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

ibrix_pv
Discovers, lists, and deletes physical volumes.
Description
This command discovers physical volumes that have been added to file serving nodes since the
last time the command was executed. The command excludes partitions and volumes that belong
to volume groups created for use outside of the X9000 software cluster.
Synopsis
Discover physical volumes and add them to the configuration database:
ibrix_pv -a [-h HOSTLIST] [-o FILTERDEVLIST]
The command runs on all file serving nodes or only the nodes in HOSTLIST. Omit the -o
FILTERDEVLIST option to discover all SCSI devices. To discover other types of devices, include
the -o option with the applicable keywords:
• allow_partitions: SCSI and IDE disk partitions
• ata: ATA/IDE disks
• loop: Loop devices
• mpath: LVM2 multipath
• powerpath: EMC PowerPath
The keywords for two of the multipath devices, mpath and powerpath, are mutually exclusive.
In the unlikely event that one set of hosts uses Mpath and another set uses PowerPath, an additional
run is necessary to discover all devices because the sets do not intersect:
<installdirectory>/bin/ibrix_pv -a -h HOSTLIST -o mpath
<installdirectory>/bin/ibrix_pv -a -h HOSTLIST -o powerpath
List discovered physical volumes:
ibrix_pv -l [-h HOSTLIST]
The command runs on all file serving nodes or only the nodes specified in HOSTLIST.
List free physical volumes:
ibrix_pv -l [-f]
Delete physical volumes:
ibrix_pv -d -p PVLIST [-h HOSTLIST]
The command runs on all file serving nodes or only the nodes specified in HOSTLIST.
Options
DescriptionOption
Discovers and adds physical volumes to the configuration.-a
Deletes physical volumes from the configuration.-d
Includes free physical volumes only.-f
A list of one or more hosts.-h HOSTLIST
Lists physical volume information on hosts.-l
Storage device names or the keywords allow_partitions, ata, loop, mpath,
or powerpath.
-o FILTERDEVLIST
120 X9000 File Serving Software commands