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IBM System Storage DS4000 Manuals

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IBM System Storage DS4000 Programming Manual

IBM System Storage DS4000 Programming Manual (652 pages)

Brand: IBM | Category: Storage | Size: 4.55 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Figures
9
Tables
11
About this Document
13
What's New in this Guide
13
Before You Call
17
DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 Software and Firmware Support
17
Getting Information, Help, and Service
17
Notices Used in this Document
17
Who Should Read this Document
17
Essential Websites for DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 Support Information
18
Finding Storage Manager Software, Controller Firmware, and Readme Files
18
Using the Documentation
18
Software Service and Support
19
Fire Suppression Systems
20
Hardware Service and Support
20
Taiwan Contact Information
20
Chapter 1. About the Command Line Interface

21
- How to Use the Command Line Interface
  21
- Usage Notes
  22
- CLI Commands
  22
- Command Name Syntax Conventions
  22
- Command Line Terminals
  23
- Formatting Considerations
  26
- Detailed Error Reporting
  27
- Trace Facility
  28
- Valid Trace Constants
  28
- Exit Status
  32
- Usage Examples
  33
Chapter 2. About the Script Commands

35
Chapter 3. Script Commands

47
- Naming Conventions
  47
- Firmware Compatibility Levels
  48
- Hardware Requirements for Firmware Compatibility
  48
- Formatting Rules for Script Commands
  48
- DS3000, DS4000, and DS5000 Commands with Minimum Firmware Levels
  49
- Activate Enhanced Global Mirroring
  81
- Activate Enhanced Remote Mirroring Feature
  81
- Activate Host Port
  84
- Activate Iscsi Initiator
  84
- Activate Storage Subsystem Firmware
  85
- Activate Enhanced Remote Mirroring
  85
- Add Logical Drive to Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  85
- Add Member to Consistency Group
  86
- Add Drives to Performance Read Cache
  87
- Autoconfigure Storage Subsystem
  88
- Autoconfigure Storage Subsystem Hot Spares
  91
- Cancel Enhanced Global Mirror Group Role Reversal
  92
- Change Performance Read Cache Application Type
  92
- Check Enhanced Global Mirror Group Consistency
  93
- Check Logical Drive Parity
  93
- Check Remote Mirror Status
  94
- Check Repository Consistency
  95
- Check Storage Subsystem Connectivity
  96
- Check Enhanced Remote Mirroring Status
  96
- Clear Enhanced Global Mirroring Fault
  96
- Clear Drive Channel Statistics
  97
- Clear Logical Drive Reservations
  97
- Clear Logical Drive Unreadable Sectors
  98
- Clear Storage Subsystem Configuration
  98
- Clear Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data Capture
  99
- Clear Storage Subsystem Event Log
  100
- Clear Storage Subsystem Firmware Pending Area
  100
- Clear Storage Subsystem Recovery Mode
  100
- Configure Automatic Support Bundle Collection
  100
- Convert Flashcopy Logical Drive to Enhanced Flashcopy Group
  101
- Create Subsystem
  101
- Create Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  105
- Create Consistency Group
  105
- Create Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy
  108
- Create Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Image
  109
- Create Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  109
- Create Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive Mapping
  112
- Create Disk Pool
  112
- Create Enhanced Flashcopy Group
  116
- Create Enhanced Flashcopy Image
  122
- Create Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  123
- Create Flashcopy Logical Drive
  124
- Create Host
  129
- Create Host Group
  130
- Create Host Port
  131
- Create Iscsi Initiator
  132
- Create RAID Logical Drive (Automatic Drive Select)
  133
- Create RAID Logical Drive (Free Extent Based Select)
  136
- Create RAID Logical Drive (Manual Drive Select)
  139
- Create Logical Drive on Disk Pool
  143
- Create Read-Only Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  146
- Create Remote Mirror
  147
- Create SSD Cache
  149
- Create Storage Subsystem Security Key
  150
- Create Enhanced Remote Mirroring
  151
- Create Volumecopy
  152
- Deactivate Remote Mirror
  153
- Deactivate Enhanced Global Mirroring
  154
- Deactivate Enhanced Remote Mirroring
  154
- Delete Subsystem
