disk size early 2009
When the XServe 2009 was released, 2TB drives were new. Will the hardware support any of the new larger drives currently available?
OS X Server, now at OS 10.6.8 server
From Xserve (2009) - Technical Specifications
Storage
- Three independent hot-plug drive bays with support for qualified SATA or SAS drives; support for up to 6TB of hot-plug internal storage1 using the following drive modules:
- 160GB 7200-rpm SATA drive with 8MB disk cache2
- 1TB 7200-rpm SATA drive with 32MB disk cache2
- 2TB 7200-rpm SATA drive with 32MB disk cache2
- 450GB 15,000-rpm SAS drive available as a third-party kit
- Xserve drive bays support Apple-qualified drive modules with Apple-qualified hard drives and firmware only. Drive bays not configured with a qualified drive module ship with a nonfunctional blank drive carrier and do not support installation of nonqualified third-party hard drives.
You need to find "qualified" drives. You may want to check OWC for qualified drives.