IBM XIV Storage System Management Tools

Version 4.4.0.1
Release Notes

Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What's new in Management Tools version 4.4 . . . 1
Management Tools documentation set . . . . . . 7
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
GUI specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 8
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager specifications . . . . 9
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-247041 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-253185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-261561 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-262890 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-263821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-263912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
UI-264320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
XIV GUI Upgrade Notice . . . . . . . . . . 12
UI-262093 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fixed issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UI-261796 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UI-262163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UI-262579 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UI-263146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Known issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Virtual Appliance installation . . . . . . . 14
XIV GUI - Windows only. . . . . . . . . 14
Features we would like you to know of . . . . . 15
Multi-system configuration . . . . . . . . 15
GUI tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility, Mirroring and Data
Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager . . . . . . . . 31
Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Contacting IBM Support . . . . . . . . . . 32
Documentation format. . . . . . . . . . . 33
Notices and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . 33
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Figures
1. New Mirrors view . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Configurable idle timeout . . . . . . . . 3
3. Capacity Planning PDF . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Mobile device settings and message bar
displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. Cross-system Consistency Groups . . . . . 6
6. Threshold configuration window. . . . . . 6
7. Manage IP Access Groups window . . . . . 7
8. Setting the Session Cache Period . . . . . 12
9. Connecting to the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager 16
10. Upgrading the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager from
the GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11. System selector . . . . . . . . . . . 17
12. Hiding a system . . . . . . . . . . . 18
13. Tiles view . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
14. List view . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
15. Connectivity view . . . . . . . . . . 19
16. Viewing multiple storage pools with multiple
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
17. Copy System Configuration . . . . . . . 21
18. Paste Support Configuration . . . . . . . 22
19. Adding a user to multiple systems . . . . . 23
20. Adding a user to multiple systems . . . . . 23
21. Editing a user on multiple systems. . . . . 24
22. Recognizing self-encrypting disks . . . . . 24
23. Tooltip explanation . . . . . . . . . . 25
24. Regional Settings support . . . . . . . . 25
25. Searching for objects . . . . . . . . . 26
26. Disabled items tooltip . . . . . . . . . 26
27. The actions menu . . . . . . . . . . 27
28. The system view. . . . . . . . . . . 27
29. System balloons . . . . . . . . . . . 28
30. Export to CSV . . . . . . . . . . . 28
31. Viewing SSD activity . . . . . . . . . 28
32. Capacity consumption trending . . . . . . 29
33. The Create IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility screen 30
34. All IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility commands are
easily accessible . . . . . . . . . . . 30
35. Viewing the phase and status at a glance 30
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vi IBM XIV Storage System Management Tools Version 4.4.0.1: Release Notes
Release Notes
These release notes are for the IBM

XIV

Storage System Management Tools

version 4.4.0.1.
Release date
25 August 2014
On IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager was previously named IBM XIV Multi-System Manager.
Working with the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
IBM XIV recommends using the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager and an XIV GUI in
Manager mode if you have more than 10 systems.
Compatibility
XIV GUI 4.4.x is compatible with IBM Hyper-Scale Manager 1.5.x.
Supported microcode releases
This version supports IBM XIV release 11.5 and all previous IBM XIV releases.
What's new in Management Tools version 4.4
XIV Management Tools version 4.4 introduces the following new features:
Multi-tenancy
XIV multi-tenancy brings leading flexibility and simplicity to secure
management of the data of multiple tenants within an XIV system.
v Secure division and isolation of XIV resources into logical domains
among tenants
A domain represents a subset of system resources (users, pools,
hosts/clusters, targets, etc). The domain restricts the resources a user
can manage.
v Simple and quick delegation of storage administration permissions by
the cloud provider to the tenant administrators
v Exceptional ease of use and flexibility in securely managing multiple
tenants
v Easier tracking and reporting of storage domain operations
See the IBM XIV Storage System Product Overview for more information.
