Local LUN Move, also referred to as Move, is used to move data from a supported source Block storage resource to a target Block storage resource within the same system. The Move operation is completely transparent to any associated hosts, and no interruption to access is seen. Move can be utilized to move a storage resource from one Pool to another, or within the same Pool. When utilizing the Move feature, the Session Priority and destination Pool may be customized. You can also move to a data reduction enabled resource if the storage resource supports data reduction. Move can also migrate to a resource with Advanced Deduplication enabled if it is supported. A Move session can be canceled at any time.

Move can also be used on a storage resource with data reduction enabled to migrate the data to a resource with data reduction enabled. This is also true for Advanced Deduplication enabled resources. During the migration all data passes through the data reduction algorithm, and additional savings may be achieved. This process is most often utilized when data has been written to a resource before data reduction was enabled, and the user is looking to ensure all data is subject to the data reduction algorithms. If Dell Unity Compression was previously used, Move can be used to pass all data through the new space savings logic instead of waiting for the data to be overwritten. For more information about Local LUN Move and any restrictions of its usage, refer to the white paper titled Dell Unity: Migration Technologies on Dell Technologies Info Hub. As with other features, Local LUN Move can be managed in Unisphere, Unisphere CLI, and REST API.