Implementation Guide for IBM Elastic Storage System 3000

Planning considerations

This chapter provides planning considerations for installing ESS 3000. It includes the following sections:

•3.1, “Planning” on page 44

•3.2, “Standalone environment” on page 45

•3.3, “Mixed environment” on page 46

3.1 Planning

When ordering an ESS 3000 there are certain functional and non-functional requirements that need to be fulfilled before the actual order can be run. Those include the following requirements.

3.1.1 Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA)

A TDA is an internal IBM process that includes a technical inspection ...