Developers Guide

Introduction

4 Data Migration from Dell PS Series or PowerVault MD3 to Dell EMC SC Series Storage using Thin Import | 3041-BP-EM

1 Introduction

This document provides an overview of the Dell EMC™ SC Series Thin Import feature, and introduces best

practice guidelines and additional guidance for migrating data from a Dell™ PS Series or PowerVault

™

MD3

series array to an SC Series array. Thin Import functionality was included as part of the Dell Storage Center

Operating System (SCOS) 6.7 release and was enhanced to include VMware

support in SCOS 7.0. Support

for importing from a PowerVault MD3 array was added in SCOS 7.2.10.

The information contained within this document provides general recommendations. Configurations will vary

in customer environments due to individual circumstances, budget constraints, service-level agreements,

applicable industry-specific regulations, and other business needs.

1.1 Audience

This document is intended for storage administrators who need to migrate data from a PS Series or a

PowerVault MD3 array to an SC Series array. Readers should be familiar with SC Series arrays and either PS

Series or PowerVault MD3 arrays, as well as Microsoft

Windows Server

and VMware vSphere