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
7. Verify that the import session information in the summary is accurate and complete.
8. Click Begin Import to create and start the import session.
The Import External Storage page appears and shows the Imports information once the operation is started.
9. To view the progress of ongoing import sessions, under Migration, select Imports.
10. To view the progress details of a specific ongoing import session, click the state of that import session.
The Import Session Progress Details slide out for that import session appears.
Refresh hosts and volumes in a non-disruptive import
About this task
When any configuration changes, such as moving a volume between hosts or re-sizing the source system volume capacity, are
made to the source or a host system after they have been added to PowerStore, all the affected or involved systems must be
manually refreshed using PowerStore Manager. Otherwise, when you run import on that volume, the import will fail.
To refresh the source volumes or hosts, or both, do the following:
Steps
1. In PowerStore Manager, do the following to navigate to the Import Volumes from Source Array wizard:
a. Under Migration, select Import External Storage.
b. Select the source system from the list of Remote Systems.
c. Select Import Storage.
2. To refresh hosts, select Refresh Hosts under Refresh Actions; otherwise, go to Step 3.
a. Select Refresh for a host that must be refreshed.
b. When the Host Refresh dialog box appears confirming a successful operation, do one of the following as applicable:
● Click Close to return to the Import Volumes from Source Array wizard.
● Click Refresh Other Hosts to return to the Refresh Hosts slide out panel.
3. To refresh volumes, select Refresh Volumes.
Manage non-disruptive import sessions
About this task
An import session runs as a background job and establishes an end-to-end path for an import operation between a source and
destination. The data follows the path as it moves from source to destination.
Steps
1. Under Migration, select Imports.
The Import External Storage page appears and lists information about the existing import sessions.
2. Perform one of the following import actions:
NOTE:
The import actions that can be performed on an import session depend on the current state of the import
session.
Action Description
Cancel Select an import session and under Import Actions, click Cancel. You can cancel an import session that is in
one of the following states:
● Queued
● Scheduled
● For volume, Copy In Progress, or, for consistency group, In Progress
● Paused
● Ready For Cutover
● For consistency group, Import Cutover Incomplete
36 Configuring and managing import