  154
- Delete Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  155
- Delete Consistency Group
  155
- Delete Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  155
- Delete Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Image
  156
- Delete Disk Pool
  157
- Delete Enhanced Flashcopy Group
  158
- Delete Enhanced Flashcopy Image
  158
- Delete Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  160
- Delete Flashcopy Logical Drive
  160
- Delete Host
  161
- Delete Host Group
  161
- Delete Host Port
  161
- Delete Iscsi Initiator
  162
- Delete Logical Drive
  162
- Delete Volumegroup
  163
- Delete Logical Drive on a Disk Pool
  163
- Delete Performance Read Cache
  164
- Diagnose Controller
  165
- Diagnose Controller Iscsi Host Cable
  166
- Diagnose Remote Mirror
  167
- Diagnose Enhanced Remote Mirroring
  167
- Disable External Security Key Management
  168
- Disable Flashcopy
  168
- Disable Storage Subsystem Feature
  169
- Display Automatic Support Bundle Collection Configuration
  170
- Display Support Bundle Collection Schedule
  171
- Download Drive Firmware
  171
- Download Enclosure Configuration Settings
  172
- Download Environmental Card Firmware
  173
- Download Power Supply Firmware
  173
- Download Storage Subsystem Drive Firmware
  174
- Download Storage Subsystem Firmware/Nvsram
  175
- Download Storage Subsystem NVSRAM
  176
- Enable Subsystem Security
  176
- Enable Controller Data Transfer
  177
- Enable Disk Pool Security
  177
- Enable External Security Key Management
  177
- Enable Array Security
  178
- Enable or Disable Performance Read Cache for a Volume
  179
- Enable Enhanced Flashcopy Volume Performance Read Cache
  179
- Enable Storage Subsystem Feature Key
  180
- Establish Enhanced Global Mirrored Pair
  181
- Export Storage Subsystem Security Key
  182
- Import Storage Subsystem Security Key
  183
- Increase Logical Drive Capacity on a Disk Pool
  183
- Initialize Thin Logical Drive
  184
- Load Storage Subsystem DBM Database
  185
- Locate Performance Read Cache
  186
- Recopy Volumecopy
  187
- Recover RAID Logical Drive
  188
- Re-Create Enhanced Remote Mirroring Repository Logical Drive
  191
- Re-Create External Security Key
  193
- Re-Create Flashcopy
  193
- Remove Logical Drive LUN Mapping
  194
- Remove Drives from Performance Read Cache
  195
- Remove Incomplete Enhanced Global Mirrored Pair from an Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  196
- Remove Volume from Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  197
- Remove Logical Drive LUN Mapping
  198
- Remove Member Logical Drive from Consistency Group
  198
- Remove Remote Mirror
  199
- Remove Enhanced Remote Mirroring
  199
- Remove Volumecopy
  200
- Rename Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  200
- Rename Performance Read Cache
  201
- Repair Logical Drive Parity
  201
- Replace Disk Drive
  202
- Reset Enhanced Global Mirror Group Statistics
  203
- Reset Controller
  204
- Reset Iscsi IP Address
  205
- Reset Storage Subsystem Battery Install Date
  206
- Reset Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data
  207
- Reset Storage Subsystem Iscsi Baseline
  207
- Reset Storage Subsystem Logical Drive Distribution
  207
- Reset Storage Subsystem RLS Baseline
  208
- Reset Storage Subsystem SAS PHY Baseline
  208
- Reset Storage Subsystem SOC Baseline
  208
- Resume Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  208
- Resume Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  209
- Resume Enhanced Flashcopy Image Rollback
  210
- Resume Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  211
- Resume Flashcopy Rollback
  212
- Resume Remote Mirror
  213
- Resume Performance Read Cache
  213
- Revive Array
  214
- Revive Disk Drive
  214
- Revive Enhanced Flashcopy Group
  215
- Revive Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  215
- Revive Array
  216
- Save Enhanced Global Mirror Group Statistics
  216
- Save Controller NVSRAM
  218
- Save Disk Drive Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostic Status
  219
- Save Drive Log
  219
- Save Enclosure Log
  220
- Save Storage Subsystem Configuration
  220
- Save Storage Subsystem DBM Database
  221
- Save Storage Subsystem DBM Validator Information File
  221
- Save Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data
