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.
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 system command-line interface (CLI).
Using the CLI
The command-line interface (CLI) is a collection of commands that you can use to manage the clustered system (system).
Array commands
Use the array commands to manage arrays and their properties.
Audit log commands
Use the audit log commands to track command specifications and related data. 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
Use the backup and restore commands to back up and restore configuration information about the system.
Clustered system commands
Use the clustered system (system) commands to monitor and modify systems and their properties.
Controller commands
Use the controller commands to modify the name of a storage controller.
Copy Service commands Use the Copy Service commands to work with the Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap services that are provided by the system.
Drive commands
Use the drive commands to capture information to assist with managing drives.
Enclosure commands
Use the enclosure commands to manage enclosures and their properties.
Livedump commands Use the livedump commands to manage the node canister livedumps on your system.
Managed disk commands
Use the managed disk commands to work with managed disk options on a system.
Migration commands
Use the migration commands to work with migration options for the system .
Service information commands
Use the service information commands to view hardware status and to report hardware errors.
Service task commands
Use the service task commands to service the node hardware (such as IBM Spectrum Virtualize).
Storage pool commands Use the storage pool commands to work with storage pool options on the system.
User management commands
Use the user management commands to configure remote authentication service and manage users and groups on the clustered system.
Volume commands
Use the volume commands enable to work with volume options for the system.