HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.1 Concepts Guide

HP 3PAR Virtual Lock Software
HP 3PAR Virtual Lock Software is an optional feature that enforces the retention period of any
volume or copy of a volume. You must purchase the HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license to use this feature.
Locking a volume prevents the volume from being deleted intentionally or unintentionally before
the retention period elapses. You can use Virtual Lock to specify the retention period for each
volume or copy of a volume.
Adaptive Optimization Software
Adaptive Optimization analyzes sub-volume, region-level disk access rates for each Adaptive
Optimization configuration over a scheduled period of time and then performs a data migration
of regions between tiers according to a cost versus performance preference. Disk usage is optimized
by having frequently accessed data moved to the higher performance tier (for example, RAID 1
using Solid State Disks, or SSDs) while infrequently accessed data is moved to the lower cost tier
(for example, RAID 6 on Nearline disks).
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