HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.5.0-00 User Guide (TB581-96350, July 2013)

Prerequisites for migrating data from an SMI-S Enabled storage system to another
storage system
You can migrate data between an old and new storage system for abolishing or merging systems by
using the external storage connection function (Universal Volume Manager). The figures below provide
an example of migrating data to HP XP24000 when the SMI-S Enabled storage system is abolished.
To perform migration, use the GUI or CLI to migrate data by the system.
Migrating data from an SMI-S Enabled storage system to another storage system
You can migrate data from an SMI-S Enabled storage system to another storage system.
Tasks that must be completed beforehand:
• The Device Manager CLI is set up.
• A Tiered Storage Manager license is registered.
• The Tiered Storage Manager CLI is set up (if necessary).
• The port of the SMI-S Enabled storage system is connected to the External port of the storage system
via Fibre Channel.
Managing storage resources in a SAN environment90