Multi-site mirroring
XIV multi-site mirroring features three copies of data and delivers
world-class high-availability and disaster recovery, enabling users to
comply with business, government, and industry-driven requirements and
regulations. It provides:
v Three concurrent copies of the data
v Simple failover and failback, while keeping data mirrored to ensure
business continuity
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v Same leading ease of use and simplicity as XIV 2-way mirroring,
avoiding the consuming setup and monitoring of traditional storage
architectures
v Negligible performance impact due to field-proven, ultra-efficient XIV
mirroring technology
v Non-disruptive extension of a 2-way mirror to a 3-way mirror
v Ultra-efficient data transfer due to differential XIV asynchronous
replication
The new Mirrors view shows all of the mirrors with the following added
features:
v Each line represent a mirror relation with its source and destination
volumes (no longer a line per mirrored volume, as it was in MT 4.3, and
before)
v Display by categories: Mirrored Volumes (2-way), Multi-site mirrors
(3-ways), and mirrored Consistency Groups
v New mirror states, such as: Role conflict for all types of mirrors, and
Inactive (standby)
See the IBM XIV Storage System Product Overview for more information.
Configurable idle timeout
XIV GUI, XIV Top, and XCLI become idle after a predetermined period of
time, requiring the user to login again.
This timeout is configurable via the following screen, accessed via the
Tools > Management menu option on the GUI.
Figure 1. New Mirrors view
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Capacity planning - PDF report
The capacity planning PDF report function of the IBM Hyper-Scale
Manager provides:
v Capacity utilization report across all XIV systems
v Growth trending and forecasting based on past behavior
v Formatted report with info-graphics and charts
The Capacity planning report helps users to:
v For executives, to assist in evaluating when new storage will be needed
v For storage administrators, to assist in evaluating when current pools
and domains will run out of space
Figure 2. Configurable idle timeout
Release Notes 3
RESTful API v2.0 Enhancements
RESTful API now offers quick and easy integration of XIV storage
management into any cloud management system. Features include:
v Standard and popular integration mechanism in cloud environments
v Automation of standard storage management operations, such as
monitoring and provisioning
v Support for multi-tenancy (the scope of commands is according to the
given credentials)
v RESTful API V2.0 enhances V1.0 by adding supported objects, as well as
adding actions on existing objects. V2.0 supports all of the features
supported by V1.0 and extends the V1.0 functionality as follows:
Consistency Group (CG)/XCG, Volume snapshot, Snap group, Mirror,
and 3-way Mirror.
Refer to the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager REST API Specifications for more
details.
Mobile Push Notifications
The XIV Mobile Notification Service provides real-time alerts anytime,
anywhere, enabling Storage Administrators to react rapidly to potential
storage issues. From the IBM

XIV

GUI, a mobile user can choose and

configure the way notifications are sent to a mobile device.
v Notifications report critical issues to iOS and Android mobile devices
v One-click from notification opens the IBM XIV Mobile Dashboard view
for remediation to the specific XIV and can monitor the event
v Works even when not connected to the corporate network
Figure 3. Capacity Planning PDF
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Globalization language support
Chinese Simplified is now supported.
Cross-system Consistency Groups
Consistency Group (CG) functionality enables consistent snapshots of
several volumes at once. Snapshots of a CG require that the volumes
belong to the respective CG. With Cross-system Consistency Groups
(XCG), group snapshots can be created of multiple Consistency Groups
(CGs) across different systems. That is, XCG snapshots can be taken of
multiple CGs across multiple XIV systems, that are within the same XCG.
As of this release, all cross-system Consistency Groups functionality is
available from the IBM XIV GUI and IBM Hyper-Scale Manager.
Note: This feature requires IBM Hyper-Scale Manager. It is not supported
in direct mode.
