IBM XIV User Manual

Chapter 13. IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility
The following sections describe the XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) for IBM
Hyper-Scale Mobility.
The sections are listed as follows:
v olvm_create(Defines an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility configuration.)
v olvm_activate(Activates an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility migration for a defined
an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relationship.)
v olvm_deactivate(Deactivates IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility migration for a defined
IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relation.)
v olvm_abort(Aborts a defined or activated IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility process.)
v olvm_proxy(Moves the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility source volume to a Proxy
state.)
v olvm_delete(Deletes an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relation.)
v olvm_list(Lists the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility configuration and status.)
Creating an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility Relation
Creates an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relationship.
olvm_create < vol=VolName remote_pool=RemotePoolName > target=TargetName
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory
vol Object name An IBM Hyper-Scale
Mobility volume on the
local system.
Y
target Object name Remote system
containing the
destination volume.
Y
remote_
pool
Object name Name of the Storage
Pool to contain the
destination volume.
Y
This command creates an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relationship between volumes.
The command specifies the source volume and the destination system and
destination storage pool.
From now on, the source volume is also referred to as an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility
volume.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Allowed
Storage integration administrator Allowed
Application administrator Disallowed
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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