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

Enterprise storage

In computing, an enterprise storage is the computer storage designed for large-scale, high-technology environments of the modern enterprises. When comparing to the consumer storage, it has higher scalability, higher reliability, better fault tolerance, and much higher initial price.From the...

 array

Disk array

A disk array is a disk storage system which contains multiple disk drives. It is differentiated from a disk enclosure, in that an array has cache memory and advanced functionality, like RAID and virtualization.Components of a typical disk array include:...

 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 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

IBM System p

The System p, formerly known as RS/6000, was IBM's RISC/UNIX-based server and workstation product line.In April 2008, IBM announced a rebranding of the System p and its unification with the System i platform. The resulting product line is called IBM Power Systems.-History:It was originally a line...

 processors and the Serial Storage Architecture

Serial Storage Architecture

Serial Storage Architecture is a serial transport protocol used to attach disk drives to servers. It was invented by Ian Judd of IBM in 1990...

 (SSA).
The ESS was also widely known by its IBM internal codename Shark.

It has been superseded by the IBM DS8000 series of storage servers.

Models

• 2105-E10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E10
• 2105-E20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model E20
• 2105-F10 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F10
• 2105-F20 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model F20
• 2105-750 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 750
• 2105-800 IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800

See also

• Extended Remote Copy
  Extended Remote Copy
  Extended Remote Copy or XRC is an IBM zSeries and System z9 mainframe computer technology for data replication. It combines supported hardware and z/OS software to provide asynchronous replication over long distances...
  
  
• FlashCopy
  FlashCopy
  FlashCopy is an IBM feature supported on various IBM storage devices that makes it possible to create, nearly instantaneously, Point in Time copies of entire logical volumes or data sets. The Hitachi Data Systems implementation providing similar function is branded as ShadowImage...
  
  
• Global Mirror
  Global Mirror
  Global Mirror is an IBM technology that provides data replication over extended distances between two sites for business continuity and disaster recovery. If adequate bandwidth exists, Global Mirror provides an recovery point objective of as low as 3-5 seconds between the two sites at extended...
  
  
• Metro Mirror
• IBM Subsystem Device Driver
• IBM TotalStorage Expert
  IBM TotalStorage Expert
  IBM TotalStorage Expert, formerly IBM Storwatch Expert, is a software product made up of two components: Enterprise Storage Server Expert and Enterprise Tape Library Expert....