Shredding a volume, Related topics – HP XP7 Storage User Manual
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a hexadecimal number of up to four digits (0 to FFFF). The number is added in the Data Pattern
(User Setting) table.
If you make a mistake, click Clear and reenter the desired numbers.
CAUTION:
You should enter three or more numbers to use as dummy data. If you overwrite
data with less than three numbers, some or all data might be recoverable.
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Click OK to close the Edit Shredding Data Pattern window.
Related topics
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“Shred LDEVs window” (page 19)
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“Edit Shredding Data Pattern window” (page 22)
Shredding a volume
You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to perform this task.
To shred a volume:
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Choose one of the following steps, depending on the location of the volume:
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To display the LDEVs tab, in the Storage Systems tree, select Parity Groups, Internal, or
External, and then select the parity group that contains the volume you want to shred.
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To display the LDEVs tab, in the Storage Systems tree, select Logical Devices.
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To display the Virtual Volumes tab, in the Storage Systems tree, select Pool, and then
select the pool that contains the virtual volume you want to shred.
2.
Confirm the current status of the volume by viewing the Status column of the table.
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If the volume is already blocked, Blocked will appear in the status column.
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If the volume is not blocked, a status other than Blocked will appear in the status column.
In this case, block the volume. See
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3.
Select the volume you want to block and choose one of the following steps:
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Click Shred LDEVs.
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Click More Actions, then select Shred LDEVs.
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Click Actions, select Logical Device, then select Shred LDEVs.
4.
To save the shredding results to a file, click Set Data Output (you can output the shredding
results of up to three volumes). If you don’t want to save the results to a file, click Cancel Data
Output.
5.
Click Finish.
6.
Note the settings in the Block LDEVs window and either enter a unique task name or accept
the default name and click Apply.
If Go to tasks window for status is selected, the Tasks window will open.
Related topics
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“Shred LDEVs window” (page 19)
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“Stopping a shredding operation” (page 14)
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Volume Shredder operations