IBMXIV user interfaces

Ensure that you are familiar with the IBM XIV Storage System user interface applications. For more information, see the documentation that is included with your IBM XIV Storage System system.

IBMXIV Storage Management GUI

The IBM XIV Storage System Storage Management GUI is a Java-based GUI that you can use to configure, manage, and troubleshoot IBM XIV Storage System systems. The IBM XIV Storage System Storage Management GUI can run on all operating systems that can be used with IBM XIV Storage System systems.

IBMXIV CLI

The IBM XIV Storage System command-line interface (XCLI) communicates with the systems through an XML-based API over a TCP/IP network. You can use the XCLI to issue all commands, run scripts, request input files to run commands, and run commands through a command prompt. The XCLI can run on all operating systems that can be used with IBM XIV Storage System systems.