Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
- Contents
- Additional Resources
- Introduction
- Import requirements and restrictions
- Host plugin installation (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
- Configuring and managing import
- 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
● Cancel import – For volumes, Cancel can be performed only when the import processing state is Queued, Scheduled,
Ready To Enable Destination Volume, Ready to Start Copy, Copy In Progress, Paused, Ready for
Cutover, or Cancel Required and the host application that is accessing the volume has been shut down. For volume
groups, Cancel can be performed only when the import processing state is Queued, Scheduled, In Progress, Paused,
Ready for Cutover, Cancel Required, Cancel Failed and the host application that is accessing the volume has
been shut down.
● Enable Destination Volume – Ensure the host application on the applicable host or hosts that use the source volume or
volumes have been shut down or taken off line before enabling each destination volume in an import session.
● Start Copy – Start Copy can be performed for each of the destination volumes that are in the Ready to Start Copy
state.
Import security
Communication between the source system, hosts, and the PowerStore cluster is provided by using HTTPS certificates. These
certificates are used to establish secure communication between the following import components:
● PowerStore cluster and the source system
● PowerStore cluster and the host systems
PowerStore Manager provides an option to view and accept the remote certificates when adding a host to the PowerStore
cluster.
NOTE: PowerStore Manager is a web-based software application that enables you to monitor and manage storage
resources, virtual machines, and appliances within a PowerStore cluster.
When the source storage volumes are configured with CHAP, data transfer is secured with CHAP support, Discovery CHAP,
and Authentication CHAP. The PowerStore cluster supports both single and mutual CHAP. For more information about CHAP
support, see to CHAP restrictions on page 16.
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Introduction