Deleting extents – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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LUN Security XP Extension operations
4.
Select VMA, and select Set. The logical volume appears in blue and italics.
NOTE:
If you cannot select VMA, you cannot set VMA to the logical volume. Ensure that the
logical volume does not have an LU path. For more information about the conditions of the logical
volumes that you cannot set VMA, see ”
Using LUN Security XP Extension with other products
5.
To set VMA to other logical volumes, repeat
through
Otherwise, go to
.
NOTE:
Settings have not been applied to the array. Therefore, you can cancel the operation. To
cancel the VMA setting operation, select VMA, and select Release, or click Cancel.
6.
Click Apply. A warning message appears.
CAUTION:
To format a volume and set VMA to the volume, HP recommends that you prohibit
writing to the volume until you set VMA. When setting a VMA to a volume containing user data, the
user data cannot be read from the volume. To set VMA to a volume containing user data, confirm
that the volume does not contain user data that must be read.
7.
Click OK. A confirmation message appears.
8.
Click OK. Settings are applied to the array, and VMA is set to the logical volume.
NOTE:
To delete VMA, perform the LDEV Format operation. For more information, see the
HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP user guide for the specific array.
Deleting extents
Use RAID Manager XP to set the access attribute to only part of the volume (that is, the extent). You can set
up to 65,536 extents in one volume. Use LUN Security XP Extension to delete all extents at one time.
NOTE:
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You need RAID Manager XP to delete only a part of a volume’s extents. For more information, see the
HP StorageWorks RAID Manager XP User’s Guide.
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You cannot delete extents for which the retention term is set. To delete those extents, contact your
HP account support representative.
1.
Ensure that you are in Modify mode. For more information, see ”
2.
In the LUN Security XP Extension pane (
), select a CU image from the tree. Volumes with extents
appear under the CU image.
3.
Right-click the volume whose extents you want to delete.
4.
Select Delete All Extents. The Setting Multiple Extents (Delete All Extents) pane appears.
5.
Ensure that the volume whose extents you want to delete appears in the Target Volumes box.
6.
To delete extents on other volumes, go to
.
Otherwise, go to
7.
Select the CU to which the volumes whose extents you want to delete belong. A list of volumes
belonging to the selected CU and having extents appears in the Candidate Volumes box.
8.
Select the volume in the Candidate Volumes box.