Administrator Guide

• Oracle Linux 7.0

• VMware ESXi 5.5 or later

• Windows Server 2008 R2 or later

Performing an Oine Import from an External Device

Importing data from an external device copies data from the external device to a new destination volume in Storage Center.

Complete the following task to import data from an external device.

Prerequisites

• An external device must be connected into the Storage Center

• The destination volume must be unmapped from the server

About this task

NOTE: Before importing data from an external device, follow the instructions in the

Thin Import Data Migration Guide

located on Dell TechCenter.

Steps

1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)

2. Click the Storage tab.

3. From the External Devices node in the Storage tab navigation pane, select an external device.

4. Click Oine Import from External Device.

The Oine Import from External Device dialog box appears.

5. Modify the Destination Volume Attributes as needed.

NOTE: For more information, click Help.

6. (Optional) Create a new Replication quality of service (QoS) denition.

a. Click Create QoS Node.

The Create Replication QoS dialog box appears.

b. In the Name eld, type a name for the QoS denition.

c. In the Link Speed eld, specify the speed of the link in megabits per second (Mbps) or gigabits per second (Gbps).

d. Select the Bandwidth Limited check box, then click Finish.

7. Click OK.