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3 Data Migration from Dell PS Series or PowerVault MD3 to Dell EMC SC Series Storage using Thin Import | 3041-BP-EM
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Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Audience ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Overview and requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Network requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 SC Series storage requirements ........................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 MD3 array requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4 PS Series array requirements ............................................................................................................................ 7
3 Preparing PS Series volumes for import .................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Configuring volume access .............................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Applying access policies to multiple volumes ................................................................................................... 20
3.3 Allow simultaneous iSCSI connections to volumes .......................................................................................... 28
3.4 Establishing an SC Series remote iSCSI connection to a PS Series array...................................................... 29
4 Preparing MD3 volumes for import ............................................................................................................................ 32
4.1 Configuring iSCSI volume access .................................................................................................................... 32
4.2 Configuring Fibre Channel volume access ....................................................................................................... 34
4.3 Mapping MD3 volumes to an SC Series array ................................................................................................. 37
4.4 Establishing an SC Series remote iSCSI connection to an MD3 array ............................................................ 37
4.5 Establishing an SC Series remote Fibre Channel connection to an MD3 array .............................................. 39
5 Offline and online mode explained ............................................................................................................................. 40
6 Importing PS Series Windows Server volumes .......................................................................................................... 41
6.1 Online import process – PS Series ................................................................................................................... 45
6.2 Offline import process – PS Series ................................................................................................................... 53
7 Importing MD3 Windows Server volumes .................................................................................................................. 59
7.1 Online import process – MD3 arrays ................................................................................................................ 63
7.2 Offline import process – MD3 arrays ................................................................................................................ 70
8 Importing PS Series and MD3 VMware volumes ....................................................................................................... 75
8.1 Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................................................... 75
8.2 Running the import process .............................................................................................................................. 75
9 Post-import steps ....................................................................................................................................................... 92
9.1 Disconnect the SC Series array from the PS Series or MD3 array .................................................................. 92
A Additional resources ................................................................................................................................................... 97
A.1 Technical support and resources ..................................................................................................................... 97
A.2 Related documentation ..................................................................................................................................... 97