Enterprise And Versatile Storage Servers - IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual

2105 Enterprise and Versatile Storage Servers

2105 Enterprise Storage Server
The Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) is a superior Storage Area Network (SAN) storage
solution that supports critical requirements for strategic business initiatives. Such initiatives
include e-business, enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, service
consolidation, and other mission-critical applications. The Enterprise Storage Server deploys
the IBM Seascape principles as a powerful storage server with snap-in building blocks and
with universal data access.
ESS builds on the rich legacy of IBM storage system solutions across the major operating
system platforms. It introduces new innovations to deliver substantial, unique business
advantages. Heterogeneous attachment is provided to all major server platforms, including
the AS/400 system, S/390, Windows NT, and many varieties of UNIX.
The Enterprise Storage Server incorporates the capabilities of the Versatile Storage Server,
such as:
• Supports a wide variety of UNIX and Windows NT servers, as well as AS/400 and
Novell NetWare
• Remote management using a secure intranet connection and the StorWatch Versatile
Storage Specialist
The ESS also incorporates many improvements, including StorWatch usability and
management breadth. Plus, it extends an investment protection through the capability to
reserve resources for the later incorporation of existing IBM 7133 Serial Disk capacity in IBM
2105 Model B09 and 100 frames into an Enterprise Storage Server configuration.
The Enterprise Storage Server supports fiber-channel attachment. Capacity ranges from
400 GB to over eleven terabytes to provide excellent scalability. Sixteen standard
configurations are offered to meet your capacity and performance needs. Superior
performance can be optimized to meet your changing heterogeneous environment needs,
such as bandwidth and advanced transaction processing capabilities for both online and
batch applications. Resource contention reduction and performance improvement is provided
by the parallel access of volumes and I/O priority queuing.
The ESS architecture supports high availability requirements with redundant components.
Data replication services extend access to data, while using a concurrent copy. Rapid data
duplication provides extensive capabilities to exploit, manage, and protect your information in
a 7-by-24 (7x24) environment.
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