Dell Compellent Series 40 - Manual (Page 88)

80 Storage Center 5.5 System Manager User Guide
Volumes
Import Data to Lowest Tier
Use Import Data to Lowest Tier to write large amounts of data to the lowest tier of storage
configured for a volume. This is useful when performing an OS-level copy of a data to a
Storage Center volume from a server-attached data source.
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To import data to the lowest tier
1 From the system tree, select a target volume.
2 From the shortcut menu, select Properties. The Volume Properties window appears.
Figure 61. Import Data to Lowest Tier
3 Select or clear Import data to lowest tier of storage. If selected, data is written to the
lowest tier of storage available based upon the configuration of the storage profile of the
volume. No Replays are taken for the volume during data import. If this option is
unchecked, by default data is written to the highest tier of storage configured for the
volume.
Note Import mode is not allowed for volumes that are mapped to another Storage Center
system for use as replication destinations. The Import data to lowest tier of storage
option is not displayed on the Volume Properties screen. Importing data is managed
in Enterprise Manager as part of the replication to that volume. For more information,
refer to the Enterprise Manager User Guide.