IBM XIV User Manual

User Category Permission
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Disallowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Allowed
Completion Codes:
v HOT_UPGRADE_IS_NOT_ONGOING
Hot upgrade is not currently ongoing
Initiating Download of a New Software Version
Initiates the downloading of a new software version.
upgrade_download version=Version interface_type=<laptop|management|maintenance|vpn>
[ repository_ip=DownloadServer ]
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory
version String Version number of the
new software to be
downloaded.
Y
interface_
type
Enumeration Type of IP interface
where the repository IP
resides.
Y
repository
_ip
N/A Network server used as
the source for the new
version.
N
This command initiates the downloading of a new software version.
The command only fails if there is another download process in effect. All other
failures are reported asynchronously in upgrade_status command.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Disallowed
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Disallowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Allowed
Completion Codes:
v SYSTEM_UPGRADE_IS_ALREADY_RUNNING
Upgrade is already running
v NO_ACTIVE_PORTS_OF_SPECIFIED_ROLE
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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