Figure 4. Mobile device settings and message bar displays
Release Notes 5
Threshold configuration per pool
Setting specific alerting thresholds can be configured for Volume and
Snapshot usage on a per pool basis. To set the threshold on a specific pool,
right-click on the pool and choose Configure Pool Threshold to display
the Threshold Configuration window:
IP filtering
IP Access Groups lets storage administrators define a list of up to 20 IP
addresses that can access the Management and VPN IP interfaces on an
XIV system. IP Access Groups can be created, modified, and deleted from
the Manage IP Access Groups window:
Figure 5. Cross-system Consistency Groups
Figure 6. Threshold configuration window
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SNMPv3
XIV now supports SNMPv3 from version 11.5.0, and up, and adds an
ability to configure which SNMP version to use. The applicable parameters
can be configured using the XIV GUI.
From the XIV GUI, choose Systems > System settings > System, and click
on the SNMP tab in the window.
QoS Per-pool performance class support
Quality of Service (QoS) by domain enables storage administrators to
control the bandwidth of each domain and tenant. Quality of Service by
host/pool enables domain administrators to control bandwidth to select
applications, freeing up performance for key applications.
In 11.5/4.4, XIV QoS is enhanced to control bandwidth or IOPS to the new
Domains, as well as Hosts and Pools.
XIV QoS enables virtual tiers without moving data between tiers,
minimizing management efforts.
In addition to the existing GUI QoS Performance Class, options have been
added to the right-click menu:
v Limit Host Traffic
v Limit Pool Traffic
v Limit Domain Traffic
From the XIV GUI, choose QoS Performance Class from the Monitor
menu.
Management Tools documentation set
The documentation for this release contains instructions for each installation type
and an operations guide that is common to both.
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager installation
Virtual Appliance installation
v Installation Guide for Virtual Appliance
v Quick Start Guide for Virtual Appliance
Figure 7. Manage IP Access Groups window
Release Notes 7
Application installation
v Installation Guide Application
v Quick Start Guide for Application
Management Tools
These documents are common to both installation types.
v Operations Guide
v Management Tools Release Notes
Specifications
GUI specifications
The XIV GUI runs on either Direct mode or Manager mode. Additionally, the XIV
GUI installed on a 64-bit OS has different specifications than 32-bit OS.
Direct mode
CPU Dual core
Memory
Up to 25 systems
32-bit and 64-bit: 700MB
More than 25 systems
32-bit: 1.1GB
64-bit: 1.5GB
Max number of XIV systems monitored by a single XIV GUI in direct mode is:
144
Best practice: IBM XIV recommends to use the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
and an XIV GUI in Manager mode if you have more than 10 systems.
Server mode
CPU Dual core
Memory
500MB
Allowed latency between a single XIV GUI and the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager:
Max of 50ms
Supported OS for XIVGUI, XCLI, XIVTOP
Windows
v Windows Server 2003 (32 bit)
v Windows Server 2003 (64 bit)
v Windows Server 2008 (32 bit)
v Windows Server 2008 (64 bit)
v Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
v Windows 7 (32 bit)
v Windows 7 (64 bit)
v Windows Vista (32 bit)
v Windows Vista (64 bit)
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v Windows 8 (32 bit)
v Windows 8 (64 bit)
v Windows 8.1 (32 bit)
v Windows 8.1 (64 bit)
Make sure you install the relevant package (64-bit or 32-bit) according to
your OS type.
Linux
v Linux Red Hat Enterprise 5
v Linux Red Hat 6.4 (32 bit)
v Linux Red Hat 6.4 (64 bit)
Mac OSx 10.7
OSx 10.8
Additional supported OS for XCLI only
AIX AIX 6
AIX 7
Oracle Solaris 11 (SPARC)
Solaris 11 (INTEL)
HPUX HPUX 11i v3 (IA64)
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager specifications
The two IBM Hyper-Scale Manager installation types require two sets of
specifications. Following these sets there is a third set, for specifications that are
common to both installation types.
Note: The installation instructions are available on the Installation Guides and
Quick-Start Guides.
Standalone application
1. The installation takes place on a 64-bit RHEL 6 OS
v For best performance, install the IBM Hyper-Scale on a server of its
own.
