Intel Xserve
Given that Intel Woodcrest will be shipping in June, it is likely that we will see the new line of Xserves released soon after. It is interesting that Intel has not yet announced the formal name for the processor even though it is being released ahead of both Merom and Conroe. It makes me think that they may continue with the name Xeon - perhaps Xeon 2 Duo. Kentfield would then be Xeon 2 Quad.
It's not yet clear if Apple has the Mac OS X Server completed for Intel yet. That (plus the support for XRAID etc.) may be the gating factor for the June release. Also, I would expect that PowerMac is a more visible and profitable product and hence may be the higher priority. The XServer will most likely share most of the design with the new Powermac except for the obvious form factor issues like cooling.
With regards to the specs, I would like to see:
1U
1-2 Woodcrest 2.5GHz+
>=16 GB FB-DIMM
SATA 2 with built-in RAID 0, 1
>= 1.5 TB Storage
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Express
built-in integrated graphics
I wonder if we will see Apple coming out with additional form factors. I would love to see a Xserver Blade product.
It's not yet clear if Apple has the Mac OS X Server completed for Intel yet. That (plus the support for XRAID etc.) may be the gating factor for the June release. Also, I would expect that PowerMac is a more visible and profitable product and hence may be the higher priority. The XServer will most likely share most of the design with the new Powermac except for the obvious form factor issues like cooling.
With regards to the specs, I would like to see:
1U
1-2 Woodcrest 2.5GHz+
>=16 GB FB-DIMM
SATA 2 with built-in RAID 0, 1
>= 1.5 TB Storage
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
PCI Express
built-in integrated graphics
I wonder if we will see Apple coming out with additional form factors. I would love to see a Xserver Blade product.
Comments
Dual Woodcrest
2U Rack Optimized
Integrated 16MB of graphics
8SAS/SATA Hot Swap bays
FB-DIMM
Dual GigE
2Gb Fibre
1 Woodcrest 2.33
2 Woodcrest 2.66 - BTO 3.0
GMA 950
Dual Clovertown H1 2007
Intel will make a deal with Audi and call it Xeon Quattro
Originally posted by smalM
1U
1 Woodcrest 2.33
2 Woodcrest 2.66 - BTO 3.0
GMA 950
Dual Clovertown H1 2007
Intel will make a deal with Audi and call it Xeon Quattro
Or the RS edition of Xserve.