Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction ........1
Purpose and Scope ............1
Intended Audience ............1
Related Documentation ...........1
Documentation Conventions .........2
Abbreviations ..............2
Parameter Definitions ...........2
Accessibility features for IBM XIV Storage System . . 2
Chapter 2. Host and Cluster
Management .............5
Adding a Host to a Cluster .........6
Creating a Cluster ............7
Deleting Clusters .............7
Listing Clusters .............8
Removing a Host from a Cluster........9
Renaming Clusters ............10
Adding a Port to a Host ..........10
Defining a New Host ...........11
Deleting a Host .............13
Listing Hosts ..............14
Listing Ports ..............15
Removing a Port from a Host ........16
Renaming a Host ............17
Updating a Host Definition .........18
Mapping a Volume to a Host or Cluster .....19
Listing the Mapping of Volumes to Hosts or
Clusters ...............21
Setting the Special Type of Hosts or Clusters . . . 23
Listing Hosts/Cluster to which a Volume is Mapped 23
Unmapping a Volume from a Host or Cluster . . . 24
Set the Default Idle Time for Unmapping a Volume 26
Creating a Performance Class ........26
Deleting a Performance Class ........27
Renaming a Performance Class ........28
Listing Details on Performance Classes .....29
Adding a Host to a Performance Class .....29
Removing a Host from its Performance Class . . . 30
Setting the Rate for a Performance Class.....31
Listing Host Profiles ...........32
Updates the Host Profile ..........33
Removes the Profile of the Specified Host ....34
Enable Host Profiler Functionality .......34
Disable Host Profiler Functionality ......35
Chapter 3. Volume Management ....37
Clearing Reservations of a Volume ......37
Listing Reservation Keys ..........38
Listing Volume Reservations.........39
Finding a Volume Based on a SCSI Serial Number 40
Copying Volumes ............42
Creating a Volume ............44
Deleting a Volume ............46
Formatting a Volume ...........48
Listing Volumes .............49
Locking a Volume ............52
Renaming a Volume ...........53
Resizing a Volume ............54
Unlocking a Volume ...........58
Chapter 4. LUN Mapping Management 61
Chapter 5. Volume Snapshot
Management ............63
Changing a Snapshot Deletion Priority .....63
Creating a Snapshot ...........64
Deleting a Snapshot ...........67
Duplicating a Snapshot ..........68
Formatting a Snapshot...........70
Listing Snapshot Information ........71
Restoring a Volume from a Snapshot ......73
Chapter 6. Consistency Group
Management ............77
Adding a Volume to a Consistency Group ....77
Creating Consistency Groups ........81
Deleting a Consistency Group ........82
Listing Consistency Groups .........83
Removing a Volume from a Consistency Group . . 84
Renaming Consistency Groups ........86
Suspend I/O Execution on Consistency Group . . 87
Resume I/O Execution ..........88
List Consistency Groups Pause I/O State ....89
Creates a Cross-System Consistency Group ....90
Associates an Existing Consistency Group to a
Cross-System Consistency Group Definition . . . 91
Removes an Existing Consistency Group from a
Cross-System Consistency Group Definition . . . 93
Adds a Remote System Name to the Cross-System
Consistency Group Definition ........94
Removes a Remote System Name from a
Cross-System Consistency Group Definition . . . 95
Lists Cross-System Consistency Group Definitions
Along With Contained Consistency Groups....96
Retrieve The Names of Remote Systems Part of The
Specified Cross-System Consistency Group ....97
Deletes a Cross-System Consistency Group ....98
Lists Cross-System Consistency Group Definitions 99
Chapter 7. Snapshot Set Management 101
Snapshotting a Consistency Group ......101
Changing Snapshot Group Deletion Priority . . . 104
Deleting a Snapshot Group .........105
Disbanding a Snapshot Group........106
Duplicating a Snapshot Group........107
Formatting a Snapshot Group ........108
Listing Snapshot Groups .........109
Locking a Snapshot Group .........111
Renaming a Snapshot Group ........112
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