IBM XIV User Manual

Chapter 2. Host and Cluster Management
The following sections describe the XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) for host
and cluster management.
The sections are listed as follows:
v cluster_add_host(Adds a host to a cluster.)
v cluster_create(Creates a new cluster.)
v cluster_delete(Deletes a cluster.)
v cluster_list(Lists a specific cluster or all of them.)
v cluster_remove_host(Removes a host from a cluster.)
v cluster_rename(Renames a cluster.)
v host_add_port(Adds a port address to a host.)
v host_define(Defines a new host to connect to the XIV system.)
v host_delete(Deletes a host. )
v host_list(Lists a specific host or all hosts.)
v host_list_ports(Lists all the ports of a host)
v host_remove_port(Removes a port from a host.)
v host_rename(Renames a host. )
v host_update(Updates a host definition.)
v map_vol(Maps a volume to a host or a cluster.)
v mapping_list(Lists the mapping of volumes to a specified host or cluster.)
v special_type_set(Sets the special type of a host or a cluster.)
v vol_mapping_list(Lists all hosts and clusters to which a volume is mapped. )
v unmap_vol(Unmaps a volume from a host or a cluster.)
v unmap_vol_set_default_idle_time(Sets the default idle time required for a
volume before unmapping it)
v perf_class_create(Creates a Performance Class)
v perf_class_delete(Deletes a Performance Class)
v perf_class_rename(Renames a Performance Class)
v perf_class_list(Lists Performance Classes)
v perf_class_add_host(Adds a host to a Performance Class)
v perf_class_remove_host(Removes a host from its Performance Class)
v perf_class_set_rate(Sets the rate for a Performance Class)
v host_profile_list(lists all host profiles)
v host_profile_set(updates the host profile)
v host_profile_clear(removes the profile of the specified host)
v host_profiler_enable(Enable host profiler functionality)
v host_profiler_disable(Disable host profiler functionality)
The following commands are no longer in use:
v host_define_fc (This command has been replaced by the host_define command)
v host_define_iscsi (This command has been replaced by the host_define
command)
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IBM XIV Specifications

General

Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Drive Type	SATA
Redundancy	Fully redundant components
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI
Form Factor	Rack-mounted
Cache	Distributed cache across modules
Data Protection	Snapshots, remote mirroring
Performance	High throughput and low latency
Scalability	Modular, scale-out architecture
Cooling	Redundant cooling
Architecture	Grid-based, distributed architecture