| Also known as | IBM Shark IBM ESS |
|---|---|
| Developer | IBM |
| Type | Storage server |
| Released | 1999; 27 years ago (1999) |
| Discontinued | 2004 |
| CPU | RISC-based |
| Predecessor | IBM Versatile Storage Server |
| Successor | IBM DS8000 |
TheIBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) or theShark is anenterprise storagearray from IBM.
Originally, in 1998 IBM released theIBM 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, includingRS/6000 processors and theSerial Storage Architecture (SSA).The ESS was also widely known by its IBM internal codename Shark.
The 2001 lineup have a redesigned case; this version wonIF design award.[3]
It has been superseded by theIBM DS8000 series of storage servers.
| Preceded by | IBM Enterprise Storage Server 1999 - 2004 | Succeeded by |