Understanding capacity indicators The system uses base-2 (binary numeral) as capacity indicators for volumes, drives, and other system objects. The management GUI and the command-line interface (CLI) use different abbreviations to indicate capacity, but the value for these capacity indicators is the same.
Attributes of the -filtervalue parameters
The -filtervalue parameter filters a view that is based on specific attribute values that relate to each object type. You can combine multiple filters to create specific searches, for example, -filtervalue name=fred:status=online. The help (-filtervalue) specifies the attributes that are available for each object type.
Setting up an SSH client
Secure Shell (SSH) is a client-server network application. It is used as a communication vehicle between the host system and the Lenovo Storage V series command-line interface (CLI).
Copying the softwareupdate files by using PuTTY pscp or openssh scp PuTTY pscp (or scp) provides a file transfer application for secure shell (SSH) to copy files either between two directories on the configuration node or between the configuration node and another host.
Using the CLI
The Lenovo Storage V series clustered system (system) command-line interface (CLI) is a collection of commands that you can use to manage the Lenovo Storage V series.
Array commands
Array commands capture information that can assist you with managing arrays.
Audit log commands
An audit log keeps track of action commands that are issued through a Secure Shell (SSH) session or through the management GUI.
Backup and restore commands
Backup and restore commands are used for backing up and restoring configuration information with the Lenovo Storage V series.
Clustered system commands
Clustered system (system) commands are used to monitor and modify systems.
Controller command
Use the controller command to modify the name of a storage controller.
Copy services commands The Copy Service commands enable you to work with the Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap® services that the Lenovo Storage V series provides.
Drive commands
Use the drive commands to capture information to assist with managing drives.
Enclosure commands
Enclosure commands capture information that can assist you with managing enclosures.
Livedump commands Use the livedump commands to manage the node canister livedumps on Lenovo Storage V series.
Managed disk commands
The managed disk commands enable you to work with managed disk options with the Lenovo Storage V series.
Storage pool commands Use the storage pool commands to work with storage pool options with the Lenovo Storage V series.
Migration commands
The migration commands enable you to work with migration options with the Lenovo Storage V series.
Service information commands
Service information commands are used to view the status of the hardware and to report hardware errors.
Service task commands
Service task command information enables you to service the node hardware.
User management commands
You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to configure remote authentication service and manage users and user groups on the clustered system.
Volume commands
The volume commands enable you to work with volume options with the Lenovo Storage V series.