Hitachi Command Suite 8 User Guide

Migrate data dialog boxData migration provides the capability for moving data from a set of sourcevolumes to a set of destination volumes or DP pools, including those inexternally-connected storage systems.
The Migrate data dialog box is a wizard that guides you in configuring the
task for migrating selected data from a source location to a destination target.
For example, when you select a specific host, storage system, pool type, and click Apply, the corresponding volume information is displayed in the...

FieldSubfieldDescriptionVolume
CriteriaCategorySelect an option from the Category drop-down list (for example, Storage System).AttributeSelect an option from the Attribute drop-down list (for example, Storage System Vendor).Attribute
ConditionSelect an option from the attribute condition drop-down list (for
example, is).ValueSelect an option from the Value drop-down list (for example,
Hitachi).
Click + to add additional volume criteria condition entries, or click -
to delete a specific volume criteria...

FieldSubfieldDescription>>
Advanced
OptionsMigration-
Target
Selection: PoolClick >> Advanced Options to display the Volume criteria options.Volume
Criteria-Note:  The Volume criteria drop-down list choices you make affect
each subsequent criteria option for the migration volume target.
For details on setting these options, see >> Advanced Options in Step 1  in this table.Migration-
Target
Selection-Depending upon the selected storage system, choose one of the following available migration target...

FieldSubfieldDescription3. Migration PairEdit migration pairs.Analyze
Performance-Click Analyze Performance to display a report of historic performance for one or more selected migration pairs (this
requires a Hitachi Tuning Manager license).Do Not
Migrate-Click Do Not Migrate to remove one or more selected migration
pairs from migration consideration.Restore
Default Pairs-Click Restore Default Pairs to restore one or more selected
migration pairs to default values.Other
Candidate
pools for...

FieldSubfieldDescriptionZero page
reclaimClick the Zero page reclaim option to enable the process where when volumes are migrated to DP volumes, any unused physical capacity in the target volumes is returned to the pool. Pools are
examined by the firmware, which if it verifies that no data other
than zeros are detected and physical storage is unmapped, it can
be returned as free storage capacity.Email address
that received
completion
emailsClick the Email address that received completion emails option...

Related tasks
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Migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage
system  on page 346
Migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another
storage system
You can migrate data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to anotherstorage system.
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Prerequisites
• Register a Tiered Storage Manager license.
• Set up Tiered Storage Manager CLI (if necessary). • Set up Device Manager CLI (if necessary)• Connect the port on the SMI-S enabled storage system to the External port of the storage system by using Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over
Ethernet.
• Assign the volumes on the SMI-S enabled storage system to an External port (performed by the management tool of the SMI-S enabled storage
system).
• Gather the following information: ○Name or IP...

5.Start the host, and then change the target that the host (applications)
accesses from the migration source storage system to the migration target storage system.
Perform this step by using the configuration tools of the host while
applications are stopped.
6. Migrate data in the external volumes (migration source) to an internal
volume of the migration target storage system (data migration). Use the
GUI to migrate data, or run the following commands (Tiered Storage Manager CLI):
• CreateStorageTier...

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Grouping resources
This module describes how to group logical groups and storage tiers
(resources).
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Managing logical groups
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Managing storage tiers
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Managing logical groupsThis module describes how to manage the two supported logical group types:public and private. Public and private logical groups are listed in the
navigation pane (Resources > Logical Groups) under the Public Logical
Groups root folder and the Private Logical Groups root folder, respectively.
About logical groups A logical group  is a mechanism for the grouping of storage resources (hosts
and volumes) by storage administrators, and can be organized according to
business operations,...