The information in this section refers specifically to NetApp ONTAP devices with SnapLock. If you plan to use other WORM devices to hold vault store partitions, then we recommend that you configure them in a similar way, if possible.

For details of the required commands, refer to the API documentation for your storage system.

For a list of the WORM devices that can be used for vault store partitions, see the Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts at http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/276547.

On NetApp devices, you can set the default retention period and a maximum retention period for items stored on the device. To ensure that items with the Enterprise Vault retention period of Forever remain locked, you need to configure the following settings explicitly on the storage device:

If either of these is not set, or set to a value other than infinite, then users or third party applications may be able to delete the items after the default or maximum retention period set on the device has expired.