Adding storage agents to the IBM XIV Storage System

Specify the serial number or the storage ID, login username and password of the storage, and the IP address of the storage system when adding the IBM XIV storage systems.

1. Add the storage agent to the active site by entering the following command:

   ksysmgr add storage_agent <Site1_Storage1> site=<Site1>
     storagetype=XIV
     ip=10.xx.yy.zz
     serialnumber=441108
     login=fvtadmin
     password=<XXXX>
   

   Note: You can specify multiple IP addresses so that communication is established on a different port and the IP address if one of the ports or the customer Ethernet network fails. When running a command, the IBM XIV Storage System command-line interface (XCLI) receives these multiple IP addresses and tries to connect with each of the IP addresses until communication with one of the IP addresses is successful. For example:

   ksysmgr add storage_agent ip=ip_add1,ip_add2,ip_add3  

2. Add the storage agent to the backup site by entering the following command:

   ksysmgr add storage_agent Site2_storage2
     site=Site2
     storagetype=XIV
     ip=10.x1.yy.zz
     serialnumber=57558
     login=fvtadmin
     password=passw0rd
   

3. Optional: Verify the storage agents that you added by entering the following command:

   ksysmgr query storage_agent

   An output that is similar to the following example is displayed:

   # ksysmgr query storage_agent
   Name:                Site1_storage1
   Serial:              441108
   Storagetype:         XIV
   Site:                Site1
   Ip:                  10.xx.yy.zz
   Login:               fvtadmin
   
   
   Name:                Site2_storage2
   Serial:              57558
   Storagetype:         XIV
   Site:                Site2
   Ip:                  10.x1.yy.zz
   Login:               fvtadmin