You must have the Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role to perform this task.
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Display the
Parity Groups tab by choosing one of the following steps, depending on the location of the parity group:
- In the Storage Systems tree, select Parity Groups.
- In the Storage Systems tree, select Parity Groups, and then select Internal or External.
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Select the parity group you want to shred and confirm the current status by viewing the
Status column of the table.
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If the parity group is already blocked, Blocked appears in the status column.
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If the parity group is not blocked, a status other than Blocked appears in the status column. In this case, you need to block the parity group before you can shred it. See Blocking volumes in a parity group.
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- Click More Actions > Shred LDEVs.
- To save the shredding results to a file, click Set Data Output (you can output the shredding results of up to three volumes). If you don’t want to save the results to a file, click Cancel Data Output.
- Click Finish.
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Verify the settings in the
Shred LDEVs window.
When the settings are correct, enter a unique task name or accept the default name, and click Apply.If Go to tasks window for status is selected, the Tasks window will open.