6.1 HP IBRIX X9000 Network Storage System CLI Reference (TA768-96057, June 2012)

ibrix_client
Performs management and control procedures for X9000 clients.
Description
ibrix_client enables the following X9000 client procedures:
• Registers a Linux X9000 client with a Fusion Manager. Clients that are to communicate with
multiple management consoles must be registered on each console. (To register a Windows
X9000 client, use the Windows X9000 client GUI.)
• Sets a preferred user interface for an X9000 client. (To prefer a user interface for a hostgroup,
use ibrix_hostgroup.)
• Unprefers a user interface for an X9000 client. (To unprefer an interface for a hostgroup, use
ibrix_hostgroup.)
• Lists client information.
• Deletes X9000 clients from the configuration database.
X9000 clients use the cluster interface by default. It is not necessary to prefer a user interface for
NFS or CIFS clients because they use client-side information to select a user interface when they
mount a file system.
The network interface preference for an X9000 client is stored in the Fusion Manager. When
X9000 Software services start on the client, the client queries the Fusion Manager for its preferred
network interface and then starts using it. If X9000 Software services are already running on a
client, you can force the client to query the Fusion Manager. To do this, run ibrix_client or
ibrix_lwhost --a, or reboot the client.
Synopsis
Register a Linux X9000 client at an IP address:
ibrix_client -a -h CLIENT -e IPADDRESS
Execute this command on every Fusion Manager with which the client will communicate.
Delete X9000 clients from the configuration database:
ibrix_client -d -h CLIENTLIST
Display operational and configuration information for X9000 clients:
ibrix_client -i [-h CLIENTLIST]
To see all clients, omit the -h option.
List X9000 client host names, IP addresses, and IDs:
ibrix_client -l [-h CLIENTLIST] [-v]
To see all clients, omit the -h option. To also list IAD, kernel, and file-system version information,
include the -v option.
Set a preferred network interface for an X9000 client:
ibrix_client -n -h SRCCLIENT -A DESTSERVER/IFNAME
The command sets interface IFNAME for traffic from source client SRCCLIENT to destination server
DESTSERVER. (To prefer a network interface for a hostgroup, use ibrix_hostgroup.)
Delete the established network interface preference for an X9000 client:
ibrix_client -n -h SRCHOST -D DESTSERVER
When the command has completed, the default cluster interface will be used to communicate from
the client to the DESTSERVER.
24 X9000 File Serving Software commands