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The following is a suggested flow for using Table 1-1 on page 6:
1. Learn how to use the virtual SCSI and virtual Fibre Channel methods as
described in Chapter 2, “Core procedures” on page 9.
2. Choose from what configuration you are migrating (Migration Objective
column). The cells in this column are linked to the actual procedures. Thus,
clicking the cells is another way to quickly move through this publication.
3. Choose what you are migrating (Volume Group to Migrate column).
4. Choose which procedure (Migration Procedure column) suits your
environment and your administrator skills.
As with any data migration, we first recommend:
1. Back up the client system. Prior to making any changes, we recommend that
the source standalone and dedicated partition be backed up. Some of the
migration procedures can be used to perform this backup. All backups require
validation to ensure that they are restorable.
2. Back up the configuration of the Virtual I/O Server that you will be modifying.
The viosbr command has been introduced to the Virtual I/O Server
commands for this purpose.
3. It is
always a best practice to perform the migration procedure on test systems
and data
before applying to a production environment.
Chapter 6,
“Standalone SAN
rootvg to virtual
Fibre Channel” on
page 145
rootvg Access same SAN
disk with adapter on
destination
Partition with virtual
Fibre Channel (virtual
SCSI also possible)
Chapter 7, “Direct
attached Fibre
Channel devices
partition to virtual
Fibre Channel” on
page 153
N/A
Access same tape
with adapter on
destination
Partition with virtual
Fibre Channel
Migration
objective
Volume group
to migrate
Migration
procedure
Destination host
configuration