PowerStore: After completion of PowerStore Import, the source volume path should be automatically removed from the Import host and marked as offline.

Summary: This article details important steps to take after completion of PowerStore volume import.

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Resolution

After import completion for a volume, the corresponding source volume on the Dell EqualLogic storage array should be in the offline condition, and on the host the source path should be removed.
In some situations, the source volume may not be properly removed from the host and set offline on the source array.


 

Issue

After successfully cutting over and completing volume import, the host mapping to the source volume was not removed, nor was the volume marked as offline.  This may occur if there was an interruption in network communications between the PowerStore and source array during the Import cutover operation.


 

Solution

Follow the commands below to resolve the issue:

1. Run the following cli command on the Dell EqualLogic storage array to check the current Import state of the volume. 
 
Example output:

support volume select <vol-name> show
____________________________ Volume Information ______________________________
Name: prasad-vm-1
Size: 9GB
VolReserve: 9.01GB
VolReserveInUse: 0MB
Snapshots: 0
Bind:
Type: not-replicated
ReplicationReserveSpace: 0MB
Replicas: 0
ReplicationPartner:
Pool: default
Transmitted-Data: 9.01GB
Space Borrowed: 0MB
Folder:
SectorSize: 512
ExpandedSnapDataSize: N/A
CompressedSnapDataSize: N/A
CompressionSavings: N/A
MigrationState: source_migration_in_progress.


2.  If the imported volume state on the host shows the import state as "source_migration_in_progress", the import state must be updated, as follows:
  support volume select <vol-name> migration complete

3.  Set the volume to its proper state, offline:
volume select <vol-name> offline


 

Affected Products

PowerStore 1000X, PowerStore 1000T, PowerStore 3000X, PowerStore 3000T, PowerStore 5000X, PowerStore 5000T, PowerStore 7000X, PowerStore 7000T, PowerStore 9000X, PowerStore 9000T
Article Properties
Article Number: 000126434
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 Sept 2025
Version:  4
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