Xserve Cluster Node Server Wrong Purchase

[Lyn]

I appreciate all of the helpful responses I've received. One last  
question, when running Server Assistant, the OS XSVR 10.4 serial  
number I'm using won't work. Keep getting an error: "Invalid serial  
number entered."

I've searched some of the Apple forums and this issue seems to be  
related to Intel macs and the firewall, but this is a G5 Xserve.

Do I need to contact Apple?

Lyn


On Apr 3, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Brian Willoughby wrote:

> Read the manuals that come with the Cluster Node, and the PDF  
> documentation on the Server Admin tools install CD.  They'll get  
> you over half way there.  Experience will take care of the rest.
>
> The Cluster Node has a price advantage.  It costs the same as the  
> base model, but has two processors instead of one.  You give up the  
> two extra drive bays and the video card.  I may someday regret not  
> having the extra drive bays, but by the time I need more space I'm  
> sure I can fit it all into one bay.  But I can use the second  
> processor right away, and it saved me $1,000 compared to the other  
> models.
>
> Buy another Cluster Node only if you need another CPU.  It's  
> basically just a specific price point for a given feature list.
>
> Brian Willoughby
> Sound Consulting
>
>
> On Apr 3, 2007, at 12:45, Lyn wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with OS X Server admin and will  
> fire up the new Xserve on the network later today. Similar to you,  
> it will eventually end up at a co-location where everything is  
> headless anyway.
>
> As long as I have this Cluster Node Server, is there some advantage  
> I could reap? Does buying another cluster node server make sense in  
> terms of improved performance or something? Is there a Xserver  
> Cluster Node primer (for dummies) that I could learn from?
>
> Thanks again
>
> Lyn