  222
- Save Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data Capture
  223
- Save Storage Subsystem Events
  223
- Save Storage Subsystem Firmware Inventory
  224
- Save Storage Subsystem Infiniband Statistics
  224
- Save Storage Subsystem Iscsi Statistics
  225
- Save Storage Subsystem Performance Statistics
  225
- Save Storage Subsystem RLS Counts
  226
- Save Storage Subsystem SAS PHY Counts
  226
- Save Storage Subsystem SOC Counts
  227
- Save Storage Subsystem State Capture
  227
- Save Storage Subsystem Support Data
  228
- Schedule Support Bundle Collection Configuration
  229
- Set Subsystem
  230
- Set Subsystem Forced State
  232
- Set Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  232
- Set Consistency Group Attributes
  235
- Set Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  236
- Set Controller
  237
- Set Controller Service Action Allowed Indicator
  240
- Set Disk Pool
  240
- Set Disk Pool (Modify Disk Pool)
  242
- Set Drawer Service Action Allowed Indicator
  243
- Set Drive Channel Status
  244
- Set Disk Drive Hot Spare
  245
- Set Disk Drive Service Action Allowed Indicator
  246
- Set Drive State
  246
- Set Enclosure Alarm
  247
- Set Enclosure Identification
  248
- Set Enclosure Service Action Allowed Indicator
  248
- Set Enhanced Flashcopy Group Attributes
  249
- Set Enhanced Flashcopy Group Media Scan
  250
- Set Enhanced Flashcopy Group Schedule
  251
- Set Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive Media Scan
  254
- Set Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive Repository Logical Drive Capacity
  255
- Set Enhanced Flashcopy Group Repository Logical Drive Capacity
  256
- Set Flashcopy Logical Drive
  256
- Set Foreign Disk Drive to Native
  257
- Set Host
  258
- Set Host Channel
  259
- Set Host Group
  260
- Set Host Port
  260
- Set Iscsi Initiator
  261
- Set Iscsi Target Properties
  262
- Set Logical Drive Attributes
  263
- Set Logical Drive Attributes
  268
- Set Logical Drive Attributes for a Disk Pool
  273
- Set Logical Drive Mapping
  277
- Set Read-Only Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive to a Read/Write Logical Drive
  278
- Set Remote Mirror
  279
- Set Session
  280
- Set Storage Subsystem
  281
- Set Storage Subsystem Enclosure Positions
  284
- Set Storage Subsystem ICMP Response
  285
- Set Storage Subsystem Isns Server Ipv4 Address
  286
- Set Storage Subsystem Isns Server Ipv6 Address
  286
- Set Storage Subsystem Isns Server Listening Port
  287
- Set Storage Subsystem Isns Server Refresh
  287
- Set Storage Subsystem Learn Cycle
  288
- Set Storage Subsystem Redundancy Mode
  288
- Set Storage Subsystem Security Key
  289
- Set Storage Subsystem Time
  289
- Set Enhanced Remote Mirroring
  289
- Set Thin Logical Drive Attributes
  291
- Set Storage Subsystem Unnamed Discovery Session
  292
- Set Volumecopy
  292
- Show Subsystem
  293
- Show Subsystem Export Dependencies
  293
- Show Subsystem Import Dependencies
  294
- Show Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  294
- Show Cache Backup Device Diagnostic Status
  296
- Show Cache Memory Diagnostic Status
  296
- Controller
  296
- Show Controller Diagnostic Status
  300
- Show Controller NVSRAM
  300
- Show Current Iscsi Sessions
  301
- Show Disk Pool
  301
- Show Disk Drive
  302
- Show Drive Channel Statistics
  304
- Show Drive Download Progress
  304
- Show Enhanced Flashcopy Image
  306
- Show Enhanced Remote Mirroring Logical Drive Synchronization Progress
  309
- Show Host Interface Card Diagnostic Status
  309
- Show Host Ports
  310
- Show Logical Drive
  310
- Show Logical Drive Action Progress
  311
- Show Performance Read Cache
  312
- Show Array
  313
- Show Array Export Dependencies
  313
- Show Array Import Dependencies
  314
- Show Logical Drive Performance Statistics
  315
- Show Logical Drive Reservations
  315
- Show Storage Subsystem
  315
- Show Storage Subsystem Auto Configure
  318
- Show Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data Capture
  321
- Show Storage Subsystem DBM Database
  321
- Show Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data Capture
  322
- Show Storage Subsystem Features
  322
- Show Storage Subsystem Unconfigured Iscsi Initiators
  322
- Show Storage Subsystem Host Topology
  323
- Show Storage Subsystem Profile
