HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 7)

1 About XP Data Retention Utility
Operations
Data Retention Utility enables you to set access attributes for open-systems volumes. This chapter
provides an overview of setting access attributes.
Unless otherwise specified, the term storage system in this guide refers to the following disk arrays:
• HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array
• HP StorageWorks XP20000 Disk Array
The GUI illustrations in this guide were created using a Windows computer with the Internet Explorer
browser. Actual windows may differ depending on the operating system and browser used. GUI
contents also vary with licensed program products, storage system models, and firmware versions.
Data Retention Utility Components
To use Data Retention Utility, you need:
• the storage system
• a computer that runs Remote Web Console
• a license key for the Data Retention Utility program product
• RAID Manager
To perform Data Retention Utility operations, you must use the Remote Web Console software, which
is a Java application to be downloaded to a Remote Web Console computer. To use Remote Web
Console, you must attach your Remote Web Console computer to the storage system via a LAN, and
then make appropriate browser settings. To use Remote Web Console, you must enable the Data
Retention Utility program product using the license key on the Remote Web Console computer. For
detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 Remote Web Console User
Guide.
You can use RAID Manager to make some Data Retention Utility settings. You can view some of the
RAID Manager settings in the Data Retention Utility GUI. For details, see the HP StorageWorks XP
RAID Manager User Guide.
Data Retention Utility Functions
This section explains the functions of Data Retention Utility.
Access Attributes
To restrict read and write operations, you must assign an access attribute to each volume. Data
Retention Utility enables you to assign one of the following access attributes to each volume:
• Read/Write
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