Formatting specified volumes – HP XP Data Shredder Software User Manual
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4.
Confirm that the status of the volume under the Status column of the LDEV Information table
in the Customized Volume window is now changed to Blocked, and all the information for
this volume is displayed in blue bold italics.
5.
Click Apply in the Customized Volume window, and then click OK on the confirmation dialog
box. The new setting will be implemented on the storage system and a notification dialog box
will appear to notify you that the implementation has been completed. Click OK on the
notification dialog box.
If volumes appear in blue bold italics on the LDEV information table, do either of the following
to re-operate the volumes:
•
Click Apply or Cancel.
•
Right-click the volume displayed in blue bold italics and select Reset.
Formatting Specified Volumes
To specify a volume, and then format the specified volume:
1.
Make sure that Remote Web Console is in Modify mode.
For detailed information about Modify mode, see the HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000
Remote Web Console User Guide.
2.
Confirm that the status of the volume is now displayed as Blocked under the Status column of
the LDEV Information table in the Customized Volume window (
).
3.
Select the volume whose status is displayed as Blocked in the LDEV Information table. While
highlighting the selected volume, right-click, and select Format.
4.
Confirm that the status of the specified volumes under the Status column of the LDEV Information
table in the Customized Volume window is now changed to Format, and all the information
for this volume is displayed in blue bold italics.
5.
Click Apply in the Customized Volume window. The dialog box to confirm that the I/Os from
a host are not performed will appear. Confirm the message, and then click OK. After that, a
confirmation dialog box will appear. Click OK to start formatting the volume. When the
formatting is finished, a message will appear (
).
6.
When the progress reaches 100%, a notification dialog box will appear to notify you that
formatting has been completed. Click OK on the notification dialog box.
7.
Confirm that the status of the volume displayed under the Status column of the LDEV Information
table in the Customized Volume window has returned to Normal.
Figure 28 Message That Appears During Volume Formatting
If you click Close to close the message (
), the progress percentage will
not be shown, though the formatting will not be canceled. To re-display the progress
percentage, click Progress in the Customized Volume window.
To confirm whether the formatting operation has successfully finished after clicking Close,
check whether the Status column of the table in the Customized Volume window shows Normal.
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