IBM XIV User Manual

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Warnings:
v ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WANT_TO_TURN_UPS_OFF
Are you sure you want to turn the UPS output power off?
Troubleshooting: Contact support
Completion Codes:
v UPS_IS_UNMONITORED
The specified UPS is not monitored and commands cannot be run on it
Troubleshooting: Contact support
v UPS_NOT_ENOUGH_SPARES
There are not enough spare UPS's in the rack to safely complete the command
Troubleshooting: Contact support
v COMPONENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST
Component does not exist
v NOT_ALL_PSUS_OK
There is one or more PSUs disconnected or failed, this may cause the requested
action to cause module failures
Troubleshooting: Check that all PSUs are properly wired, and ensure that none
is failed
v UPS_MUST_BE_FAILED_FOR_SHUT_OFF
The specified UPS is not failed and therefore cannot be shut down explicitly
Troubleshooting: Contact support
v FIRMWARE_UPGRADE_IN_PROGRESS
Firmware upgrade in progress
Troubleshooting: Contact support
Listing Fans in the System
Lists fans in the system.
fan_list
Lists fans in the system.
Example:
xcli -u -c Nextra1 fan_list
Output:
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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