IBM Elastic Storage Server Implementation Guide for Version 5.3

Recommended practices for implementing Elastic Storage Server and IBM Spectrum Scale use cases

This chapter provides general guidelines for using Elastic Storage Server (ESS) and IBM Spectrum Scale.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•3.1, “Introduction” on page 34

•3.2, “Planning” on page 34

•3.5, “Initial configuration” on page 37

3.1 Introduction

A good understanding of the use cases and planning ahead helps avoid problems along the way when you use any system. This concept applies to the use of ESS and Spectrum Scale. IBM provides ...