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IBM XIV STORAGE SYSTEM User Manual (652 pages)

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Brand: IBM | Category: Storage | Size: 2.37 MB

Table of Contents

3
- Chapter 1. Introduction
  
  7
- Chapter 2. Host and Cluster Management
  
  11
  - Adding a Host to a Cluster
    12
  - Creating a Cluster
    13
  - Deleting Clusters
    13
  - Listing Clusters
    14
  - Removing a Host from a Cluster
    15
  - Renaming Clusters
    16
  - Adding a Port to a Host
    16
Access Control

17
- Defining a New Host
  17
  - Access Control
    18
- Deleting a Host
  19
- Listing Hosts
  20
- Listing Ports
  21
- Removing a Port from a Host
  22
- Renaming a Host
  23
- Updating a Host Definition
  24
- Mapping a Volume to a Host or Cluster
  25
- Listing the Mapping of Volumes to Hosts or Clusters
  27
  - User Category
    28
  - Storage Administrator
    28
  - Storage Integration Administrator
    28
  - Application Administrator
    28
  - Security Administrator
    28
  - Read-Only Users
    28
- Completion Codes: V HOST_BAD_NAME
  28
  - Host Name Does Not Exist
    28
- Listing Hosts/Cluster to Which a Volume Is Mapped
  29
- Setting the Special Type of Hosts or Clusters
  29
- Unmapping a Volume from a Host or Cluster
  30
- Creating a Performance Class
  32
  - Parameters
    32
- Set the Default Idle Time for Unmapping a Volume
  32
- Deleting a Performance Class
  33
- Renaming a Performance Class
  34
- Adding a Host to a Performance Class
  35
- Listing Details on Performance Classes
  35
- Removing a Host from Its Performance Class
  36
- Setting the Rate for a Performance Class
  37
- Listing Host Profiles
  38
- Updates the Host Profile
  39
- Enable Host Profiler Functionality
  40
- Removes the Profile of the Specified Host
  40
- Disable Host Profiler Functionality
  41
- Chapter 3. Volume Management
  
  43
  - Clearing Reservations of a Volume
    43
  - Listing Reservation Keys
    44
  - Listing Volume Reservations
    45
  - Finding a Volume Based on a SCSI Serial Number
    46
  - Copying Volumes
    48
  - Creating a Volume
    50
  - Deleting a Volume
    52
  - Formatting a Volume
    54
  - Listing Volumes
    55
  - Locking a Volume
    58
  - Renaming a Volume
    59
  - Resizing a Volume
    60
  - Unlocking a Volume
    64
- Chapter 4. LUN Mapping Management
  
  67
- Chapter 5. Volume Snapshot Management
  
  69
  - Changing a Snapshot Deletion Priority
    69
  - Creating a Snapshot
    70
  - Deleting a Snapshot
    73
  - Duplicating a Snapshot
    74
  - Formatting a Snapshot
    76
  - Listing Snapshot Information
    77
  - Restoring a Volume from a Snapshot
    79
- Chapter 6. Consistency Group Management
  
  83
- Chapter 7. Snapshot Set Management
  
  107
  - Snapshotting a Consistency Group
    107
  - Changing Snapshot Group Deletion Priority
    110
  - Deleting a Snapshot Group
    111
  - Disbanding a Snapshot Group
    112
  - Duplicating a Snapshot Group
    113
  - Formatting a Snapshot Group
    114
  - Listing Snapshot Groups
    115
  - Locking a Snapshot Group
    117
  - Renaming a Snapshot Group
    118
  - Restoring a Consistency Group from a Snapshot Group
    119
  - Unlocking a Snapshot Group
    120
  - Sets a Snapshot Group Descriptor
    121
  - Returns the Snapshot Group's Descriptor
    122
- Chapter 8. Storage Pool Management
  
  125
  - Moving Consistency Groups between Storage Pools or or Grouped Pools
    125
  - Changing Pool Limitation
    126
  - Changing Pool Settings for Snapshots
    127
  - Creating Storage Pools
    130
  - Deleting a Storage Pool
    132
  - Listing Storage Pools
    133
  - Renaming a Storage Pool
    134
  - Resizing a Storage Pool
    135
  - Moving a Volume between Storage Pools
    137
- Chapter 9. System Management
  
