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You can manage the Import External Storage action from the PowerStore Manager UI, REST API, and PowerStore CLI (pstcli).
In PowerStore Manager, click Migration > Import External Storage (see the following figure).
Figure 11. Import External Storage
To add the source storage system as a remote system, click Add Remote System as shown in the following figure.
When adding the source array, the following fields in the following figure are required.
Figure 13. Add Remote System
The required and optional parameters for adding a source array vary depending on the source system, as shown in the following table.
Table 6. Parameters per source system
Source system type | Parameter |
PS Series | Group management IP address |
Description (optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) | |
Discovery CHAP mode (optional) | |
Session CHAP mode (optional) | |
SC Series | Management IP address |
Description (optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) | |
Session CHAP mode (optional) | |
Dell Unity | Management IP address (Dell Unisphere IP address) |
Description (optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) | |
Session CHAP mode (optional) | |
VNX2 | Capability
|
Block and Unified parameters | |
SPA or SPB IP address or FQDN | |
Description (optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) | |
Session CHAP mode (optional) | |
File and Unified parameters | |
File Connection Address (Control Station IP Address) | |
Description (Optional) | |
File Admin Username | |
File Admin Password | |
XtremIO | Cluster Name |
Management IP address or FQDN | |
Description (Optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) | |
Discovery CHAP mode (optional) | |
Session CHAP mode (optional) | |
NetApp | Name |
Management IP address or FQDN | |
Description (Optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) | |
Session CHAP mode (optional) | |
PowerMax VMAX | Name |
Management IP address or FQDN | |
Port | |
Description (Optional) | |
Data Connection Type
| |
Management credentials (username and password) |
The following pages are under Import External Storage as shown in the following figure:
Figure 14. Import External Storage tabs
When you add the source system, you can import storage resources by selecting the source system and clicking Import Volume or Import NAS Server, depending on the resource to be imported (see Figure 15).
The following steps show the workflow of importing block resources. Once a source system is selected, click Import Volume.
Figure 15. Import Volume and Import NAS Server
The following figure shows the Import Volumes from Source Array wizard.
In the Overview step, review the description for the two types of imports and click Next.
Figure 16. Overview step
In the Select Volumes step, select the source resources to import.
Figure 17. Select Volumes step
In the same step, as shown in the following figure, you can refresh the status of hosts (for non-disruptive import) and the volumes to reflect any recent changes. These changes could include the addition of new volumes in the source or the change in the mapping to the hosts.
Figure 18. Refresh Actions under the Select Volume step
In the Add to Volume Group (Optional) step, you can add the selected source resources into a PowerStore volume group as shown in the following figure.
Figure 19. Add to Volume Group (Optional) step
In the Map Hosts step, use the Add hosts (with Host Plugin configured) for non-disruptive import option to add the clients in which the host plug-in has been installed and configured.
Figure 20. Map Hosts step: Non-disruptive import
When adding the clients as host, you must provide the client IP address, the port that was configured to be used for the import, and the operating system (OS) type.
Figure 21. Add Hosts side panel
When the hosts are added, the system verifies the mapping of the hosts to the selected source resources, as shown in the following figure.
In the Map Hosts step, with the Map to hosts on PowerStore for agentless import option you can map the resources to be imported to hosts already added to the PowerStore.
Figure 23. Map Hosts step – Agentless import
In the Set Import Schedule step (Figure 24), you can choose to start the import immediately or at a specific date and time, or you can choose automatic cutover.
In the Assign Protection Policy step (Figure 25), you can apply a protection policy to the storage resource once it is in PowerStore.
Figure 25. Assign Protection Policy step
The Review step shows a summary of all the options that are selected and provides the option to view the assigned policies in the source system.
The Source Array Assigned Policies tab shows the source system’s protection policies applied on the resources that are to be imported. The protection policies shown would not be imported but the user can export them as a CSV or XLSX file for reference as shown below.
Figure 27. Source Array Assigned Policies tab
When a storage resource is set to be imported, click the Begin Import, as shown in Figure 27, to create an import session. The import session enables managing and monitoring the life cycle of the import.
The following table shows the actions that are allowed in an import session. Actions are enabled depending on their current state.
Table 7. Import actions
Action | Description |
Cancel |
|
Cutover |
Note: After a cutover has been completed, it cannot be canceled and it is not possible to revert to the source resource. |
Pause |
|
Resume
|
|
Cleanup |
|
Actions applicable to agentless import | |
Enable Destination Volume | Note: Before you select this action, ensure the host application accessing the source volume or volumes is shut down. Also, ensure the host mappings are removed from the volume or volumes in the source system.
For each import session that is in the Ready To Enable Destination Volume state, select the import session, and select Import Actions > Enable Destination Volume to progress each import session to the Ready to Start Copy state. |
Start Copy | Note: Ensure the host application is reconfigured to access and use the destination volume or volumes in PowerStore.
For each import session that is in the Ready to Start Copy state, select the import session, and select Import Actions > Start Copy to progress each import session to the Copy In Progress state |
When an import session is in the state Copy In Progress, click the State column to view more details about the import session.
Click Copy In Progress in the Import State column to see the details, as shown in the following figure. The details window shows the import progress and lists the percentages of the completed data and remaining data to be imported.
Figure 29. Import Session Details window
The following figure shows the actions available for an import session in the Copy In Progress state.
The following steps show the workflow of importing file resources. Once a source system is selected, select the Import NAS Server button.
Figure 31. Import NAS Server
Figure 32 shows the Import NAS Servers from Source Array wizard.
In the Select NAS Servers step, select the source resources to import and click Next.
Figure 32. Select NAS Servers step
In the Select Product Interface step, select the file production interface and click Next.
Figure 33. Select Product Interface step
In the Configure Import step, you provide a name and description for the file import session, set when the file import will begin, and specify the interface that will be used for the import traffic.
Figure 34. Configure Import step
In the Assign Protection Policy step, you can apply a protection policy to the storage resource once it is in PowerStore.
Figure 35. Assign Protection Policy (Optional) step
The Review step shows a summary of all the options that are selected.
Figure 36. Review step
Click Begin Import, which displays File Imports, where you can manage and monitor the life cycle of the file import.
Figure 37. File Import sessions
The following table shows the actions that are allowed in an import session. Actions are enabled depending on their current state.
Action | Description |
Cancel |
|
Cutover | Note: Before you select this action, ensure the host application has access to the source file systems.
|
Pause |
|
Resume
|
|
Commit |
Note: After a commit has been completed, it cannot be canceled, and it is not possible to revert to the source resource. |
The following figure shows the actions available for an import session in the Ready to Cutover state.
Figure 38. File Import actions
As previously stated, you can also manage an import session from the REST API and the PowerStore CLI (pstcli). The following figure shows the different REST API queries that you can use for managing an import session from the REST API. For more details, see the document Dell PowerStore REST API Guide on Dell.com/powerstoredocs.
Figure 39. REST API import session queries
You can use the following PowerStore CLI commands to manage an import session from the PowerStore CLI (pstcli). For more details about the PowerStore CLI, see the document Dell PowerStore CLI Guide on Dell.com/powerstoredocs.
C:\Windows\system32>pstcli - help all
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