To configure a data migration on a RAIN system:
1.On the left side of the Migration page, click on Configuration.
The Configuration panel displays step 1 (one) of the migration configuration (Choose items for migration). The Select Hardware for Retirement section lists the storage nodes in the HCP system.
2.Select the nodes from which you want to migrate the data.
To clear your selections and start over, click on the Cancel button.
3.Click on the Next button.
The Configuration panel displays step two of the migration configuration (Review configuration summary and confirm). The Configuration Summary section in this panel indicates whether the migration configuration is acceptable.
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Note: When you click on the Next button, HCP checks that the system is in a valid state to perform the migration. This includes checking for degraded RAID groups. This check can take up to 90 seconds. |
If the configuration is not acceptable, you can click on the view details link in the Configuration Summary section to display the specific reasons why. You can also click on the Configuration Report link to download the configuration summary and details to a file. The default name for this file is Configuration-Report.txt.
The Configuration Details section in the step-two panel lists the nodes selected for migration:
oTo change the migration configuration, click on the Modify Configuration button. The Configuration panel redisplays step 1, which shows your current selections.
oTo restart the migration configuration, click on the Cancel button. The Configuration panel redisplays step 1 with all selections cleared.
4.Optionally, add a description of the data migration and/or change the performance level for the migration service:
a.Click on the Add description link.
b.In the text box that opens, type a description of the migration. This text can be up to 1,024 characters long and can contain any valid UTF-8 characters, including white space.
oTo change the performance level, in the Performance Level field, select Low, Medium, or High. The higher the performance level, the greater the load on the HCP system.
5.Click on the Start Migration button.
The migration service begins preparing for the data migration, and the Migration page switches to the Overview panel.
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