Chapter 1. Introduction
Reliable high-end storage systems are critical for the successful operation of
businesses. The XIV Grid Storage Platform is designed to guarantee secure,
dependable, enterprise-grade data storage and access, straightforward and
non-intrusive installation and upgrade and full scalability.
At the heart of the system are proprietary and innovative algorithms to offset any
imaginable hardware malfunction and to minimize maintenance requirements. The
flexibility and robustness of the system is further enhanced by virtue of the
off-the-shelf hardware components (such as the SATA disk drives) that are easily
integrated and supported.
Purpose and Scope
This document presents the XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) functions.
Relevant tables, charts, sample outputs and appropriate examples are also
provided, as applicable.
This document contains the following chapters:
Introduction Introduces the document, intended audience,
related documentation and document conventions.
CLI Commands Provides detailed information about each
command in the XIV Command Line Interface
(XCLI).
Event Descriptions Provides detailed information about the events
generated by the system.
Return Codes Lists all UNIX return codes returned by the XCLI
command.
Glossary Provides an alphabetically ordered list of the
definitions of the key terms and abbreviations
used in this document.
Index Provides an index of this document.
Intended Audience
This document serves as a reference for System Administrators and all IT staff that
interface with the system via the CLI.
Related Documentation
v IBM XIV Product Overview
v IBM XIV XCLI Utility
v IBM XIV Storage System Release Notes
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