- 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 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
- Configure an agentless import for a Universal type remote system
- 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
- Regenerate 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 VNX2 or Unity file systems with File Level Retention (FLR) enabled
PowerStore appliances running operating system version 3.0 or later support both FLR-E and FLR-C. When importing an FLR-enabled file system from a VNX2 or Unity system to a PowerStore appliance, ensure the PowerStore appliance is running operating system version 3.0 or later.
NOTE:
PowerStore appliances running operating system version 2.1.x or earlier do not support file-based import and FLR.
Limitations related to host access and NFS datastores
When performing a VDM or NAS server import of FLR-enabled file systems to PowerStore, the source VNX2 Data Mover or NAS server must be running the DHSM service for the import to succeed. Also, if the source DHSM service authentication is set to None, you do not need to configure the DHSM credentials, username and password, on PowerStore for import. However, if the source DHSM service authentication is set to either Basic or Digest, you must configure those credentials at the PowerStore appliance as part of the import configuration. If DHSM is not already configured on the source file system, refer to the VNX2 or Unity system's Unisphere online help or the VNX Command Line Interface Reference for File or Unity Command Line Interface Reference for information about setting up the DHSM configuration on the respective source system.
PowerStore appliances do not support FLR on NFS datastores. Therefore, VNX2 or Unity FLR-enabled file systems cannot be imported to PowerStore as NFS datastores. They can only be imported as file system objects.
NOTE:If the source VNX2 or Unity file system is FLR-enabled, you cannot change the destination resource from a file system to an NFS datastore. This action is not allowed.
Port requirements for DHSM when FLR is enabled
The default DHSM service port is 5080 on VNX2, Unity, and PowerStore appliances. However, the VNX2 Data Mover (the physical Data Mover that hosts the VDM that is being imported) that is configured with the DHSM service can be set to a different port than the default. This port must match on both systems in order for the import of FLR-enabled file systems to succeed. To import FLR-enabled file systems when the source VNX2 Data Mover is using another port instead of the default, if possible, change the VNX2 Data Mover that is configured with the DHSM service to use the default port 5080.
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