Can the Xserve Raid still work as a Time Machine Backup with a 2019 Mac Pro?
I know how old it is, but is there any possible way to get it to work? ☹️
I have no idea where you'd get a Fibre Channel Card for the 2019 Mac Pro‽
Fibre Channel storage-to-host connection
- Dual 2Gb Fibre Channel ports (SFP), 200MB/s throughput per channel with guaranteed delivery (400MB/s full duplex) (3)
- Host connectivity using 2Gb Apple Fibre Channel PCI-X Card or Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (cards sold separately) or compatible third-party PCI card
- Support for point-to-point, loop and fabric (switched) topologies
- Dual 10/100BASE-T Ethernet for remote management
Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (sold separately)
- Dual-channel 2Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Bus Adapter
- Runs at full bandwidth in a four-lane or eight-lane PCI Express slot on the new Power Mac G5; not compatible with PCI or PCI-X
- Two 2.9-meter Fibre Channel copper cables with embedded SFP transceivers; compatible with SFP fiber-optic cables and transceivers
Apple Fibre Channel PCI-X Card (sold separately)
- 64-bit, 133MHz card with two SFP 2Gb Fibre Channel ports; compatible with 32-bit, 66MHz PCI slots and 64-bit, 100 MHz or 133 MHz PCI-X slots
- Two 2.9-meter Fibre Channel copper cables with embedded SFP transceivers; compatible with SFP fiber-optic cables and transceivers
PCIe cards you can install in your Mac Pro (2019) - Apple Support