Configuring IBM TotalStorage ESS systems
You can configure the IBM® TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS) for attachment to a node.
- Configuring the IBM Enterprise Storage Server
The IBM Enterprise Storage Server provides functions that are compatible with the system. - Supported models of the IBM ESS
The system supports models of the IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS). - Supported firmware levels for the IBM ESS
The system supports the IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS). - Concurrent maintenance on the IBM ESS
Concurrent maintenance is the capability to complete I/O operations to an IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) while simultaneously completing maintenance operations on it. - User interface on the IBM ESS
Ensure that you are familiar with the user interface application that supports the IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) system. - Sharing the IBM Enterprise Storage Server between a host and the system
The IBM Enterprise Storage Server (Enterprise Storage Server) can be shared between a host and a system. - Switch zoning limitations for the IBM Enterprise Storage Server
When you zone the IBM Enterprise Storage Server to the system, consider the following limitations. - Quorum disks on the IBM ESS
The system can choose managed disks (MDisks) that are presented by the IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) controller as quorum disks. - Advanced functions for the IBM ESS
Cache-disabled volumes on the system can be used as the source or target for IBM Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) advanced copy functions (for example, FlashCopy®, MetroMirror, GlobalCopy). - Logical unit creation and deletion on the IBM Enterprise Storage Server
Certain IBM Enterprise Storage Server types are supported for use with the system.