  141
- Chapter 10. Remote Target Connectivity
  
  181
- Chapter 11. Remote Mirroring
  
  203
  - Canceling a Snapshot Mirror (Ad Hoc Sync Job)
    204
  - Creating a Snapshot Mirror (Ad Hoc Sync Job)
    205
  - Activating Mirroring
    209
  - Changing the RPO for Local/Remote System
    211
  - Changing a the Mirroring Peers' Designation
    212
  - Changing a Mirroring Schedule for Remote Slave Peers
    214
  - Changing the Roles of a Mirrored Volume
    216
  - Changing a Mirroring Schedule for Local Peers
    218
  - Creating a Mirroring Definition
    220
  - Deactivating Mirroring
    225
  - Deleting a Remote Mirroring Definition
    227
  - Viewing Mirroring Status
    229
  - Obtaining Statistics on Past Sync Jobs
    232
  - Switching Roles between Master and Slave
    233
  - Retrieving RPO Threshold
    235
  - Setting RPO Threshold
    235
  - Changes the Interval for a Schedule
    236
  - Creating a Schedule Object
    238
  - Triggering a Schedule
    239
  - Deletes a Schedule Object
    240
  - Listing a Schedule Object
    241
  - Renaming a Schedule Object
    242
  - Viewing Sync Job Status
    243
- Chapter 12. Data Migration
  
  245
  - Activating Data Migration
    245
  - Deactivating Data Migration
    246
  - Defining Data Migration Configuration
    247
  - Deleting the Data Migration Process
    249
  - Listing Data Migration Statuses
    250
  - Testing the Data Migration Definition
    251
- Chapter 13. IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility
  
  253
- Chapter 14. Event Handling
  
  265
  - Generating a Custom Event
    266
  - Defining a New Event Notification Destination
    267
  - Deleting a Destination
    269
  - Listing Event Notification Destinations
    271
  - Renaming a Destination
    272
  - Testing a Destination
    273
  - Updating an Event Notification Destination
    274
  - Adding a Destination to a Destination Group
    277
  - Creating a Destination Group
    278
  - Deleting a Destination Group
    279
  - Listing Destination Groups
    280
  - Removing a Destination from Destination Group
    280
  - Renaming a Destination Group
    281
  - Clearing Alerting Events
    282
  - Listing Events
    284
  - Listing Uncleared Alerting Events
    286
  - Setting the Threshold for Events Notification
    287
  - Listing Thresholds
    288
  - Generating a Custom Event
    290
  - Receiving a MM Heartbeat
    290
  - Activating a Rule
    292
  - Creating Event Notification Rules
    292
  - Deactivating a Rule
    295
  - Deleting Event Notification Rules
    296
  - Listing Event Notification Rules
    297
  - Renaming Event Notification Rules
    298
  - Updating an Event Notification Rule
    299
  - Defining an SMS Gateway
    302
  - Deleting an SMS Gateway
    304
  - Listing SMS Gateways
    305
  - Prioritizing SMS Gateways
    305
  - Renaming an SMS Gateway
    307
  - Updating an SMS Gateway
    308
  - Defining a New SMTP Gateway
    309
  - Deleting an SMTP Gateway
    311
  - Listing SMTP Gateways
    312
  - Prioritizing SMTP Gateways
    313
  - Renaming an SMTP Gateway
    314
  - Updating an SMTP Gateway
    315
- Chapter 15. IP Configuration
  
  317
  - Adding Ethernet Ports to IP Interfaces
    317
  - Creating a New IP Interface
    319
  - Deleting IP Interfaces
    321
  - Listing IP Interface Configuration
    321
  - Listing IP Interface Addresses
    323
  - Showing the Status and Configuration of Ethernet Ports
    324
  - Removing Ethernet Ports from IP Interfaces
    325
  - Renaming an IP Interface
    326
  - Printing the ARP Database of an IP Interface
    326
  - Testing the Traceroute to a Remote IP
    327
  - Testing the Traceroute to a Remote IP
    328
  - Updating an IP Interface
    329
  - Defines a New Ipsec Connection
    331
  - Updates an Existing Ipsec Connection
    333
  - Removes an Existing Ipsec Connection
    334
  - Listing Ipsec Connections
    334
  - Listing Ipsec Tunnels
    335
  - Connecting to a Support Center
    336
  - Defining a Support Center
    338
  - Deleting a Support Center
    339
  - Disconnecting from a Support Center
    339
  - Listing Support Centers
    340
  - Presenting Status of a Support Center
    341
  - Enabling TCP SACK
    341
  - Disabling TCP SACK
    342
- Chapter 16. PKI Configuration
  
  343
  - Listing PKI Items
    343
  - Generate Certificate Signing Request
    344
  - Generate a Private Key and CSR
    345
  - Delete a PKI Content
    346
  - Change PKI Symbolic Name
    347
  - Import Signed Certificate
    348
  - Import PKCS#12 Certificate
    349
  - Show Signed Certificate Details
    350
  - Update PKI Certificate or Services
    350
- Chapter 17. Infiniband
  
