IBM XIV User Manual

Completion Codes:
v VOLUME_BAD_NAME
Volume name does not exist
v MAX_VOLUMES_REACHED
Maximum number of volumes already defined
v VOLUME_IS_NOT_A_SNAPSHOT
Operation is permitted only on snapshots
v VOLUME_EXISTS
Volume name already exists
v SNAPSHOT_IS_PART_OF_SNAPSHOT_GROUP
Snapshot is part of a Snapshot Group
v VOLUME_BAD_PREFIX
Volume name has a reserved prefix
Formatting a Snapshot
Formats a snapshot
snapshot_format snapshot=SnapshotName
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory
snapshot Object name The snapshot to be
formatted.
Y
This command deletes the content of a snapshot while maintaining its mapping to
the host. The format operation results with the following:
v The formatted snapshot is read-only
v The format operation has no impact on performance
v The formatted snapshot does not consume space
v Reading from the formatted snapshot always returns zeroes
v It can be overridden
v It can be deleted
v Its deletion priority can be changed
Example:
snapshot_format snapshot
Output:
Command executed successfully.
Access Control:
User Category Permission
Storage administrator 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