Xserve RAID Discontinued?
Along with the announcements today of the iPod Shuffle capacity bumps and XSan 2, some users are realizing that Apple's Xserve RAID solution has completely disappeared from Apple's online store.
In addition, the Xserve RAID product page (http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/) now redirects to http://www.apple.com/server/storage/, which promotes a 3U external RAID enclosure by Promise. Apple has added the Promise RAID solution to its store and now presents it as the external RAID choice when configuring an Xserve.
In addition, the Xserve RAID product page (http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/) now redirects to http://www.apple.com/server/storage/, which promotes a 3U external RAID enclosure by Promise. Apple has added the Promise RAID solution to its store and now presents it as the external RAID choice when configuring an Xserve.
External Storage
For massive storage needs, connect a Promise VTrak E-Class Fiber Channel RAID subsystem to your Xserve. The VTrak E-Class provides high performance and high availability through 4Gb Fiber Channel and dual active/active controllers. An Apple Fibre Channel card for connectivity is required.
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52 months ago
I just noticed this too! Amazing.
http://www.apple.com/server/storage/ - Promise RAID
http://www.apple.com/uk/xserve/raid/ -XServe RAID
Why are they getting rid of the nice looking one?! :p
http://www.apple.com/server/storage/ - Promise RAID
http://www.apple.com/uk/xserve/raid/ -XServe RAID
Why are they getting rid of the nice looking one?! :p
52 months ago
Wow...what's next? The mini?
Isn't there supposed to be a media event soon? Anyone know the date of that?
Isn't there supposed to be a media event soon? Anyone know the date of that?
52 months ago
I had a hard time finding it on their site a month ago like they were hiding it. I must have bought about the last one.
Yep that was a great looking piece of hardware....RIP
It is beautiful with all it's lights on but NOISY.
52 months ago
...but so did the cube.
RAID storage is one of those markets where you have to be quick on your feet. Apple is not generally known for adjusting to the market in a hurry.
There are just too many other options out there that are either faster, cheaper or both. Granted, none of them probably look as good as Xserve (although the Pro DQ from Dulce systems is nice looking), but when you're spending that much money on storage, aesthetics are probably not at the top of your list of must-have features.
Reliable, cheap and fast are very sexy in this market, and not necessarily in that order. ;)
RAID storage is one of those markets where you have to be quick on your feet. Apple is not generally known for adjusting to the market in a hurry.
There are just too many other options out there that are either faster, cheaper or both. Granted, none of them probably look as good as Xserve (although the Pro DQ from Dulce systems is nice looking), but when you're spending that much money on storage, aesthetics are probably not at the top of your list of must-have features.
Reliable, cheap and fast are very sexy in this market, and not necessarily in that order. ;)
52 months ago
Wow...what's next? The mini?
Isn't there supposed to be a media event soon? Anyone know the date of that?
There's no media event officially (or - to my knowledge - unofficially) scheduled in the near future.
52 months ago
There's no media event officially (or - to my knowledge - unofficially) scheduled in the near future.
There's rumoured to be one next week... iPhone SDK announcement.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/07/rumor_possible_apple_event_brewing_for_late_february.html
52 months ago
Apple promotes the mini as the headless mac solution for video use in podcast production for their leopard server. As there is no other mac to fill this role I doubt the mini will go unless it is replaced with something equivalent.
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