2. Disk space:
v At least 1 GB of free space in the /tmp directory
v 76 GB free space under the installation path (the path is configurable,
and does not have the home directory)
3. Memory and processor
Up to 10 systems
Memory - 4 GB
Processor - Dual core
11-100 systems
Memory - 6 GB
Processor - Quad core
101-120 systems
Memory - 6 GB
Release Notes 9
Processor - Six cores
121-144 systems
Memory - 8 GB
Processor - Six cores
Virtual Appliance memory and CPU
The Virtual Appliance deployment runs as a virtual application above an
ESX server (VMWare Hypervisor only).
v An ESX (VMware) Server that hosts the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager,
versions: 4, i4, 4.1, i4.1, i5
v VM disk size - 76 GB
This deployment comes with 4 GB memory and dual core vCPU by
default. Immediately after the deployment, revise the specifications
according to the number of XIV systems you will manage by the IBM
Hyper-Scale Manager:
Up to 40 systems
Memory - 4 GB.
vCPU - Dual core.
41-100 systems
Memory - 6 GB.
vCPU - Quad core.
101-120 systems
Memory - 6 GB.
vCPU - Six cores.
121-144 systems
Memory - 8 GB.
vCPU - Six cores.
Other specifications
Ports
v Outbound/Inbound: RMI - 1199-1209
v Inbound only: SSH/SCP - 22
v Outbound only: SMTP - 25
Communication with XIV systems - 7778
RESTful API port - 8443
Latency
Allowed latency between the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager and the
XIV systems it monitors: maximum of 200 ms.
Concurrently connected GUI clients to an XIV system
Maximum number of GUI clients connected to an XIV system that
can concurrently send requests to the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager is
15.
Administered XIV systems
Maximum XIV Systems that are administered by one server is 144
(up to 12 groups with 12 systems each).
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Limitations
UI-247041
Changing the PC local time when the GUI is open, may also change the system
time.
Workaround:
Restart the GUI.
UI-253185
The GUI must be installed on a dedicated directory, as the uninstallation erases it
completely.
UI-261561
An untrusted XIV system (a system that is not authenticated via a certificate) is
displayed as trusted. Removing an XIV system's certificate with the xcli -C
remove XCLI command and then trying to connect to this system succeeds. This
case happens as long as the XCLI server is up.
Workaround:
Log out of the XCLI server and log in again.
UI-262890
Unable to create or edit domain with size 0 through the GUI.
UI-263821
The XIV GUI does not launch when Single Sign-On (SSO) software is running on
the client.
UI-263912
After upgrading the Hyper-Scale Manager, the time of the Schedule Daily Backup
is not saved and reverts to the default value. The default value is 11:30 p.m.
UI-264320
The XIV GUI 4.4 generates a USER_LOGIN_HAS_SUCCEEDED event every minute.
From release 4.4.0.1, in Direct mode, change of a user's role in LDAP is not
reflected immediately in the GUI. This change is only reflected after automatic
LDAP authentication, which is performed every 6 hours.
Workaround:
If you want to see this user role change immediately, you must re-login to
the XIV GUI after the Session Cache Period (previously defined in the
LDAP configuration) has expired.
Release Notes 11
XIV GUI Upgrade Notice
UI-262093
When upgrading the XIV GUI from release 4.2 to 4.3 (or higher) on MS-Windows
8, export the systems list prior to the upgrade and import the list immediately
after the upgrade.
Fixed issues
UI-261796
In certain cases, running an XCLI batch file script returns "0" (successful), when the
command result actually failed.
UI-262163
Modifications have been made for application administrator roles. In systems
running 11.4.1.a and up, application administrators can list mirrors through the
XIV GUI. If the Application Administrator Capabilities field is set to Advanced,
application administrators can also activate or deactivate mirrors, and
change/switch roles.
Choose the Parameters tab on the System window from the Systems > System
Settings > System menu, and set the Application Administrator Capabilities field
to Advanced.
UI-262579
When the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager connects to an XIV system for the first time
and the connection results with an Authentication Error message, this error message
remains in the cache and is not cleared.
If SMTP notifications are enabled, a daily email is sent regarding the error, even
when the problem is already resolved.
UI-263146
In some cases, calling the XCLI from a script may cause some of the scripts to fail.
