Terms that are most commonly used for the command-line interface (CLI) operations.
| Name | Object type |
|---|---|
| Host | Refers to a single host. |
| Host cluster | Refers to a host cluster (which is part of a server that shares a set of volumes). |
| Host object | Refers to a list of worldwide port names WWPNs and iSCSI names. |
| Volume copy | Referred to as vdiskcopy. |
| Thin-provisioned volume copy | Referred to as sevdiskcopy. |
| Managed disk (MDisk) | Referred to as MDisk. |
| MDisk group or storage pool | Referred to as storage pool. |
| I/O group | Referred to as iogrp. |
| Node, node canister, enclosure | Refers to node or node canister or enclosure, depending on the system. |
| Clustered system (system) or cluster | Referred to as system. |
| VDisk or volume | Referred to as volume. |
| Controller | Refers to a controller that is part of a clustered system. |
| IBMFlashCopy mapping | Referred to as fcmap. |
| IBM FlashCopy consistency group | Referred to as fcconsistgrp. |
| Metro Mirror or Global Mirror relationship | Referred to as rcrelationship. |
| Metro Mirror or Global Mirror consistency group | Referred to as rcconsistgrp. |
| IBM HyperSwap mirroring consistency group | Referred to as hyperswap. |
| Unsupported/unknown object | unknown |