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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Import Data from an External Device (Offline)

Importing data from an external device copies data from the external device to a new destination volume in Storage Center. Complete the following task to import data from an external device.

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, review Data Migration from Dell PS Series or PowerVault MD3 to Dell EMC SC Series Storage using Thin Import located in the Dell Knowledge Base.

Steps

  1. If the Dell 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 Offline Import From External Device.
    The Offline Import From External Device dialog box opens.
  5. Modify the Destination Volume Attributes as needed.
    NOTE:For more information, click Help.
  6. (Optional) Create a new Replication quality of service (QoS) definition.
    1. Click Create QoS Node.
      The Create Replication QoS dialog box appears.
    2. In the Name field, type a name for the QoS definition.
    3. In the Link Speed field, specify the speed of the link in megabits per second (Mbps) or gigabits per second (Gbps).
    4. Select the Bandwidth Limited check box, then click Finish.
  7. Click OK.

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