IBM XIV User Manual

Completion Codes:
v HOST_BAD_NAME
Host name does not exist
v CLUSTER_BAD_NAME
Cluster name does not exist
v HOST_BELONGS_TO_ANOTHER_CLUSTER
Host already belongs to another cluster
v HOST_AND_CLUSTER_HAVE_CONFLICTING_MAPPINGS
Host mapping conflicts with cluster mapping
v HOST_AND_CLUSTER_HAVE_DIFFERENT_MAPPING_TYPE
Host mapping type is not the same as the cluster mapping type
Creating a Cluster
Creates a new cluster.
cluster_create cluster=ClusterName
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory
cluster Object name Name of the cluster to
be created.
Y
This command creates a new cluster. The newly created cluster does not contain
hosts, has the default type and has no mapping.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Allowed
Storage integration administrator Allowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Disallowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Disallowed
Completion Codes:
v CLUSTER_NAME_EXISTS
Cluster name already exists
v MAX_CLUSTERS_REACHED
Maximum number of clusters already defined
Deleting Clusters
Deletes a cluster.
cluster_delete cluster=ClusterName
Chapter 2. Host and Cluster Management
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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