Transitioning volumes by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool command-line interface
You can create transition projects and perform the transition in stages by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool command-line interface.
Creating a transition project
You can create a transition project that identifies the 7-Mode objects to be transitioned and how they map to the ONTAP objects. While creating the project, the 7-Mode Transition Tool collects and saves the information about the transition objects. You can use this project information to perform the transition in stages.
Customizing the transition of 7-Mode configurations by using the CLI
By default, all 7-Mode configurations are transitioned to ONTAP. You can choose to exclude some or all the volume, NFS, CIFS, SAN, and name services configurations from transition by using the 7-Mode Transition Tool CLI. You can also choose to consolidate the 7-Mode NFS export rules and Snapshot schedules, and reuse an existing NFS export policy and Snapshot policy on the target SVM.
Running prechecks
After creating a transition session, you can validate the session to verify whether the 7-Mode environment can be transitioned by using the transition precheck command. You can verify the compatibility between the 7-Mode storage system and the SVM for factors such as features and security settings.
Starting data copy for a transition project
You can initiate a data copy from 7-Mode volumes to ONTAP volumes for a baseline transfer. The baseline transfer starts when the data copy schedules configured in a project becomes active. After the baseline transfer is complete, the ONTAP volumes are updated periodically based on the data copy schedule.
Applying configurations to ONTAP volumes
After the baseline data copy is completed, you can copy and apply all NAS configurations from the 7-Mode system (including protocols and services configuration) to the ONTAP volumes. If the target cluster is running Data ONTAP 8.3.2 or later, SAN configurations are transitioned in this phase.
Completing the transition
Because the complete operation is disruptive, you should evaluate when to run it. When transitioning volumes in a SnapMirror relationship, the secondary project must be completed before completing the transition of the primary project.