Use the ibmvcfg.exe. utility to add, remove, or list volumes and FlashCopy® relationships.
The IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software maintains a free pool of volumes and a reserved pool of volumes. These pools are implemented as virtual host systems on the Lenovo Storage V7000.
Table 1 describes the ibmvcfg.exe commands for adding or removing volumes from the free pool of volumes and listing or deleting FlashCopy relationships.
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ibmvcfg list all -l | Lists all volumes, including information about volume ID, UUID, volume name, size, operational state, health status, type of volume, volumes to host mappings, and host name. Use the l parameter for output in verbose-list column format. | ibmvcfg list all ibmvcfg list all -l |
| ibmvcfg list free -l | Lists the volumes that are currently in the free pool. Use the l parameter for output in verbose-list column format. | ibmvcfg list free ibmvcfg list free -l |
| ibmvcfg list reserved -l | Lists the volumes that are currently in the reserved pool. Use the l parameter for output in verbose-list column format. | ibmvcfg list reserved ibmvcfg list reserved -l |
| ibmvcfg list assigned -l | Lists the volumes that are currently in the assigned pool or host. Use the l parameter for output in verbose-list column format. | ibmvcfg list assigned ibmvcfg list assigned -l |
| ibmvcfg list unassigned -l | Lists the volumes that are currently in the unassigned pool or host. Use the l parameter for output in verbose-list column format. | ibmvcfg list unassigned ibmvcfg list unassigned -l |
| ibmvcfg list infc -l | Lists all the FlashCopy relationships on the Lenovo Storage V7000. This command lists both incremental and nonincremental FlashCopy relationships. | ibmvcfg list infc ibmvcfg list infc -l |
| ibmvcfg add | Adds one or more volumes to the free pool of volumes. | ibmvcfg add 600507680181801DC800000000000000 ibmvcfg add vdisk17 |
| ibmvcfg rem | Removes one or more volumes from the free pool of volumes. | ibmvcfg rem 600507680181801DC800000000000001 ibmvcfg rem vdisk18 |
| ibmvcfg del | Deletes one or more FlashCopy relationships. Use the serial number of the FlashCopy target to delete the relationship. | ibmvcfg del 600507680181801DC800000000000002 ibmvcfg del vdisk19 |