IBM XIV User Manual

Name Type Description Mandatory Default
storage_
admin_role
String LDAP value
mapped to the XIV
storage
administrator role.
Multiple (up to 8)
values are
supported and
must be separated
using a semicolon
(;). Multiple roles
are not available
for Sun Directory
LDAP Servers.
N none
read_only_
role
String LDAP value
mapped to the XIV
read only role.
Multiple (up to 8)
values are
supported and
must be separated
using a semicolon
(;)
N none
security_
admin_role
String LDAP value
mapped to the XIV
security
administrator role.
Multiple (up to 8)
values are
supported and
must be separated
using a semicolon
(;)
N none
use_ssl Boolean Indicates if secure
LDAP is mandated
Nno
user_id_
attrib
String LDAP attribute set
to identify the user
(in addition to
user DN) when
recording user
operations in the
XIV event log
N objectSiD
session_
cache_
period
Positive integer Duration user
credentials are
kept before
attempt to re-login
the user
N20
bind_time_
limit
Positive integer Duration after
which the next
LDAP server on
the ldap server list
will be called
N 0 (with
bind_time_limit=0
we approach the
LDAP server for
every command.
the performance
issues depend on
its availability.)
first_
expiration
_event
Positive integer Number of days
before expiration
of certificate to set
first alert (severity:
warning)
N 30/14/7 (third is
smallest)
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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