CCI command reference for provisioning operations
You can use Device Manager - Storage Navigator and Command Control Interface to perform provisioning operations on your storage system.
Provisioning tasks and CCI commands
The following table lists the provisioning tasks that can be performed using Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator (HDvM - SN) and provides the corresponding CCI command for each task.
Item |
Task name in HDvM - SN |
CCI command |
Logical Device |
Create LDEVs |
raidcom add ldev |
Delete LDEVs |
raidcom delete ldev | |
Edit LDEVs |
raidcom modify ldev | |
Format LDEVs |
raidcom initialize ldev | |
Block LDEVs |
raidcom modify ldev | |
Restore LDEVs |
raidcom modify ldev | |
Assign MP Unit |
raidcom modify ldev | |
Add LUN Paths |
raidcom add lun | |
Delete LUN Paths |
raidcom delete lun | |
Expand V-VOLs |
raidcom extend ldev | |
Reclaim Zero Pages |
raidcom modify ldev | |
Shredding |
raidcom initialize ldev | |
Port/Host Group/iSCSI Target (Fibre Channel) |
Create Host Groups |
raidcom add host_grp |
Delete Host Groups |
raidcom delete host_grp | |
Edit Host Groups |
raidcom modify host_grp | |
Add Hosts |
raidcom add hba_wwn | |
Add to Host Groups |
raidcom add hba_wwn | |
Remove Hosts |
raidcom delete hba_wwn | |
Edit Host |
raidcom add hba_wwn | |
Create Alternate LUN Paths |
raidcom add lun | |
Edit Ports |
raidcom modify port | |
Pool |
Create Pools |
raidcom add dp_pool |
Expand Pool |
raidcom add dp_pool | |
Shrink pools |
raidcom delete pool | |
Delete Pools |
raidcom delete pool | |
Edit Pools |
raidcom modify pool | |
Monitor Pools |
raidcom monitor pool | |
Stop Monitoring Pools |
raidcom monitor pool | |
Start Tier Relocation |
raidcom reallocate pool | |
Stop Tier Relocation |
raidcom reallocate pool | |
Restore Pools |
raidcom modify pool | |
View Tier Properties |
raidcom get dp_pool | |
External Storage |
Disconnect External Volumes |
raidcom disconnect external_grp |
Reconnect External Volumes |
raidcom check_ext_storage | |
Port/Host Group/iSCSI (iSCSI) |
Create iSCSI Targets |
raidcom add host_grp |
Delete iSCSI Targets |
raidcom delete host_grp | |
Edit iSCSI Targets |
raidcom modify host_grp | |
Add Hosts |
raidcom add hba_iscsi | |
Remove Hosts |
raidcom delete hba_iscsi | |
Edit Host |
raidcom set hba_iscsi | |
Add CHAP Users |
raidcom add chap_user | |
Remove CHAP Users |
raidcom delete chap_user | |
Edit CHAP User |
raidcom set chap_user | |
Create Alternate LUN Paths |
raidcom add lun | |
Edit Ports |
raidcom modify port |
The following table lists the parameters that can be set to the CCI commands. For details, see the Command Control Interface Command Reference.
Parameter | Value which can be set |
Serial number | 0 to 999999 |
LDEV ID |
VSP G350 and VSP F350: 0 to 16383 VSP G370 and VSP F370: 0 to 32767 VSP G700 and VSP F700: 0 to 49151 VSP G900 and VSP F900: 0 to 65279 |
Pool ID |
VSP G350 and VSP F350: 0 to 63 VSP G370 and VSP F370: 0 to 63 VSP G700 and VSP F700: 0 to 63 VSP G900 and VSP F900: 0 to 127 |
Port number | CL1-A to CL7-R |
LU number | 0 to 2047 |
Resource group ID | 0 to 1023 |
Parity group ID |
gno: 1 to 52 sgno: 1 to 32 |
Drive location | 0-0 to 47-24 |
iSCSI virtual port ID | 1 to 15 |
SSID | 0000 to FFFE |
Tiering policy ID | 0 to 31 |
Loop ID for port | 0x01 to 0xEF |
VLAN ID | 1 to 4094 |
CU # |
VSP G350 and VSP F350: 0 to 3F VSP G370 and VSP F370: 0 to 7F VSP G700 and VSP F700: 0 to BF VSP G900 and VSP F900: 0 to FE |
DB number | 0 to 47 |
LDEV ID used in a virtual storage machine | See the parameter of LDEV ID in this table. |
Virtual port number | See the parameter of Port number in this table. |
Host group ID or iSCSI target ID | 0 to 254 |
SSID for LDEV in a virtual storage machine | See the parameter of SSID in this table. |