IBM Enterprise Storage Server

IBM Enterprise Storage Server
Also known as	IBM Shark IBM ESS
Developer	IBM
Type	Storage server
Release date	1999
Discontinued	2004
CPU	RISC-based
Predecessor	IBM Versatile Storage Server
Successor	IBM DS8000

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

History

Originally, in 1998 IBM released the IBM 2105 Versatile Storage Server (VSS). It did not meet commercial success and the successor came in 1999[1] 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.[2]

It has been superseded by the IBM DS8000 series of storage servers.

Models

2105-E10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E10[3] - (1999) 64 disks
2105-E20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E20[3] - (1999) 128 disks
2105-F10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F10[4] - (2000) 64 disks
2105-F20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F20[4] - (2000) 128 disks
2105-750 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 750[5] - (2001)
2105-800 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800[5] - (2001)

Enclosures

ESS expansion enclosure (The E10 model does not support an expansion enclosure) - 256 disks.

External links

Gustavo Castets et al., IBM Enterprise Storage Server, IBM “Redbook” SG24-5465-01, second edition, 2001 September

References

"IBM unveils disk storage system - Jul. 26, 1999". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
"IBM TotalStorage". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
"THE IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTI-PLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE,". www-01.ibm.com. 1999-07-27. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
"IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTIPLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE,". www-01.ibm.com. 2000-03-28. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
"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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[1] "IBM unveils disk storage system - Jul. 26, 1999". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

[2] "IBM TotalStorage". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

[:1-3] "THE IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTI-PLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE,". www-01.ibm.com. 1999-07-27. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

[:0-4] "IBM ENTERPRISE STORAGE SERVER MULTIPLATFORM STORAGE SOLUTION PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE,". www-01.ibm.com. 2000-03-28. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

[:2-5] "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server NowIncludes a 72.8 GB Drive Option for ImprovedScalability and Price/Performance" (PDF). www-01.ibm.com.