IBM_ESS

IBM Enterprise Storage Server

IBM Enterprise Storage Server

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The IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) or the Shark is an enterprise storage array from IBM.

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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It has been superseded by the IBM DS8000 series of storage servers.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.

See also

Preceded by
IBM Versatile Storage Server
 IBM Enterprise Storage Server
1999 - 2004		 Succeeded by

References

  1. [1]
    "IBM VERSATILE STORAGE SERVER OFFERS CONCURRENT MIXED PLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTIONS". www-01.ibm.com. 1998-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. [2]
    "IBM unveils disk storage system - Jul. 26, 1999". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. [3]
    "IBM TotalStorage". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. [4]
    "THE IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTI-PLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE". www-01.ibm.com. 1999-07-27. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  5. [5]
    "IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTIPLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE". www-01.ibm.com. 2000-03-28. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  6. [6]
    "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server NowIncludes a 72.8 GB Drive Option for ImprovedScalability and Price/Performance" (PDF). www-01.ibm.com.
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