6.0 HP StorageWorks X9000 File Serving Software CLI Reference (TA768-96040, October 2011)

1 General CLI information
Executing X9000 Software commands
The commands in “X9000 File Serving Software commands” (page 6) must be executed on the
management console host. Root privileges are required to run these commands.
The commands in “Commands for Linux X9000 clients and file serving nodes” (page 142) can be
executed on file serving nodes and/or Linux X9000 clients. Any user can run these commands.
All commands are run from the working directory /usr/local/ibrix/bin.
Command syntax
Names. When naming physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes, file systems, and other
cluster entities, use only alphanumeric characters and the underscore ( _ ). Do not use any other
characters unless they are specifically required in the command syntax.
Lists. Use a comma to separate list items in a command. Spaces are not allowed. In the following
command, the -s option takes a list of items:
# <installdirectory>/bin/ibrix_lv -l -s ilv1,ilv2,ilv3
Ranges. Many commands allow a range of values instead of an explicit list of values. To enter a
range, enclose the pattern to be matched in square brackets. The range specified in the following
command matches all Logical Volumes from ilv1 to ilv3:
# <installdirectory>/bin/ibrix_lv -l -s ilv[1-3]
Command messages
CLI commands typically report whether the command succeeded or failed. Some commands also
display intermediate messages about the operation being performed. For example, the
ibrix_mount command displays messages as the file system is mounted on each node. You
might also see intermediate messages reporting a partial error or a situation affecting the command,
such as an exclusive write lock temporarily blocking an operation.
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