HP StorageWorks XP Data Integrity Check XP Software - Manual (Page 21)

2. On the LDEVs tab, complete one of the following and then click Block LDEVs:
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For Parity Group, select the parity group to which the LDEV is associated.
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For Logical Device, select the LDEV you want to block.
3. In the confirmation message that appears, click Apply.
The LDEV is blocked.
Disabling data encryption at the parity-group level
Disable data encryption at the parity-group level to perform (normal) formatting options on encrypted
data, such as writing to or overwriting an LDEV. You must have Security Administrator (View &
Modify) role to disable encryption.
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In the Storage Systems tree, click Parity Groups.
In the tree, Internal or External is displayed.
2. To select an internal LDEV, select Internal. Otherwise, select the Parity Groups tab.
3. On the Encryption Keys tab, select the name for the parity group name you want to disable
encryption and then complete one of the following:
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Click Actions > Parity Group > Edit Encryption.
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Click More Actions > Edit Encryption.
4. In the Edit Encryption window, complete the following and then click Add:
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For Available Parity Groups, choose the parity group on which you want to disable data
encryption.
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For Encryption Key, select Disable.
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For Format Type, choose the format type.
The parity group you selected from the Available Parity Groups list is added to the Selected
Parity Groups list.
NOTE: If an LDEV is listed in the Selected Parity Groups list, format the LDEVs.
For more information about formatting LDEVs, see “LDEV encryption formatting at the
parity-group level” (page 21) .
The format type in the Selected Parity Groups list changes to No Format regardless of the
status of for format type.
5. In the ________ window, click Finish.
6. In the Confirm window, complete the following and then click Apply:
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Confirm the settings.
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For Task Name, type the task name.
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(Optional) Select Go to tasks window for status to open the Tasks window.
7. In the confirmation message that appears asking whether to apply the setting to the storage
system, click OK.
Encryption is disabled for the parity group.
LDEV encryption formatting at the parity-group level
Write zero data to the entire area of all drives in the parity group or overwrite an LDEV. This
process is also referred to as encryption formatting.
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