IBM XIV User Manual

Parameters:
Name Description Mandatory Default
name Name of the host to be
resolved.
Y N/A
type Type of query. N According to the DNS
server type
This command attempts to translate the DNS name into an IP address. Translation
is attempted through each of the defined DNS servers.
This command fails if no DNS servers are defined. A failure of the translation from
a name to an IP address is not considered a failure of the command.
The result of each defined DNS server is displayed.
Id Name Default Position
name Name 1
primary_ip IP (Primary DNS) 2
secondary_ip IP (Secondary DNS) 3
Example:
dns_test name=hermes.xiv
Output:
Name IP (Primary DNS) IP (Secondary DNS)
------------ ------------------ --------------------
hermes.xiv 212.143.102.243 Not Found
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Allowed
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Disallowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Allowed
Completion Codes:
v DNS_SERVER_NOT_DEFINED
No DNS servers are defined
Printing Help
Prints system help.
help [ category=Category | search=SearchString | command=CommandName ]
[ format=<short|full> ]
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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