Power Differences Between Models; Features; Power Differences Between Ess Models; Ibm Enterprise Storage Server Feature Comparison - IBM Enterprise Storage Server 2105 E10 Introduction And Planning Manual

Power differences between models

Table 1 shows the power differences between the ESS models.

Features

Table 2 compares the ESS features that are available for hosts that have small
computer system interface (SCSI) interfaces with hosts that have Enterprise
Systems Connection (ESCON) interfaces.
Table 2. IBM Enterprise Storage Server feature comparison
Feature
Attachment
Host systems supported
Control unit emulation
Host adapters, 2 - 16 (See Note 1.)
Software device drivers
Table 1. Power differences between ESS models
Attribute
Dual power cords
Power
DDM support
Host Systems with SCSI or
Fibre-Channel Interfaces
Parallel attachment, SCSI
v 1 - 15 targets per bus
v 1 - 64 logical units per target
128 fibre-channel attached hosts per
fibre port (see "Fibre-channel host
adapters" on page 30 for information
on loop topology)
v IBM AS/400
v IBM RS/6000 and RS/6000 SP
v HP 9000
v Sun
v Compaq AlphaServer
v Data General
v IBM Netfinity and Intel-based PCs
v IBM NUMA-Q
No
v Ultra-SCSI, dual port (for attaching
host systems with SCSI-2 or
SCSI-3 adapters)
v Fibre channel, single port (for
attaching host systems with
fibre-channel adapters)
v AS/400 hosts
– 9337 Models 580, 590
v UNIX , Window NT and Windows
2000 hosts
– Models E10, E20, F10, and F20
Models E10 and F10
Yes
Single phase (50/60 A)
16 - 64
Host Systems with ESCON
Interfaces
ESCON attachment
v 1 - 16 controller images
v 1 - 256 devices per control unit
image
v IBM ES/9000
v IBM 3090
v IBM S/390 Models 7060, 9672, and
2003
v 3990 Model 3, Model 3 transaction
processing facility (TPF), and
Model 6
v
ESCON
MVS, VM, VSE, TPF
Models E20 and F20
Yes
Three phase (50/60 A)
16 - 128
Models E10, F10, E20, and F20
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