Administrator Guide

NOTE: An SCv2000 series storage system running Storage Center 7.3 or later and all other storage systems running Storage
Center 7.1 or later can move a volume to another Storage Center using the Live Migration feature. For more information on
creating a Live Migration, see Create a Live Migration for a Single Volume.
Migrate a Volume to Another Storage Center
Migrate a volume to another Storage Center to move data in a volume from one Storage Center to another.
Prerequisite
The Replication Requirements must be met.
Steps
1 Create a snapshot for the volume you want to migrate.
For more information on creating a snapshot, see Manually Create a Snapshot for a Volume.
2 Create a view volume from the snapshot.
For more information on creating a view volume from a snapshot, see Create a Local Recovery Volume from a Snapshot.
3 Use Replicate One Time Copy to migrate the view volume to the destination Storage Center.
a From the navigation pane, select the view volume.
b Click Replicate One Time Copy of Volume.
The Create Replication wizard appears.
c Select a destination Storage Center.
d Click Next.
e Modify the replication options as needed.
For more information on creating a replication, see Create a Single Replication.
f Click Finish.
4 Shut down the servers mapped to the source volume.
5 Unmap servers mapped to the source volume.
6 Use Replicate One Time Copy to migrate the view volume to the destination Storage Center.
a From the navigation pane, select the source volume.
b Click Replicate One Time Copy of Volume.
The Create Replication wizard appears.
c Select the destination Storage Center.
d Click Next.
e Modify the replication options as needed.
For more information on creating a replication, see Create a Single Replication.
f Select the Use an Existing Volume check box.
A conrmation dialog box appears.
g Click Yes
The Select Volume dialog box appears.
h Select the volume created in step 3.
i Click OK.
j Click Finish.
Modifying Replications
Modify a replication if you want to enable or disable replication options, convert it to a Live Volume, or delete it.
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Storage Center Replications and Live Volumes