HP XP Data Shredder Software - Manual (Page 4)

Format All Dialog Box.............................................................................................................59
Shredding Param. Dialog Box..................................................................................................61
Shredding Complete Confirmation Dialog Box............................................................................63
Shredding Data Output Dialog Box...........................................................................................65
Select Progress Dialog Box.......................................................................................................66
System Disk Options Dialog Box...............................................................................................67
5 Performing Virtual LVI/LUN and Volume Shredder Operations........................69
Virtual LVI/LUN Operations......................................................................................................69
Launching Virtual LVI/LUN..................................................................................................69
Viewing Concatenated Parity Groups...................................................................................69
Converting Logical Volumes to Space...................................................................................70
Creating VLL Volumes (Install CV Function).............................................................................71
Deleting VLL Volumes..........................................................................................................73
Converting CVs Back to FVs (Volume Initialize Operation).......................................................74
Re-creating the CVs After Initializing the VDEV (Make Volume Operation).................................76
Formatting the LDEVs..........................................................................................................79
Blocking Volumes..........................................................................................................79
Formatting Specified Volumes.........................................................................................80
Formatting All Volumes in Disk Groups or Parity Groups.....................................................81
Quick Formatting the LDEVs................................................................................................82
Creating System Disks....................................................................................................84
Blocking Internal Volumes...............................................................................................85
Quick Formatting Internal Volumes...................................................................................86
Making External Mainframe Volumes Usable.........................................................................87
Overwriting Control Blocks in Specific External Volumes.....................................................87
Overwriting Control Blocks in All External Volumes in Disk Groups or Parity Groups...............88
Volume Shredder Operations (For Volumes Using Hard Disk)........................................................89
Launching Volume Shredder................................................................................................89
Defining the Shredding Settings...........................................................................................89
Deleting the Data in the Target Volume.................................................................................90
Canceling Data Deleting................................................................................................92
Volume Shredder Operations (For Volumes Using Flash Disk)...................................................92
Launching Volume Shredder...........................................................................................93
Calculating the Number of Shredding Operations Necessary to Overwrite Data in Target
Volume with Dummy Data to Delete.................................................................................93
6 Troubleshooting........................................................................................95
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................95
Calling HP Technical Support...................................................................................................95
7 Support and Other Resources.....................................................................96
Related Documentation............................................................................................................96
Conventions for Storage Capacity Values...................................................................................96
HP Technical Support..............................................................................................................96
Subscription Service................................................................................................................97
HP Websites..........................................................................................................................97
Documentation Feedback.........................................................................................................97
Glossary....................................................................................................98
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