IBM XIV User Manual

Recovery Key Verification
Used to confirm that the current user has correctly copied the recovery key share
presented by encrypt_recovery_key_get
encrypt_recovery_key_verify key=Key
Parameters:
Name Description Mandatory
key The 64 character hexadecimal
recovery key
Y
This command is meant to be used by a Security Admin to confirm that they have
correctly copied the recovery key presented by encrypt_recovery_key_get.
Encryption can be enabled (or a rekey can be completed) only when all of the
Security Admins have confirmed their respective recovery keys using this
command.
Example:
xcli -u secadmin1 -p password -c XIV1 encrypt_recovery_key_verify
key=B07C4374AC26C4DD3EC2E755EB3FAAF04EC792C8BE0D0CB1C1BAC79998EBEC6D
Output:
Command executed successfully.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator Disallowed
Storage integration administrator Disallowed
Application administrator Disallowed
Security administrator Allowed
Read-only users Disallowed
Technicians Disallowed
Completion Codes:
v UNSUPPORTED_HARDWARE
Cannot utilize encryption on unsupported hardware.
Troubleshooting: Contact support to verify encryption status.
v INVALID_RECOVERY_KEY_FRAGMENT
Recovery key fragment given does not match stored key.
Troubleshooting: Verify that the proper key(share) has been used
v GENERIC_FAILED
Generic encryption failure.
Troubleshooting: Contact support.
v INVALID_RECOVERY_KEY_USER
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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