  323
- Show Storage Subsystem LUN Mappings
  323
- Show Storage Subsystem Negotiation Defaults
  324
- Show Storage Subsystem Unreadable Sectors
  324
- Show Enhanced Remote Mirroring Volume Candidates
  325
- Show Enhanced Remote Mirroring Volume Synchronization Progress
  325
- Show String
  326
- Show Thin Logical Drive
  326
- Show Storage Subsystem Unconfigured Iscsi Initiators
  327
- Show Volumecopy
  327
- Show Volumecopy Source Candidates
  328
- Show Volumecopy Target Candidates
  328
- Start Subsystem Defragment
  328
- Start Subsystem Export
  329
- Start Array Import
  329
- Start Subsystem Locate
  330
- Start Enhanced Global Mirroring Synchronization
  330
- Start Cache Backup Device Diagnostic
  331
- Start Cache Memory Diagnostic
  333
- Start Disk Pool Locate
  334
- Start Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Rollback
  334
- Start Controller Diagnostic
  335
- Start Controller Trace
  337
- Start Drive Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics
  338
- Start Drive Channel Locate
  339
- Start Disk Drive Initialize
  339
- Start Drive Locate
  340
- Start Disk Drive Reconstruction
  341
- Start Enclosure Locate
  341
- Start Enhanced Flashcopy Image Rollback
  342
- Start Enhanced Remote Mirroring Synchronization
  343
- Start Flashcopy Rollback
  343
- Start Host Interface Card Diagnostic
  343
- Start Iscsi DHCP Refresh
  345
- Start Array Defragment
  346
- Start Array Export
  346
- Start Array Import
  347
- Start Array Locate
  348
- Start Logical Drive Initialization
  348
- Start Secure Disk Drive Erase
  348
- Start Performance Read Cache Performance Modeling
  349
- Start Storage Subsystem Locate
  350
- Start Storage Subsystem Configuration Database Diagnostic
  350
- Start Storage Subsystem Diagnostic Data Capture
  351
- Start Storage Subsystem Isns Server Refresh
  352
- Stop Array Locate
  352
- Stop Cache Backup Device Diagnostic
  352
- Stop Cache Memory Diagnostic
  352
- Stop Storage Subsystem Configuration Database Diagnostic
  353
- Stop Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Rollback
  353
- Stop Consistency Group Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  354
- Stop Controller Diagnostic
  355
- Stop Disk Pool Locate
  355
- Stop Drive Channel Fault Isolation Diagnostics
  355
- Stop Drive Channel Locate
  356
- Stop Drive Locate
  356
- Stop Enclosure Locate
  356
- Stop Enhanced Flashcopy Group Pending Enhanced Flashcopy Images
  356
- Stop Enhanced Flashcopy Image
  357
- Stop Enhanced Flashcopy Image Rollback
  357
- Stop Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive
  358
- Stop Flashcopy
  359
- Stop Flashcopy Rollback
  359
- Stop Host Interface Card Diagnostic
  360
- Stop Storage Subsystem Iscsi Session
  360
- Stop Performance Read Cache Performance Modeling
  360
- Stop Volumecopy
  362
- Stop Array Locate
  362
- Stop Pending Enhanced Flashcopy Images on Consistency Group
  363
- Stop Storage Subsystem Drive Firmware Download
  363
- Stop Storage Subsystem Locate
  363
- Stop Volumecopy
  363
- Suspend Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  364
- Suspend Remote Mirror
  365
- Suspend Performance Read Cache
  365
- Suspend Enhanced Global Mirror Group
  366
- Test Enhanced Global Mirror Group Connectivity
  367
- Validate Storage Subsystem Security Key
  368
- Script Commands Listed by Function
  368
- Subsystem Commands
  368
- Enhanced Global Mirroring Commands
  369
- Controller Commands
  370
- Database Commands
  371
- Diagnostic Data Capture Commands
  371
- Disk Pool Commands
  371
- Disk Drive Commands
  372
- Enclosure Commands
  372
- Enhanced Flashcopy Commands
  373
- Enhanced Flashcopy Group Commands
  373
- Enhanced Flashcopy Image Commands
  373
- Enhanced Flashcopy Logical Drive Commands
  373
- Consistency Group Commands
  374
- Enhanced Remote Mirroring Commands
  374
- Feature Management Commands
  375
- Flashcopy Commands
  375
- Host Topology Commands
  375
- Iscsi Commands
  376
- Logical Drive Commands (for Standard and Thin Logical Drives and Logical Drives in a Disk Pool)
  377
- Repository Logical Drive Analysis Commands
  377
- Session Command
  378
- Performance Read Cache Commands
  378
- Storage Subsystem Commands
  378
- String Commands
  380
- Support Bundle Collection Commands
  381
- Volumecopy Commands
  381

