Administrator Guide

PowerVault MD Series Import Requirements
A PowerVault MD Series must meet the following requirements to import data to a Storage Center storage system.
Component Requirement
Hardware Platforms MD3 series
Firmware Version 08.25.09
Supported Server Operating Systems for Online Import
Performing an online import of volumes from an EqualLogic PS Series Storage Array requires one of the following server operating systems.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 or 12
• Oracle Linux 6.5
• Oracle Linux 7.0
• VMware ESXi 5.5 or later
• Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
Import Data from an External Device (Oine)
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, review Data Migration from Dell PS Series or PowerVault MD3 to Dell
EMC SC Series Storage using Thin Import located in the Dell Knowledge Base.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
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 opens.
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.
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