Data scrubbing, Data scrubbing job attributes, Data scrubbing protections – HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Manual

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For iSCSI migrations, set the migration I/O size to 64 K.

Use only new destination LUNs to select the recommended (and better performing) TP and
No Validation option under TP Settings when creating the migration job.

If migrating to a thin-provisioned storage, always allocate destination LUN first. HP does not
recommend the Yes and TP validation option under TP Settings when creating the migration
job.

Schedule and start remote migration jobs at off peak hours, so that a small number of dirty
regions are generated, and most of the WAN bandwidth is available to perform the initial
data copy.

Follow the guidelines for DML size. Selecting the Yes and TP validation option can result in a
long migration time and may require more bandwidth between two sites.

To ensure faster migration, migrate storage for a few servers at a time.

Data scrubbing

The data scrubbing feature provides a method of securely wiping out data on a LUN. This feature
implements several U.S. DoD specifications, including the number of passes and the data pattern
written. Each pass starts at the beginning of the LUN and completes after the I/O to the last LBA
of the job is completed.

The current firmware release provides the following algorithms and passes:

ZeroClean: Two passes

DOD_5220_22_M: Four passes

DOD_5220_22_M_E: Four passes

DOD_5220_22_M_ECE: Eight passes

Data scrubbing job attributes

Data scrubbing for data migration includes the following:

Source LUN: Indicates the LUN that needs to be scrubbed. The source LUN for a scrubbing
job must not be mapped to a host and must not be part of another job.

Job Group: Same as data migration job groups.

Scrubbing Algorithm: As noted in the previous section.

Scheduling: Same as data migration job scheduling.

Scrubbing CurrentPass: Specifies the currently active pass for a scrubbing job.

Data scrubbing protections

Data scrubbing protections include the following:

The scrubbing job configuration wizard only shows LUNs that are part of a Source or
Source+Destination array.

Job configuration on LUNs that are mapped to an initiator or part of a migration job is not
allowed.

LUN presentation of a LUN that is part of a scrubbing job will fail.

An additional confirmation is required while configuring a scrubbing job.

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