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Front Cover
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Table of Contents
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Positioning the DS4000/DS5000 Series
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Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Midrange System Storage Storage Subsystems

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Chapter 2 . New Features

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Chapter 3. IBM System Storage DS4000 and DS5000 Hardware

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Chapter 4. IBM System Storage DS Planning and Configuration

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- Raid Reliability Considerations
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- Logical Drives and Controller Ownership
  132
- Storage Partitioning
  134
- Segment Size
  138
- Cache Parameters
  140
- Planning for Premium Features
  142
  - Disk Encryption or Fde
    143
  - Drive Slot Limit
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- Operating System Restrictions
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  - Maximum File System Size
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  - Maximum Number of Luns Per Host
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- Storage Manager Software
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  - Storage Manager Client
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  - Event Monitor Service
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  - Manual Configuration
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  - Configuring Mapped Drives from Windows
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  - Monitoring and Alerting
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  - Saving the Configuration
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- Advanced Functions
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  - Encryption Method Used
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Chapter 5. Disk Security with Full Disk Encryption Drives

279
- Disk Security Components
  280
  - Ds5000 Disk Encryption Manager
    280
  - Full Data Encryption (FDE) Disks
    281
  - Premium Feature License
    281
  - Security Key Identifier
    282
- Setting up and Enabling a Secure Disk
  283
  - Fde and Premium Feature Check
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  - Secure Key Creation
    284
  - Enable Disk Security on Array
    287
- Additional Secure Disk Functions
  288
  - Changing the Security Key
    288
  - Save Security Key File
    290
  - Secure Erase
    291
  - FDE Drive Status
    292
  - Hot Spare Drive
    293
- Migrating Secure Disk Arrays
  293
  - Planning Checklist
    293
  - Export the Array
    294
- Import Secure Drive Array
  296
  - Unlock Drives
    298
  - Import Array
    299

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