IBM Elastic Storage System 5000

IBM Elastic Storage System (ESS) expands storage capacity and density, networking performance, and system usability for today’s demanding workloads

IBM ESS 5000 delivers high-capacity models SC9 and SL7 with up to 15.2PB of raw capacity in a single building block.

It supports non disruptive capacity upgrades, enabling to add additional storage enclosures without causing an interruption to operations.

It expands high-performance network connectivity for demanding environments with support for IB HDR and 100GbE.

ESS management is simplified with the containerized delivery of all Gen2 and Gen3 ESS components.

Key requirements: None
Planned availability date: March 12, 2021