Figure 8. Setting the Session Cache Period
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Known issues
General
MSM-261090
The IBM Hyper-Scale Manager can't monitor a pre-11.2.0 XIV system that is
configured with LDAP, with an xiv_msms user that is configured both internally
and in the LDAP.
Workaround
1. Disable LDAP on the specific XIV system.
ldap_mode_set mode=inactive
2. Delete the xiv_msms user which is defined internally.
user_delete user=xiv_msms
3. Re-enable LDAP.
ldap_mode_set mode=active
Severity
Moderate
Affected versions:
Version 1.1 and up
MSM-261538
Disabling LDAP on an XIV system may cause an authentication failure on all of
the systems that are configured to this LDAP.
Workaround
1. Select Systems > Manager Configuration from the XIV GUI menu.
2. Type the Manager Access Code.
3. Select the Inventory tab.
4. Select and right-click the systems whose status is Authentication
Failure and click Diagnose/Fix Authentication Error on the menu.
Release Notes 13
Severity
Moderate
Affected versions:
Version 1.5
Virtual Appliance installation
MSM-256723
After upgrading the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager, a logged-in vSphere client (using
'root' user) does not see the updated menu and version.
Workaround
Select option 17) Exit on the root menu to logoff. When you log in again,
the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager main menu and version are updated
correctly.
Severity
Moderate
Affected versions:
Version 1.1 onward
XIV GUI - Windows only
UI-243418
The XIV GUI does not launch if the following env variables are defined:
v IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS
v JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS
Workaround:
Delete the definition.
UI-261999
The option to determine where an imported certificate will be stored does not
work. The certificate will be stored on: "C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\
XIV\GUI12\properties" regardless of the address that is stated by the -h parameter.
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Workaround:
Import the certificate using the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager.
UI-263084
When an XIVTop session is open and the session idle timeout is changed, it will
only take affect the next time the XIVTop is opened.
Workaround:
Close and reopen a new XIVTop session.
UI-264141
When a target is not correctly configured on the destination in a mirroring relation,
and there are two identical rows for the same mirror, the cursor will jump to the
first mirror when you try to select the bottom mirror.
Workaround:
Verify your target configuration is correct. If you have problems doing so,
contact IBM Support.
UI-264145
The XIV GUI truncates (rounding down) the Latency values in the Statistics view.
Workaround:
No workaround is available.
Features we would like you to know of
Multi-system configuration
Multi-system configuration is available for:
v LDAP configuration
v Support parameters
v Pool alert thresholds
v Event rules configuration
v Key server configuration (for SED enabled XIV systems)
v Adding and editing users and user groups
v Adding and editing hosts, clusters and host ports
Connecting to the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
The IBM Hyper-Scale Manager enhances and improves the way to manage
multiple XIV systems. The GUI allows to connect to a IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
using an access code.
Release Notes 15
Upgrading the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager from the GUI
The IBM Hyper-Scale Manager can be upgraded from the GUI. Whenever it is
opened in Manager mode, the XIV GUI checks the version of the IBM Hyper-Scale
Manager. If the version is not the latest, the user is asked to approve upgrading it.
System Selector
The multi system component allows to easily browse for a system or search it,
immediately viewing whether it is connected as well as its status.
Figure 9. Connecting to the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
Figure 10. Upgrading the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager from the GUI
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Enabled by using the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager, multiple system selection is also
available from each view, providing the ability to select a sub-set of XIV systems to
narrow any view.
Figure 11. System selector
Release Notes 17
Hiding systems
The GUI allows to focus on XIV systems of interest through determining which of
the systems will be seen on screen.
Tiles, List and connectivity views
The GUI allows for viewing XIV systems in multiple formats for enhanced ease of
use.
Figure 12. Hiding a system
Figure 13. Tiles view
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Consolidated views
Enabled by using the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager, every GUI view displays objects
from a multiple number systems, depending on the systems selection, providing
the ability to sort and filter from the entire XIV systems in the organization.
