Apple Xserve RAID Informal Compatibility Matrix

Apple Computer does not market the Xserve RAID for anything more than Apple Mac OS X machines, specifically the Xserve. That is a shame: this array works well on many different operating systems. This is an attempt at collating the results.

	Fibre Channel Card	Connection Method	Notes
IBM AIX 5L (5.1, 5.2)	IBM 6228	Via SAN	L
Microsoft Windows 2000	Apple Fibre	Via SAN
Microsoft Windows 2000	Apple Fibre	Direct	L
Microsoft Windows 2003	Apple Fibre	Direct	L
Red Hat Linux 7.3	Apple Fibre	Via SAN
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0	Apple Fibre	Direct	L
SGI Irix	SGI XIO	Direct	AR
Sun Solaris (2.6, 7, 8, 9)	Apple Fibre	Direct	AR
Sun Solaris (2.6, 7, 8, 9)	Sun FC PCI	Via SAN
FreeBSD 4.8	QLogic 2300	Direct	AR