HP StorageWorks XP24000 Data Retention Utility User's Guide, v01 (T5214-96002, June 2007)

1 About HP Storag eWorks XP Data
Retention Utility Opera tions
Data Retention Utility enables y ou to set access attributes for open-systems volumes. This chapter provides
an
overview of setting access attributes.
Data Retention Utility Components
To use Data Re
tention Utility, you need:
• the storage system
• a computer that runs HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console (Remote Web Console computer)
• alicense ke
y
for the Data Retention Utility program product
• HP StorageWorks XP RAID M anager
To perform Data Retention Utility operations, you must use the Remote Web Console software, which is a
Java application to be downloaded to a Remote Web Console computer. To use Remote Web Console,
you must at
tach your Remote Web Console computer to the storage system via a LAN, and then make
appropriate browser settings. To use Remote Web Console, you must enable the Data Retention Utility
program product using the license key on the Remote Web Console computer. For detailed information,
see the H P StorageWorks XP24000 Remote Web Console User’s Guide.
You can use RAID M anag er to m ake some Data Retention Utility settings. You can view some of the
RAID Mana
ger set tings in the Data Retention Utility GUI. For details, see the H P Storag eWorks XP
RAID Manager User’s Guide.
Data Retention Utility Functions
This section explains the functions of Data Retention Utilit y.
Access Attributes
To restr
ict read and write o perations, you must assign an acc ess attribute to each volume. D ata Retention
Utility
enables
you to assign one of the following access attributes to each volume:
• Read/Write
If a
volume has the Read/Write attribute, open-systems hosts c a n perform both read and write
operati
ons
on the volume.
You can use storage system copy software to copy data to volumes that have the Read/Write
attribute. However, if necessary, you can prevent copying data to volumes that have the
Read/Write attribute.
All open-systems volumes have the Read/Write attribute by default.
• Read On
ly
If a
volume has the Read Only attribute, open-systems hosts can perform read operations, but
cannot
perform write operations on the vo lume.
You can
not use storage system c opy software to copy d ata to volumes that have the Read
Only attribute.
• Protect
If a
vol
ume has the Protect attribute, o pen-systems hosts cannot access the volume. Open-systems
hosts cannot perform either read or write operations on the volume.
You cannot use storage system copy software to copy data to volumes that have the Protect
attrib
ute.
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