IBM XIV User Manual

Chapter 17. Infiniband
The following sections describe the XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) for
Infiniband Fabric management.
The sections are listed as follows:
v ib_port_move(Moves existing infiniband port definition to a different port
number on the same switch.)
v ib_port_list(Lists configured IB ports.)
v ib_port_perf_resume(Resume a port that was shutdown due to performance
problems.)
v ib_port_power_on(Resume a port that was shutdown on module side due to
performance reasons.)
v ib_get_switch_logs(Collect IB switch logs.)
v switch_list(Lists configured IB switches.)
v sm_service_list(Lists status of sm_port services for each module.)
Moves Existing Infiniband Port
Moves existing infiniband port definition to a different port number on the same
switch.
ib_port_move ib_port=ComponentId new_port=Number
Parameters:
Name Description Mandatory
ib_port Component specification of
infiniband port.
Y
new_port New port number. Y
Moves existing infiniband port to a different port number on the same switch. The
new port number must not be defined, and the old port must be defined.
Example:
xcli -u -c XIV1 ib_port_move 1:IB_Switch:1:15 36
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Disallowed
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Disallowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Allowed
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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