IBM XIV User Manual

Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory Default
firmware_
type
Enumeration Determines which
firmware type is to
be upgraded.
Y N/A
upgrade_
type
Enumeration Determines the
procedure for the
upgrade: hot or
cold. Only hot is
currently
supported.
N hot
scope N/A Determines, which
components are to
be upgraded. If
absent, all
matching
components in the
entire system are
upgraded. If
_component_id_ is
a module
component id (e.g.,
1:Module:3), then
only components
on that module are
upgraded. If
_component_id_ is
a concrete
component (e.g.,
1:Disk:5:3), then
only this
component is
upgraded.
N All matching
components in the
entire system are
upgraded
Begins firmware upgrade of components.
Example:
xcli -u -c XIV1 component_firmware_upgrade firmware_type=USM scope=1:Module:3
Output:
Command completed successfully.
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