Figure 14. List view
Figure 15. Connectivity view
Release Notes 19
Switching between systems in any view
You may switch between systems using ALT+S.
Multi-system configuration
The GUI allows to copy system configuration from one system and paste it onto
multiple XIV systems.
Figure 16. Viewing multiple storage pools with multiple systems
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Figure 17. Copy System Configuration
Release Notes 21
Multi-system users management
Adding a user on multiple systems
The Add User screen allows for user management operations on some or
all the systems that are managed by the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager.
Figure 18. Paste Support Configuration
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Furthermore, we can select which of the XIV systems we add the user to.
Then, the GUI notifies us on the systems the user was added to.
Editing a user on multiple systems at once
Enabled by using the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager, the Users screen allows
for editing a user across multiple XIV systems at once.
Figure 19. Adding a user to multiple systems
Figure 20. Adding a user to multiple systems
Release Notes 23
GUI tips
Recognizing self-encrypting disks
The GUI is now recognizing self-encrypting disks installed on the storage system.
The machine name is marked with SED.
Tooltips for dialog fields
On some of the dialog property names there are tooltips to better explain them. In
the following example, there is a tooltip explaining what a destination system is
when hovering it with the mouse.
Figure 21. Editing a user on multiple systems
Figure 22. Recognizing self-encrypting disks
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Regional Settings support
For enhanced ease of use, the GUI allow to determine its regional setting.
Search (Ctrl+F)
The GUI allows for a textual search of just about everything.
Figure 23. Tooltip explanation
Figure 24. Regional Settings support
Release Notes 25
Disabled items tooltip
For every disabled option on the GUI, a tooltip explains the logic behind it. For
example, the Remove from consistency group is disabled for a volume that is not part
of any consistency group.
Actions menu
The Actions menu provides an easy to access way to perform operations on any
object on any of the XIV systems that are managed by the GUI, in any context.
Figure 25. Searching for objects
Figure 26. Disabled items tooltip
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System view
The System View provide a quick access to all of the system's hardware. Clicking
any of the system's components will open it on screen. Clicking the arrow to the
right of the system will reveal its patch panel.
System balloons
The system balloons in the Connectivity view provide a quick access to the
system's state key indicators.
Figure 27. The actions menu
Figure 28. The system view
Release Notes 27
Export to CSV
In addition to the previously supported events and statistics frames, the GUI now
supports exporting to CSV for all GUI tabular views. The new Export icon is
available for all these views.
Statistics
SSD hit in statistics
The Statistics screen displays both RAM and SSD cache hits for the relevant
systems.
Figure 29. System balloons
Figure 30. Export to CSV
Figure 31. Viewing SSD activity
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Capacity consumption trending
Capacity history at a glance.
IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility, Mirroring and Data Migration
IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility
The GUI simplifies the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility task. The source and target
volumes are displayed on screen, as well as the Mobility progress, providing the
following views and controllers:
The Create IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility screen
This screen allows to create an IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility by providing the
required information: source and destination systems, source volume and
destination pool.
Figure 32. Capacity consumption trending
Release Notes 29
All IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility commands are easily accessible
Following the creation of the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relation, all of the
relevant commands (activating the Mobility or aborting it, etc.) are
available through right-clicking the either of the source or destination
volumes under the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility view that shows all IBM
Hyper-Scale Mobility activities and their states.
Viewing the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility phase and status at a glance
IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility statuses are color coded:
Figure 33. The Create IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility screen
Figure 34. All IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility commands are easily accessible
Figure 35. Viewing the phase and status at a glance
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Name The name of the volume in the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility relation,
either source or destination.
Phase of the IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility
Migration, Proxy-Ready or Proxy.
Operational Status
Link is up or Link is disrupted.
State
v On the source: Initializing, Synchronized, Unsynchronized or
Proxy.
v On the destination: Consistent, Inconsistent or Proxied.
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager
Upgrade from the GUI
The IBM Hyper-Scale Manager can be upgraded from the GUI. Whenever you
upgrade the GUI and launch it for the first time, you will be asked to upgrade the
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager as well.
