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Hitachi G1000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide INKS Contents Product Version Getting Help MK-92RD8025-01...
  • Page 2 Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use. This document contains the most current information available at the time of publication.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Comments ..........viii Overview of Hitachi Volume Shredder ..... 1-1 Data security practices and Volume Shredder .
  • Page 4 Edit Shredding Data Pattern window ....... A-5 Index Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface This guide describes and provides instructions for Hitachi Volume Shredder secure erase software for the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage system. Read this document carefully to understand how to use this product, and maintain a copy for reference purposes.

  • Page 6: Intended Audience

    • The Hitachi Command Suite software or the Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator software for the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage system and the Hitachi Command Suite User Guide or the Mainframe System Administrator Guide. • Data protection and security practices in enterprise storage environments, including data retention, archival, and shredding.
  • Page 7 (for example, loss of access to data). WARNING Warns that failure to take or avoid a specified action can result in severe conditions or consequences (for example, loss of data). Preface Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 8: Convention For Storage Capacity Values

    Getting help The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you need technical support, log on to the Hitachi Data Systems Portal for contact information: https://portal.hds.com Comments Please send us your comments on this document doc.comments@hds.com.

  • Page 9: Overview Of Hitachi Volume Shredder

    Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage system. □ Data security practices and Volume Shredder □ Supported volume types □ Volume Shredder operations □ Shredding times 1–1 Overview of Hitachi Volume Shredder Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 10: Data Security Practices And Volume Shredder

    Data security practices and Volume Shredder The Volume Shredder software enables you to securely erase data on volumes in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 storage system by overwriting existing data to prevent restoration of the erased data. For example, when the user of a volume changes, you may want to purge the data stored by the previous user before giving access to the new user.
  • Page 11 (time required for shredding) = (time required for one dummy data write (standard required time)) x (number of times dummy data is written (n)) 1–3 Overview of Hitachi Volume Shredder Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 12: Shredding Times

    20 minutes 7D+1P 15 minutes RAID 6 6D+2P 15 minutes 14D+2P 10 minutes *Flash drive capacity is assumed to be 1 TB. For FMDs: 1–4 Overview of Hitachi Volume Shredder Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 13 Fibre-channel connectivity is required for both mainframe and open- systems volumes. 1–5 Overview of Hitachi Volume Shredder Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 14 1–6 Overview of Hitachi Volume Shredder Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 15: Volume Shredder Operations

    Viewing shredding status with the Logical Devices window □ Stopping a shredding operation □ Viewing shredding results with the Tasks window □ Viewing shredding results in the compressed files 2–1 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 16: Workflow For Shredding

    Pools, and then select the pool that contains the virtual volume you want to block. 2. Confirm the current status of the volume you want to block by viewing the Status column of the table. 2–2 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 17: Blocking Volumes In A Parity Group

    If Go to tasks window for status is selected, the Tasks window will open. Related topics • The Block LDEVs section in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems. • The Top window when selecting Logical Device section in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems.

  • Page 18: Calculating The Number Of Overwrite Passes For Flash Drives

    If Go to tasks window for status is selected, the Tasks window will open. Related topics • The Block LDEVs section in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems. • The Top window when selecting Logical Device section in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems.

  • Page 19: Calculating The Number Of Overwrite Passes For Fmds

    5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 using the dummy data 00. For more information, see the Top window when selecting Logical Device section in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems. Calculating the number of overwrite passes for FMDs Because of the way space is allocated in FMDs, the dummy data that is used to overwrite the volume must exceed the capacity of the target volume.

  • Page 20: Example Of Shredding Data On Fmds

    To specify custom settings, click Data Pattern (User Setting) and specify the data pattern as follows: Caution: For FMDs, make sure you select Random Data as the specified Data Pattern. 2–6 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 21: Shredding A Volume

    2. Select the volume you want to shred and confirm the current status of the volume by viewing the Status column of the table. 2–7 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 22: Shredding Volumes In Parity Groups

    2. Select the parity group you want to shred and confirm the current status by viewing the Status column of the table. If the parity group is already blocked, Blocked appears in the status column. 2–8 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 23: Viewing Shredding Status With The Tasks Window

    Task Name column to open the Task Properties window. For more information, see the Managing tasks section in the Hitachi Command Suite User Guide or the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Mainframe System Administrator Guide. 2–9...

  • Page 24: Viewing Shredding Status With The Logical Devices Window

    Status column displays Shredding. For details about the Logical Devices window, see the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Open Systems or the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Provisioning Guide for Mainframe Systems.

  • Page 25: Viewing Shredding Results With The Tasks Window

    If shredding fails, try shredding the volume again. If shredding fails again, contact the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center to resolve the error. If the storage system experiences a power outage during the shredding process, one...

  • Page 26: Viewing Shredding Results In The Compressed Files

    You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to perform this task. 1. Navigate to the Reports menu for the storage system: In Hitachi Command Suite: On the Resources tab, expand the Storage Systems tree, right-click the target storage system, and then select Other Functions.
  • Page 27 Viewing shredding status with the Logical Devices window on page 2-10 • Contents of the dummy data • Shredded volumes • Start and finish time of the shredding operation 2–13 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 28 2–14 Volume Shredder operations Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 29: Volume Shredder Gui Reference

    Volume Shredder GUI reference This section describes the Device Manager - Storage Navigator windows for Volume Shredder. □ Shred LDEVs wizard □ Edit Shredding Data Pattern window A–1 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 30: Shred Ldevs Wizard

    Snapshot virtual volumes. • A parity group number starting with X (for example, X1-1) indicates that the parity group contains one or more Dynamic Provisioning virtual volumes. A–2 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 31: Shred Ldevs Wizard Confirm Window

    When you are ready to start the specified volume shredding operations, enter a unique name for the shredding task, and then click Apply to start the shredding operations. A–3 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 32 Emulation type of the LDEV to be shredded. Capacity Capacity of the LDEV to be shredded. To change the capacity unit, select Option > Capacity Unit. A–4 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 33: Edit Shredding Data Pattern Window

    Edit Shredding Data Pattern window Use the Edit Shredding Data Pattern window to configure the volume shredding settings, including number of overwrite passes and dummy data patterns. A–5 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 34 Data Pattern Dummy data pattern for the overwrite pass. Clear Clears the values (other than 00) in the bottom row of the Data Pattern(User Setting) table. A–6 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...

  • Page 35: Related Topics

    Related topics • Defining shredding conditions on page 2-6 A–7 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 36 A–8 Volume Shredder GUI reference Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 37 2–6 defining shredding settings shredding 2–4 2–5 calculating shredding passes 2–6 defining settings 2–10 stopping shredding restrictions 1–2 journal volume 1–2 pool volume volumes 2–2 blocking 2–10 stopping shredding Index–1 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 38 Index–2 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 39 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Volume Shredder User Guide...
  • Page 40 Hitachi Data Systems Corporate Headquarters 2845 Lafayette Street Santa Clara, California 95050-2639 U.S.A. www.hds.com Regional Contact Information Americas +1 408 970 1000 info@hds.com Europe, Middle East, and Africa +44 (0)1753 618000 info.emea@hds.com Asia Pacific +852 3189 7900 hds.marketing.apac@hds.com MK-92RD8025-01...

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