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2 Volume Shredder operations
This chapter describes and provides instructions for performing Volume Shredder operations:
Workflow for shredding
Use the following workflow to shred volumes using Volume Shredder:
1.
“Viewing shredding status with the Logical Device window” (page 13) (Volume status should
be Normal.)
2. “Blocking a volume” (page 8)
3. “Calculating the number of overwrite passes for flash drives” (page 9) if you are shredding
a volume on a flash drive.
Or, “Calculating the number of overwrite passes for FMDs” (page 10) if you are shredding
a volume on an FMD.
4. “Defining shredding conditions” (page 11)
5. “Shredding a volume” (page 12)
6. “Stopping a shredding operation” (page 14)
7. “Viewing shredding results in the compressed files” (page 15) to check results in the results
file.
Blocking a volume
You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to perform this task.
To block a volume:
1. 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.
3. Select the volume you want to block and choose one of the following steps:
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Click More Actions, then select Block LDEVs. The Block LDEVs window will display.
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Click Actions, select Logical Device, then select Block LDEVs. The Block LDEVs window
will display.
4. 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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The Block LDEVs section in the HP XP7 Provisioning for Open Systems User Guide.
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The Top window when selecting Logical Device section in the HP XP7 Provisioning for Open
Systems User Guide.
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The Top window when selecting Internal or External of Parity Group section in the HP XP7
Provisioning for Open Systems User Guide.
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