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

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4 Per forming Da ta Retention Utility

Operations

This chapter explains the following Data Retention Utility operations:

•

Changing the ac cess attributes (see “Changing the Access Attributes” on page 19)

•

Extending the data retention term (see “Extending the Data Retention Term” on page 20)

• Prohibiting changes to Read/Write even when the retention term is over (enabling/disabling the

expiration lock function) (see Prohibiting Changes to Read/Write Even When the Retention Term

is Over (Enabling/Disabling the Expiration Lock Function) on page 21)

• Protecting lo g ical volumes against storage system copy operations (set ting the S-VOL Disable

function) (see Protecting Logical Volumes Against Storage System Copy Operations (Setting the

S-VOL Disable Function) on page 22)

• Preventing Remote Web Console users from conﬁguring LU paths and command devices (setting

the

reserve function) (see Preventing Remote Web Console Users from Conﬁguring LU Pa ths and

Command Devices (Setting the Reserve Function) on page 24)

• Viewing a list of logical volumes combined into a LUSE volume (see

“Viewing a List of Logical Volumes Combined into a LUSE V olume” on page 25)

Changing the Access Attributes

To change the access attributes of volumes and apply the changes to the storage system, take the

following steps:

Importa

nt :

• If you change the access attribute of a volume to Read Only or Protect,you will usually be

prohibited from changing the access attribute to Read/Write for a certain period of time. The

Data Retention window displays the words Retention Term to indicate the period during which

attempts

to change the access a t tribute to Read/Write are prohibited. If you need to change

the

access attribute to Read/W r ite during the retention term, you must ask your HP service

repre

sentative to do so.

• If you change the access at tribute of a volume to S-VOL Disable, storage system copy software

will be unable to copy data to the volume.

To cha

ngeaccessattributesofone or more volumes:

1. Ensu

re that you are in Modify mode. For detailed information, see the HP StorageWorks

XP24000 Remote Web Console User’s Guide.

2. In the D ata Retention window (Figure 1 on page 15) , select an LDKC number from the LDKC

drop

-down list.

3. From the CU Group drop-downlist, select agroup to whichaCU belongs.

Thetreedisplaysalist of CUsinthe speciﬁed CU group.

4. Select a CU from the tree.

Thevolumelistdisplaysalist of volumesinthe speciﬁed CU.

5. Sel

ect and right-click a volume whose access attribute you want to change.

Note:

You may select multiple volumes.

6. Select Attribute in the pop-up menu, and then select the desired access attribute from the submenu

(Fi

gure 2 on page 20 ). If you select Read Only or Protect, you must also take the following steps:

a. In the Term Setting dialog box (Figure 4 o n page 21), enter the desired retention term.

To protect the volume indeﬁnitely, select Unlimited.

XP24000 Data Retention Utility User's Guide