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Figure 22. Migrate Storage Wizard
3. Review the selected settings, then click Move to complete the operation.
Troubleshoot SCVMM Issues
SCVMM relies on storage providers such as SMP when performing storage provisioning tasks. When using SMP, loss of
connectivity to the managed PS groups might adversely affect these operations. Note that connectivity has to be ensured on
the SCVMM management host as well as on all managed hosts or clusters involved in provisioning tasks using SMP.
The two most common causes for a loss of connectivity to PS Series groups are:
● Incorrect or invalid credentials to the group. For example, user credentials have changed on the group and have not been
updated on the SCVMM management host. If you enabled SSO (single sign-on) when you configured the group,
authentication failures might also be caused by the status of the account in Active Directory (for example, expiration of
account credentials and possibly other policies). See your Active Directory documentation for further steps in
troubleshooting these situations.
● Actual loss of network connectivity to the group for a number of different reasons, including but not limited to the group
being temporarily offline (for example, for maintenance).
Troubleshooting PS Series group connectivity issues is outside the scope of this document. However, after connectivity is
restored, use the following steps to verify correct configuration of storage resources on the SCVMM management host:
1. Refresh or rescan the SMP in VMM.
Rescanning can be more time consuming than refreshing because it invalidates the provider cache across all of the
configured storage groups. Rescanning retrieves objects from the PS Series groups and updates the local cache in the
provider. Refreshing updates the state of SCVMM by reading the objects from the provider cache without invalidating the
cache.
2. After starting a refresh or rescan operation, view the status of the job in the Jobs workspace.
3. When the job completes, return to the Providers view in the Fabric workspace (click Fabric → Providers) to confirm that
the status of the SMP is responding.
4. If the SMP status is not responding, make sure the PS Series group is accessible to the SCVMM Host, either:
● Use the PowerShell Tools cmdlet Get-EqlGroupAccess to verify the group is configured. If the group does not
appear, then use the New-EqlGroupAccess cmdlet to configure the group. See the Dell EqualLogic PowerShell Tools
Reference Guide for more information.
● Use the ASM GUI and configure access to the group in the PS Group Access settings screen. Click Add PS Group to
add your group. See the Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition User’s Guide for more information.
To test availability of storage resources from a particular group run the PowerShell Tools cmdlet Get-
StorageSubSystem and make sure the group is listed in the output. After confirming that the group is accessible,
repeat step 2.
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