HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 14)

Stopping a shredding operation
You can stop the volume shredding process.
CAUTION: If you stop the shredding process, you cannot restart the process. Data integrity of
the volume is not guaranteed.
You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to perform this task.
1.
Select Tasks from the Storage System tree.
A table of tasks appears.
2. In the list, click the task you want to stop.
The Task Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click Abort in the Shredding Data pattern field.
4. Verify the displayed settings and click Yes.The shredding process stops.
5. Click Close in the Task Properties dialog box.
Viewing shredding results with the Tasks window
To verify the results of shredding with the Tasks window.
1.
Select the Tasks from the Storage System tree.
2. In the table that appears in the Tasks window, click the task name for which you want to verify
the results.
3. In the Task Properties window, see the Result column in the Shredding Data Pattern table.
Check the contents to verify whether all the overwriting operations have been completed
normally. If an overwriting pass isn't completed normally, it means the shredding was not
successful. If shredding fails, try shredding the volume again. If shredding fails again, contact
Hitachi Data Systems Support Center to resolve the error. If system power stops during the
shredding process, one of the follow error messages will appear:
•
Shredding operation canceled
•
Shredding operation failed
4. Click Close to close the Task Properties window.
For more information, see the Managing Tasks section of the HP XP7 Remote Web Console User
Guide.
The following table lists and describes the Volume Shredder status messages that are displayed in
the shredding results.
Description Status
The shredding operation was not performed. —
The shredding operation was successful. Shredding operation Normal.
The shredding operation is in progress. Writing.
The shredding operation did not occur as specified. Shredding operation not executed.
The shredding operation was canceled, or power to the system was interrupted. Shredding operation canceled.
The shredding operation was not successful, or power to the system was
interrupted. Shredding operation Failed.
The system could not write the shredding results to a file. Shredding data transfer error.
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