Dell PowerVault 110T DLT1 Media Migration - Page 6

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Media Migration 2. Power down the PowerVault DL Appliance, including the server and all attached MD1000 Storage Enclosures. 3. Remove the physical disks for the Disk Group to be migrated as determined in Step 1.c. 4. On the target PowerVault DL appliance, set the Disk Configuration Policy to Manual via the Appliance Management Console. 5. Install the physical disks of the migrated Disk Group in to the MD1000 Storage Enclosure connected to the target PowerVault DL Appliance. Note: If the goal is to keep the Disk Configuration State as Standard, the migrated Disk Group must occupy Slots 1-7 or Slots 8-14 in the new MD1000 Storage Enclosure. The optional hot spare should be installed in Slot 0. 6. From the target PowerVault DL Appliance Console, launch Dell's OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) tool. Import the migrated Disk Group(s) using OMSA. Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) User Guide for specific steps. Note: Use the OMSA procedure for importing foreign configurations. 7. On the target PowerVault DL appliance, reset the Disk Configuration Policy to one of the Automatic settings via the Appliance Management Console. 8. Launch Symantec Backup Exec once the Disk Group has been imported. Backup Exec will automatically discover and detect the imported Disk Group (listed as an Array in the Devices tab), including its virtual disks. The contents of the migrated Disk Group / array must be inventoried and cataloged before they are available for use. 9. Select the Devices tab from within the Backup Exec management console. Right-click the imported virtual disk and select Inventory from the pop-up menu. Repeat this step for each imported virtual disk. Once all virtual disks have been inventoried, their contents must be cataloged. 6

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Media Migration
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Power down the PowerVault DL Appliance, including the
2.
server and all attached MD1000 Storage Enclosures.
Remove the physical disks for the Disk Group to be
3.
migrated as determined in Step 1.c.
On the target PowerVault DL appliance, set the
4.
Disk
Configuration Policy
to
Manual
via the
Appliance
Management Console.
Install the physical disks of the migrated Disk Group in to
5.
the MD1000 Storage Enclosure connected to the target
PowerVault DL Appliance.
Note:
If the goal is to keep the Disk Configuration State as
Standard
, the migrated Disk Group must occupy Slots 1-7
or Slots 8-14 in the new MD1000 Storage Enclosure. The
optional hot spare should be installed in Slot 0.
From the target PowerVault DL Appliance Console,
6.
launch Dell’s OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
tool. Import the migrated Disk Group(s) using OMSA.
Refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
(OMSA) User Guide for specific steps. Note: Use the
OMSA procedure for importing foreign configurations.
On the target PowerVault DL appliance, reset the Disk
7.
Configuration Policy to one of the
Automatic
settings via
the Appliance Management Console.
Launch Symantec Backup Exec once the Disk Group has
8.
been imported. Backup Exec will automatically discover
and detect the imported Disk Group (listed as an
Array
in
the
Devices
tab), including its virtual disks. The contents
of the migrated Disk Group / array must be inventoried
and cataloged before they are available
for use.
Select the
9.
Devices
tab from within the Backup Exec
management console. Right-click the imported virtual
disk and select
Inventory
from the pop-up menu. Repeat
this step for each imported virtual disk. Once all virtual
disks have been inventoried, their contents must be
cataloged.