The IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS) Model 800 helps set new standards in performance, automation and integration as well as capabilities that support continuous availability to data for the on demand world.
This ESS 800 also supports many advanced functions, which can be critical for increasing data availability during planned outages and for protecting data from planned and unplanned outages. These advanced functions can provide important disaster recovery and backup protection.
SAN fabric simplification with up to 50% fewer device connections, ISL links and fabric switches to manage than with 1 Gigabit per second fabric switches.
Common enterprise SAN fabrics implifies deployment, management and network growth.
Industry standard performance with 1 and 2 Gigabit per second throughput. With Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking, four links can be combined with an aggregate speed of up to 8 Gigabits per second.
Broadest range of IBM open server and storage support including fabric, loop and private loop attachments