Administrator Guide
7 Click OK.
Related links
Create a Storage Prole (Storage Center 7.2.1 and Earlier)
Create a Snapshot Prole
Create a QoS Denition
Managing Volumes
Import Data from an External Device (Online)
To import data from an external device in online mode, create a destination volume on the Storage Center and map it to the server. I/O
from the server continues to both the destination and source volumes during the import. Importing using the Online method can take
longer than oine due to I/O continuing to the volume from the server.
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 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 Online Import from External Device.
The Online Import from External Device dialog box opens.
5 Modify the Destination Volume Attributes as needed.
NOTE
: For more information, click Help.
6 From the Server drop down box select the server to map to the destination volume.
7 (Optional) Create a new Replication quality of service (QoS) denition.
a Click Create QoS Node.
The Create Replication QoS dialog box appears.
b In the Name eld, type a name for the QoS denition.
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.
8 Click OK.
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