Dell PowerVault 110T DLT1 Media Migration - Page 2

Media Migration Executive summary During the operation of the Dell™ PowerVault™ DL backup to Disk Appliance Powered by Symantec Backup Exec™, it may become necessary to migrate or copy backup data from one appliance to another. Depending on the appliance configuration, this data may reside on disk, tape, or both. This guide provides instructions for migrating the data from one appliance to another for the following items: • Disk Group(s) • Tape Media • Tape Library/Libraries • Data Set(s) • Disk Group(s) not associated with a PowerVault DL Appliance Migrating an entire disk group An entire Disk Group (the physical drives making up the virtual disks on the PowerVault DL Appliance) must be migrated together from one PowerVault DL Appliance to another. Migrating single drives or partial drives in a Disk Group will result in data loss for the entire Disk Group. Perform the following steps to migrate a Disk Group from one appliance to another: 1. Determine the Disk Group for migration. Note: Although Disk Groups in a standard configuration state (as defined in the Dell PowerVault™ DL Appliance Powered by Symantec Backup Exec Quick Start Guide) are typically contained in Slots 1-7 or Slots 8-14 on each PowerVault MD1000 Storage Enclosure, there are cases where the slot locations may be different or have changed. Using the following procedure ensures the correct drives are migrated in all cases. a. From Symantec's Backup Exec Management Console, 2