HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Manual

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HP MPX200 Multifunction Router Data
Migration User Guide

Abstract

This guide is intended for administrators of data migration services using the MPX200 Multifunction Router, with a basic
knowledge of managing SANs and SAN storage.

HP Part Number: 5697-2507
Published: March 2013
Edition: 3

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Table of contents

Document Outline

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router Data Migration User Guide
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Getting started
- Supported configurations
- Hardware and software setup
  - Hardware setup
  - Software setup
3 Data migration objects
- Arrays
- Data migration job groups
- Data migration jobs
- VPG
  - VPG examples
  - Using VPGs on an FC array
- Presented targets
  - Virtual presentation
  - Global presentation
- Migration to a thin-provisioned LUN
  - Recommended steps
- DML
- Remote peers
- Online remote migration
  - Method 1: Using Native IP
    - Native IP remote migration firewall ports
  - Method 2: Using a fat pipe between local and remote data center
- Data scrubbing
- Protection
- Logs
- Users
- Host
4 Data migration licenses
- Types of data migration licenses
  - Capacity-based licenses
  - Array-based licenses
- Types of data scrubbing licenses
  - Capacity-based licenses
  - Array-based licenses
- Installing a data migration license key
- Applying an array-based license to a specific array
- Viewing data migration and scrubbing license usage
5 Performing data migration
- Typical data migration process
- Configuring the fabric
- Presenting LUNs to the MPX200
  - LUN presentation from FC arrays
  - LUN presentation from iSCSI arrays
- Rescanning Targets
- Creating a data migration job group
- Presenting LUNs to the server for online data migration
  - Step 1: Inserting the MPX200 in the server data path for online data migration
  - Step 2: Create presented targets
  - Step 3: Zone in presented targets with initiator ports
- Mapping LUNs to initiators
- Mapping LUNs to hosts
- Using remote peers
- Importing a remote array
- Setting array properties
- Creating a data migration job group
- Using the data migration wizard
  - Starting the data migration wizard
  - Scheduling an individual data migration job
  - Scheduling data migration jobs in batch mode
- Starting serial scheduled jobs
- Viewing the status of data migration jobs
- Viewing job details and controlling job actions
- Viewing system and data migration job logs
  - System Log
  - Data migration job log
- Using the Verifying Migration Jobs wizard
- Starting the Verifying Migration Job wizard
- Scheduling verification of job options
- Acknowledging a data migration job
  - Acknowledging offline migration jobs
  - Acknowledging online, local migration jobs
  - Acknowledging online, remote migration jobs
- Removing an offline array
- Creating and removing a DML
- Using the Scrubbing LUN wizard
- Generating a data migration report
6 Command line interface
- User accounts
- User sessions
  - Admin session
  - Miguser session
- Command syntax
  - Command line completion
  - Authority requirements
- Commands
7 Performance and best practices
- Performance factors
- Maximizing performance
- Optimal configuration and zoning
- Expected time of completion (ETC) for data migration jobs
  - Overview
  - Operational Behavior
- Best practices
8 Using the HP MSA2012fc storage array
- MSA2012fc Array Behavior
- Using Array-based Licenses for MSA2012fc Array
- Workaround for Using a Single Array License for MSA2012fc
9 Restrictions
- Reconfiguring LUNs on a storage array
- Removing an array after completing data migration jobs
- Serial scheduling jobs from multiple arrays
10 Support and other resources
- Contacting HP
- New and changed information in this edition
- Related information
  - Websites
- Prerequisites
- Typographic conventions
- HP Insight Remote Support software
- Product feedback
11 Documentation feedback
A Configuring the data path through MPX200 for online data migration
- Windows multipath configuration
- Linux multipath configuration
- IBM AIX Multipath Configuration
- HP-UX multipath configuration
- Solaris multipath configuration
- VMware multipath configuration
- Citrix XenServer multipath configuration
B Configuring the data path through MPX200 for iSCSI online data migration
- Pre-insertion requirements
- Insertion process with Microsoft MPIO
- Insertion process with Dell EqualLogic DSM
C SNMP
- SNMP Parameters
- SNMP trap configuration
- Notifications
  - qsrDMNotification object definition
  - Data migration Solution notification object types
D HP-UX Boot volume migration
- Data migration
- Stand alone systems (non vPar configurations)
  - Example boot process in an Itanium server environment
- vPar configurations
  - Example boot processes in vPar environments
    - PA-RISC systems
      - Example of winona1 vpar boot
    - Itanium Systems
      - Example of winona1 vpar boot
E Troubleshooting
Glossary
Index

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