot-swap drives, Up to 7 TB (500 GB drives) |
| Graphics | Fibre Channel 2 Gb/s host connectivity |
| OS | RAID firmware 1.x |
| Removable media | Hot-swap Apple Drive Modules |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 2× 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel host ports · Ethernet management port · Serial console · Redundant power (dual IEC) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 445 × 130 × 711 mm |
| Weight | 32.6 kg |
Known quirks
- 3U storage chassis — Apple's only dedicated SAN product
- 14 ATA drives behind Fibre Channel — unusually cheap per-TB for 2003
- Positioned against EMC and NetApp arrays at a fraction of the price
- Runs RAID firmware — not macOS Server; managed via separate admin utility
- Discontinued 2008 with Apple referring customers to Promise Technology arrays