Cisco ASR 5000 Series External Storage Server Installation and Administration Guide ▄
Chapter 1
External Storage System Overview
An External Storage System (ESS) is used to collect, store, and report billing information from the Enhanced Charging
Service running on the ASR 5000 platform on short term and long term storage basis. This guide contains instructions
for implementing and maintaining the Local, short-term External Storage Server (L-ESS).
Important: The External Storage System is not a part of the Enhanced Charging Service (ECS) and must be
purchased separately. To purchase ESS, contact your designated sales or service representative.
Important: The procedures in this guide assume that you have installed and configured your chassis including
the ECS installation and configuration as described in the Enhanced Charging Services Administration Guide.
Important: The 9.0 release of ESS works in conjuction with the latest embedded versions of StarOS.