HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 13)

2 Preparing for Data Retention Utility
Operations
This chapter explains preparation for Data Retention Utility operations.
Prerequisites and Restrictions for Data Retention Utility
Warning: Do not perform Data Retention Utility operations if any other program product is running.
Warning: Do not assign an access attribute to a volume if any job is manipulating data on the volume.
If you assign an access attribute to such a volume, the job will possibly end abnormally.
• Volumes which you cannot change the access attribute of:
Data Retention Utility does not enable you to change the access attribute of the following volumes:
• volumes that do not have any of the following emulation types (such as mainframe volumes):
OPEN-3, OPEN-8, OPEN-9, OPEN-E, OPEN-K, OPEN-L, and OPEN-V
• volumes that do not exist
• volumes that are configured as command devices
• volumes that are specified as XP Continuous Access S-VOLs*
• volumes that are specified as XP Continuous Access Journal S-VOLs* or journal volumes
• volumes that are specified as XP Business Copy S-VOLs*
• volumes that are specified as S-VOLs of XP Snapshot*
• volumes that are reserved for the Auto LUN function
• pool volumes
• virtual volumes that are used for XP Snapshot
• S-VOLs of XP Snapshot
NOTE:
You may change access attribute depending on the pair status. For details, see the corresponding
documents.
Installing and Uninstalling Data Retention Utility
You need to install Data Retention Utility using a license key to perform the Data Retention Utility
operations on the Remote Web Console computer.
To install the Data Retention Utility license key:
1. Start the Remote Web Console Java application for the desired storage system.
2. Enable the Data Retention Utility options on the Remote Web Console computer and on each
storage system.
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