HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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Contents
1 About XP Data Retention Utility Operations ............................................ 7
Data Retention Utility Components ................................................................................................ 7
Data Retention Utility Functions ..................................................................................................... 7
Access Attributes .................................................................................................................. 7
Data Retention Term Function ................................................................................................. 8
Expiration Lock Function ........................................................................................................ 9
S-VOL Disable Function ......................................................................................................... 9
Reserve Function ................................................................................................................ 10
Interoperability with Other Products and Functions ......................................................................... 10
HP StorageWorks XP LUN Expansion (LUSE) .......................................................................... 10
HP StorageWorks XP Virtual LVI/LUN .................................................................................... 10
RAID Manager .................................................................................................................. 10
XP Thin Provisioning ........................................................................................................... 10
Auto Start Products ............................................................................................................. 11
2 Preparing for Data Retention Utility Operations .................................... 13
Prerequisites and Restrictions for Data Retention Utility ................................................................... 13
Installing and Uninstalling Data Retention Utility ............................................................................ 13
Starting Data Retention Utility ..................................................................................................... 14
3 Using the Data Retention Utility GUI ................................................... 15
Data Retention Window ............................................................................................................ 15
Volume List ........................................................................................................................ 16
4 Performing Data Retention Utility Operations ........................................ 19
Changing the Access Attributes .................................................................................................. 19
Extending the Data Retention Term .............................................................................................. 20
Term Setting Dialog Box ...................................................................................................... 21
Prohibiting Changes to Read/Write Even When the Retention Term is Over (Enabling/Disabling the
Expiration Lock Function) ............................................................................................................ 22
Protecting Logical Volumes Against Storage System Copy Operations (Setting the S-VOL Disable
Function) .................................................................................................................................. 22
Preventing a Read/Write Volume from Becoming a Secondary Volume ..................................... 23
Specifying a Read/Write Volume as a Secondary Volume ....................................................... 24
Preventing Remote Web Console Users from Configuring LU Paths and Command Devices (Setting the
Reserve Function) ...................................................................................................................... 24
Viewing a List of Logical Volumes Combined into a LUSE Volume .................................................... 25
Volume Detail Dialog Box .................................................................................................... 26
5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 27
Troubleshooting the Data Retention Utility ..................................................................................... 27
Error Detail Dialog Box ....................................................................................................... 28
Troubleshooting Using the RAID Manager Interface ....................................................................... 28
XP24000/XP20000 Data Retention Utility User Guide
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