- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Additional Resources
- Introduction
- Import requirements and restrictions
- General requirements for importing data
- Dell EqualLogic PS Series specific requirements
- Dell Compellent SC Series specific requirements
- Dell Unity specific requirements
- Dell VNX2 Series specific requirements
- Dell XtremIO XI and X2 specific requirements
- Dell PowerMax and VMAX3 specific requirements
- NetApp AFF and A Series specific requirements
- General block-based import restrictions
- General file-based import restrictions
- Host plugin installation (block-based non-disruptive import only)
- Installing the host plugin for import on a Windows-based host
- Installing the host plugin for import on a Linux-based host
- Installing the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using the vSphere CLI
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using setup.pl script on VMA
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using VUM
- Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit during an ESXi-based host upgrade
- Uninstalling the host plugin for import
- Import workflows
- Non-disruptive import workflow
- Cutover workflow for non-disruptive import
- Cancel workflow for non-disruptive import
- Agentless import workflow
- Cutover workflow for agentless import
- Cancel workflow for agentless import
- File-based import workflow
- Cutover workflow for file-based import
- Cancel workflow for file-based import
- Configuring and managing import
- Configure a non-disruptive import
- Refresh hosts and volumes in a non-disruptive import
- Manage non-disruptive import sessions
- Configure an agentless import
- Manage agentless import sessions
- Configure a File Mobility Network for file-based import
- Configure the connection to a remote system for file-based import
- Configure file import interface
- Configure a file-based import
- Manage file-based import sessions
- Import-CLI (Linux)
- Additional tasks related to import for Linux-based hosts
- ImportKit-CLI (Windows)
- How to run the ImportKit CLI commands
- List supported arrays
- Host plugin log information
- Import kit version
- Restart import kit host plugin service
- Import volumes information
- Get Web server port information
- Install import kit certificate
- Re-generate the import kit certificate
- Set Web server port information
- Set host plugin logging debug log level
- Import-CLI (VMware)
- CLI for EQL MPIO
- Fault handling by PowerStore import
Dell PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
Importing block-based external storage to PowerStore overview
PowerStore provides the abilities of a traditional storage appliance and onboard compute to run embedded workloads. PowerStore enables users to respond quickly to changing business requirements and to scale quickly to meet changing needs without excessive business planning and complexity.
Importing block-based external storage to PowerStore is a migration solution that imports block data from any of the following Dell storage platforms to a PowerStore cluster:
- Dell Peer Storage (PS) Series
- Dell Storage Center (SC) Series
- Dell Unity Series
- Dell VNX2 Series
- Dell XtremIO X1 and XtremIO X2 (agentless import only)
- Dell PowerMax and VMAX3 (agentless import only)
This import solution can also be used to import block-based data from NetApp AFF A-Series platforms that use ONTAP version 9.6 or later.
Import of the following block storage resources is supported:
- LUNs and Volumes
- Consistency groups, Volume groups, and Storage groups
- Thick and thin clones
The following options are available to import block-based external storage to a PowerStore cluster:
- Non-disruptive import
- Agentless import
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