  353
- Chapter 18. Access Control
  
  363
  - Adding an Access Control Definition
    363
  - Deleting an Access Control Definition
    364
  - Listing Access Control Definitions
    366
  - Determining Whether Challenge-Response Authentication Is Enabled on System Consoles
    367
  - Enabling/Disabling Challenge-Response Authentication on System Consoles
    367
  - Adding an LDAP Server Definition
    368
  - Testing an LDAP Configuration
    369
  - Listing LDAP Configuration Parameters
    371
  - Configuring LDAP in the System
    372
  - Listing LDAP Servers Defined in the System
    376
  - List LDAP Server Users
    377
  - Listing LDAP-Based Authentication Mode
    378
  - Enabling or Disabling LDAP-Based Authentication Mode
    379
  - Updating an LDAP Server Definition
    380
  - Removing an LDAP Server Definition
    381
  - Running Ldapsearch Utility
    382
  - Defining a New User
    383
  - Deleting a User
    385
  - Adding Users to a User Groups
    386
  - Creating User Groups
    387
  - Deleting a User Group
    389
  - Listing User Groups
    390
  - Removing a User from a User Group
    391
  - Renaming User Groups
    392
  - Updating a User Group
    393
  - Listing Users
    394
  - Renaming Users
    395
  - Updating a User Definition
    396
- Chapter 19. Fibre Channel and Iscsi Configuration and Status
  
  399
  - Discovering FC Hosts
    399
  - Changing FC Port Configuration
    400
  - Listing FC Ports
    401
  - Resetting FC Ports
    403
  - Listing Connectivity to Hosts
    403
- Chapter 20. Hardware Maintenance
  
  407
  - Listing ATS Configuration
    408
  - Listing Cfs in the System
    411
  - Listing System Components
    412
  - Phasing out a Component
    413
  - Phasing in a Component
    415
  - Testing a Component
    417
  - Setting a Component as Equipped
    418
  - Listing System Components Requiring Service
    420
  - Forces the Service Required of a Component to OK
    421
  - Online Upgrading Firmware
    421
  - Aborting a Firmware Upgrade
    423
  - Status of a Firmware Upgrade Process
    424
  - Per-Component Progress of a Firmware Upgrade Process
    425
  - Listing Infiniband HCA Adapters in the System
    426
  - Listing CNA Adapters in the System
    428
  - Listing Dimms in the System
    429
  - Listing Cpus in the System
    431
  - Listing Maintenancemodules in the System
    433
  - Listing Nics in the System
    435
  - Listing Modules Internal Temperatures
    437
  - Monitoring Rebuild or Redistribution Processes
    440
  - Listing Disk Status
    441
  - Listing Module Configuration
    443
  - Reset Ethernet Interface
    445
  - Check Modules Serial Connections
    446
  - Lists Serial Consoles Statuses
    446
  - Listing UPS Component Statuses
    447
  - Listing Service Status
    450
  - Listing Psus in the System
    451
  - Resetting a Failed Command Service
    453
  - Stopping System Traces
    454
  - Resuming System Traces
    454
  - Listing Status of System Traces
    455
  - Create Traces Snapshot
    456
  - Lists Traces Snapshots on a Module
    457
  - Notifying the System of a Technician at Work
    458
  - Enables XIV Support Access
    459
  - Disables XIV Support Access
    461
  - Shows XIV Support Window
    461
  - Cancel UPS Calibration
    462
  - Check UPS Monitor Cables
    463
  - Set the UPS Battery Date
    463
  - Start UPS Calibration
    464
  - Start UPS Self Test
    465
  - Turn UPS off
    466
  - Listing Fans in the System
    467
  - Listing Ssds that Are Used as Flash Cache in the System
    468
  - Disabling the SSD Caching Feature
    470
  - Enabling the SSD Cache Feature
    471
  - Getting the Default State of the SSD Caching
    472
  - Setting a Default State for SSD Caching
    473
  - Overriding the SSD Caching State
    473
  - Shows System Average Power Consumption
    474
  - Shows System Average Temperature
    475
- Chapter 21. Statistics
  
  477
  - Getting Performance Statistics
    477
    
    Name Type Host Object Name
    477
  - Retrieving History Usage
    484
- Chapter 22. Meta-Data
  
  487
  - Setting Meta Data
    487
  - Deleting Meta Data
    488
  - Listing Meta Data
    489
- Chapter 23. Encryption Enablement and Support Commands
  
  491
  - Disable Encryption
    491
  - Enabling Encryption
    493
  - Define a Keyserver
    494
  - Remove Keyserver
    496
  - Display Keyserver Status
    497
  - Obtain New Master Key
    498
  - Rename Keyserver
    500
  - Change Keyserver Properties
    501
  - Recovery Key Enter
    502
  - Recovery Key Generation
    503
  - Retrieve the Security Admin Recovery Key
    505
  - Rekey the Security Admins
    507
  - Recovery Key Status
    508
  - Recovery Key Verification
    510
  - Recovery Key Share Information
    511
- Chapter 24. Events
  
  513
- Chapter 25. Return Codes
  
  641
  - Notices
    643
  - Glossary
    645

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Host and Cluster Management

Access Control

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Chapter 4. LUN Mapping Management

Chapter 5. Volume Snapshot Management

Chapter 6. Consistency Group Management

Chapter 7. Snapshot Set Management

Chapter 8. Storage Pool Management

Chapter 9. System Management

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Chapter 11. Remote Mirroring

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