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Configure Bulk Cutover in NetApp Data Migrator

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Use Bulk Cutover in NetApp Data Migrator to perform the final sync between your source and destination systems. When baseline migrations are complete and incremental syncs are running, you can merge multiple paths into one cutover job.

Start a Cutover Job

Follow these steps to start a cutover job.

Steps

  1. Log in to NetApp Data Migrator.

  2. Select Storage Servers > File Servers.

  3. Select the name of the file server for which you want to create a Cutover Job.

  4. Select Bulk Cutover.

  5. On the Select Path page, select the checkbox next to Source Path.

  6. Select the checkbox next to the source path (confirming the cutover job).

  7. Select Proceed.

  8. Select the checkbox next to a job name to confirm that you are starting a Bulk Cutover job.

    Note You can select a job when a Bulk Migrate job is running in parallel.

  9. Select Submit to start your Bulk Cutover job.

    The Cutover job has been created confirmation message appears.

  10. You can select the View Job Listing link next to this message to open the Job Config List page where your new job is listed.

Approve a Bulk Cutover job

Follow these steps to approve a cutover job.

Steps

  1. On the Jobs page, select the Job Run List tab.

  2. Select the action menu next to your Cutover job.

  3. Select Review.

    The Cutover Confirmation pop-up box appears.

  4. Select the Download CoC Report link.

    Review the report to verify if the cutover was successful and if all data has successfully migrated from source to destination.

  5. Select the checkbox next to I have reviewed and verified the Chain of Custody (CoC) document and all other essential information.

  6. If you are satisfied with the information in the Chain of Custody (CoC) report, select Confirm to approve the Bulk Cutover.

    The status changes to Complete.

Resolve metadata update conflicts

Metadata update conflicts might arise during the cutover confirmation process for SMB migrations. To resolve the metadata update conflicts, run the metadata synchronization script for the impacted files.

Steps

  1. Download the CoC report ZIP folder that was generated as part of the cutover process.

  2. Extract the ZIP folder on the Windows worker machine that was involved in the cutover for the path pair.

    Note The drive letters S and T are used to map the source and target volumes on the Windows worker. Do not use these drive letters for any other mounts when running this script.

  3. Copy the required metadata_conflict_errors.csv file.

  4. Open PowerShell as an administrator on the Windows worker machine.

  5. Navigate to scripts directory:

    cd C:\datamigrator\scripts

  6. Run the metadata stamping script using placeholders for all parameters:

    .\stamp-metadata.ps1 `
-SourceHost "<SourceFileServer_FQDN_or_IP>" `
-SourceShare "<Source_ShareName_Only (e.g., data)>" `
-DestHost "<DestinationFileServer_FQDN_or_IP>" `
-DestShare "<Destination_ShareName_Only>" `
-SourceUsername "<DOMAIN User_With_Read_Access_To_Source>" `
-SourcePassword "<Password_For_Source_User>" `
-DestUsername "<DOMAIN User_With_Write_Access_To_Destination>" `
-DestPassword "<Password_For_Destination_User>" `
-InputFile "<Full_Path_To_File_List_CSV (e.g., C:\Migration\files.csv)>" `
-SidMapFile "<Full_Path_To_SID_Mapping_CSV (OldSID_to_NewSID)>" `
-Domain "<ActiveDirectory_Domain (e.g., company.com_or_COMPANY)>"

    The SID mapping and domain-related parameters (SidMapFile and Domain) are optional and can be included as needed.