Manager configuration
In order to manage the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager configuration from the GUI, go
to Systems > Manager Configuration. There you can change the Manger Access
Code and the System Machine Account (see related chapters on the user guide,
available on the IBM XIV Information Center http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/
infocenter/ibmxiv/r2/index.jsp).
Lightweight, fast installation
Minimal number of steps from the Installer, rest of the steps from the GUI. A
detailed description of the installation process can be found in the user guide.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------- IBM Hyper-Scale Manager v1.x.x.x -------------
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Welcome to the IBM Hyper-Scale Manager installation procedure.
This setup will guide you through the installation process.
Required Steps
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Step 1: License Agreement
Step 2: Password Change
Step 3: Networking
Step 4: NTP & Regional Settings
Step 5: SMTP
Proceed? [Y/N] >
Central inventory for all GUI users
The IBM Hyper-Scale Manager provides a central inventory for all GUI users with
a smart permissions engine.
Release Notes 31
Manager Inventory Configuration
-------------------------------
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager is running
1) System Inventory List
2) Add System
3) Modify System
4) Remove System
5) System Monitoring Suspend
6) System Monitoring Resume
7) Re-authenticate All Users
8) Change System Machine Account
9) Manage System Certificates
10) Exit
Your Selection>1
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Name Addresses Status Id
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Gen3P3-127 Gen3P3-127,, Invalid configuration Gen3P3-127::null:null
Gen3p2-95 Gen3p2-95,, Full Redundancy Gen3p2-95::null:null
Gen3P2-93c Gen3P2-93c,, Full Redundancy Gen3P2-93c::null:null
XIV Gen3p2-99 Gen3p2-99b,, Full Redundancy XIV Gen3p2-99:1310099:2810:114
Gen3P2-38c Gen3P2-38c,, Authentication Failure Gen3P2-38c::null:null
XIV Gen3P3-132 Gen3P3-132b,, Full Redundancy XIV Gen3P3-132:1310132:2810:214
XIV Gen3P2-69 Gen3P2-69,, Full Redundancy XIV Gen3P2-69:1310069:2810:114
Gen3G-07a Gen3G-07a,, Redistributing Gen3G-07a::null:null
XIV MN00011c MN00011c,, Connection Error XIV MN00011c:MN00011:2810:A14
XIV MN00041 MN00041,, Full Redundancy XIV MN00041:MN00041:2810:A14
Gen3P2-66 Gen3P2-66,, Communication Loss Gen3P2-66::null:null
Gen3G-09 Gen3G-09,, Loading... Gen3G-09::null:null
Gen3P3-131 Gen3P3-131,, Full Redundancy Gen3P3-131::null:null
XIV Gen3P2-83 Gen3P2-83,, Full Redundancy XIV Gen3P2-83:1310083:2810:214
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Index
A
Actions menu 24
Adding a user on multiple systems 15
C
Capacity consumption trending 28
Connecting to the IBM Hyper-Scale
Manager 15
D
Data Migration 29
Disabled items tooltip 24
Displaying disk temperature 24
E
Editing a user on multiple systems at
once 15
Explanation about disk health colors 24
Export to CSV 24
G
GUI 8
H
Hiding systems 15
I
IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility 29
M
Mirroring 29
Multi-System configuration 15
Multi-System views 15
P
prerequisites 8
R
Regional Settings support 24
S
Search (Ctrl+F) 24
Simplifying the IBM Hyper-Scale
Manager manageability from the
GUI 15
specifications 8
SSD hit in statistics 28
Switching between systems in any
view 15
System balloons 24
System Selector 15
System view 24
T
Tiles, List and connectivity views 15
W
What's new for version 4.4
Capacity planning - PDF report 1
Configurable idle timeout 1
Cross-system Consistency Groups 1
IP filtering 1
Mobile Push Notifications 1
Multi-site mirroring 1
Multi-tenancy 1
Quality of Service (QoS) 1
RESTful API v2.0 Enhancements 1
Threshold configuration per pool 1
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