IBM Enterprise Storage Server
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The IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) or the Shark is an enterprise storage array from IBM.
Also known as | IBM Shark IBM ESS |
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Developer | IBM |
Type | Storage server |
Release date | 1999 |
Discontinued | 2004 |
CPU | RISC-based |
Predecessor | IBM Versatile Storage Server |
Successor | IBM DS8000 |
History
Originally, in 1998 IBM released the IBM 2105 Versatile Storage Server (VSS).[1] It did not meet commercial success and the successor came in 1999[2] in the form of the ESS, based on the same Seascape architecture. The Seascape architecture was an IBM storage architecture that included off-the-shelf components, including RS/6000 processors and the Serial Storage Architecture (SSA). The ESS was also widely known by its IBM internal codename Shark.
The 2001 lineup have a redesigned case; this version won IF design award.[3]
It has been superseded by the IBM DS8000 series of storage servers.
Models
- 2105-E10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E10[4] - (1999) 64 disks
- 2105-E20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E20[4] - (1999) 128 disks
- 2105-F10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F10[5] - (2000) 64 disks
- 2105-F20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F20[5] - (2000) 128 disks
- 2105-750 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 750[6] - (2001)
- 2105-800 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800[6] - (2001)
Enclosures
- ESS expansion enclosure (The E10 model does not support an expansion enclosure) - 256 disks.
External links
See also
- Extended Remote Copy
- FlashCopy
- Global Mirror
- Metro Mirror
- IBM Subsystem Device Driver
- IBM TotalStorage Expert
References
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