Minimally disruptive data migration confirmation, Importing volumes – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual

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Minimally Disruptive Data Migration Confirmation

1.

Shut down the host system. (You must use Shut Down, not Restart.)

2.

Click Verify.

3.

Click Continue.

4.

After the import task starts, you will receive an information dialog box. Click OK.

Importing Volumes

To use the Import Volumes wizard, the following conditions are required:

Super user role.

Peer Motion license.

Any Peer Motion configuration that includes a source and destination system whose status is
Normal.

There are admitted (peer) volumes to be imported and no importing volumes.

This wizard guides the user in importing peer volumes to the destination system. The types of
migration are Online, Minimally Disruptive, and Offline. The wizard automatically selects a
migration type based on your system setup and the data migration selections you made for this
Peer Motion configuration.

Online – Used to migrate virtual volumes that are exported to a host. Requires unzoning the
host system from the source system.

Minimally disruptive – Used to migrate virtual volumes that are exported to a host. Requires
shutting down the host system for a short period of time. Additionally, the destination system
must be running OS version 3.1.2 or higher.

Offline – Used to migrate virtual volumes that are not exported to a host. Exported volumes
you wish to migrate must first be unexported to use offline migration. No unzoning or system
shutdown is required.

The default migration type is online.

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