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Configuring migration jobs

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The FLI offline workflow requires configuration of the source LUN and destination LUNs.

Steps

  1. For FLI migration, the source LUN needs to be marked as foreign. Mark the source LUNs as foreign using the serial number.

    DataMig-cmode::*> storage disk set-foreign-lun { -serial-number 83017542001E }
                   -is-foreign true
DataMig-cmode::*> storage disk set-foreign-lun { -serial-number 83017542000E }
                   -is-foreign true
DataMig-cmode::*> storage disk set-foreign-lun { -serial-number 83017542000F }
                   -is-foreign true

  2. Verify the source LUN is marked as foreign.

    DataMig-cmode::*> storage disk show -array-name HITACHI_DF600F_1 -fields disk, serial-number, container-type, owner,import-in-progress, is-foreign
disk     owner is-foreign container-type import-in-progress serial-number
-------- ----- ---------- -------------- ------------------ -------------
HIT-1.2  -     true       foreign        false              83017542001E
HIT-1.3  -     true       foreign        false              83017542000E
HIT-1.4  -     true       foreign        false              83017542000F
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  3. Create destination volumes.

    DataMig-cmode::*> vol create -vserver datamig winvol aggr1 -size 100g
[Job 5606] Job succeeded: Successful

  4. Disable default Snapshot policy on each volume. If default Snapshot copies exist prior to FLI migration, the volume needs additional space to store changed data.

    DataMig-cmode::> volume modify -vserver datamig -volume winvol -snapshot-policy none

Warning: You are changing the Snapshot policy on volume winvol to none.  Any Snapshot copies on this volume from the previous policy will not be deleted by
         this new Snapshot policy.
Do you want to continue? {y|n}: y
Volume modify successful on volume winvol of Vserver datamig.

  5. Set fraction_reserveoption for each volume to 0 and set the Snapshot policy to none.

    DataMig-cmode::> vol modify -vserver datamig -volume * -fractional-reserve 0 –snapshot-policy none
Volume modify successful on volume winvol of Vserver datamig.

  6. Check your volume settings.

    DataMig-cmode::> vol show -vserver datamig -volume * -fields fractional-reserve,snapshot-policy
vservervolumesnapshot-policyfractional-reserve
-----------------------------------------------
datamig datamig_rootnone0%
datamigwinvolnone0%
Volume modify successful on volume winvol of Vserver datamig.

  7. Delete any existing Snapshot copies.

    DataMig-cmode::> set advanced; snap delete –vserver datamig –vol winvol –snapshot * -force true
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    Note

    FLI migration modifies every block of the target LUN. If default or other Snapshot copies exist on a volume prior to FLI migration, the volume gets filled up. Changing the policy and removing any existing Snapshot copies before FLI migration are required. Snapshot policy can be set again post-migration.
    Note

    The LUN create command detects the size and alignment based on partition offset and creates the LUN accordingly with foreign-disk option. For a review, see the NetApp Knowledgebase article What is an unaligned I/O? Also note that some I/O will always appear be partial writes and will therefore look misaligned. Examples of this would be database logs.

    What is an unaligned I/O?

  8. Create destination LUNs using foreign LUN.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun create -vserver datamig -path /vol/winvol/bootlun -ostype windows_2008 -foreign-disk 83017542001E

Created a LUN of size 40g (42949672960)

Created a LUN of size 20g (21474836480)
DataMig-cmode::*> lun create -vserver datamig -path /vol/linuxvol/lvmlun1 -ostype linux -foreign-disk 830175420011

Created a LUN of size 2g (2147483648)
DataMig-cmode::*> lun create -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/bootlun -ostype vmware -foreign-disk 830175420014

Created a LUN of size 20g (21474836480)

  9. List the destination LUNs and verify the size of LUN with source LUN.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun show -vserver datamig
Vserver   Path                            State   Mapped   Type        Size
--------- ------------------------------- ------- -------- -------- --------
datamig   /vol/esxvol/bootlun             online  unmapped vmware       20GB
datamig   /vol/esxvol/linuxrdmvlun        online  unmapped linux         2GB
datamig   /vol/esxvol/solrdmplun          online  unmapped solaris       2GB
datamig   /vol/winvol/gdrive              online  unmapped windows_2008  3GB
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DataMig-cmode::*>
    Note

    For FLI offline migration, the LUN must be mapped to the igroup and then be offlined before creating the LUN import relationship.

  10. Create host igroup of protocol FCP and add initiators. Find initiator WWPNs from storage groups section of your Site Survey planning worksheet.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun igroup create -ostype windows -protocol fcp -vserver datamig -igroup dm-rx200s6-21 -initiator 21:00:00:24:ff:30:14:c4,21:00:00:24:ff:30:14:c5

DataMig-cmode::*> lun igroup create -ostype linux -protocol fcp -vserver datamig  -igroup dm-rx200s6-22 -initiator 21:00:00:24:ff:30:04:85,21:00:00:24:ff:30:04:84

DataMig-cmode::*> lun igroup create -ostype vmware -protocol fcp -vserver datamig -igroup dm-rx200s6-20 -initiator 21:00:00:24:ff:30:03:ea,21:00:00:24:ff:30:03:eb
    Note

    Use the same LUN ID as source. Refer to source LUNS section of your Site Survey planning worksheet.

  11. Map the destination LUNs to igroup.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun map -vserver datamig -path /vol/winvol/bootlun -igroup dm-rx200s6-21 -lun-id 0
DataMig-cmode::*> lun map -vserver datamig -path /vol/linuxvol/bootlun -igroup dm-rx200s6-22 -lun-id 0
DataMig-cmode::*> lun map -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/bootlun -igroup dm-rx200s6-20 -lun-id 0

  12. Offline the destination LUNs.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun offline -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/bootlun
DataMig-cmode::*> lun offline -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/linuxrdmvlun
DataMig-cmode::*> lun offline -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/solrdmplun

  13. Create import relationship with destination LUN and source LUN.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun import create -vserver datamig -path /vol/winvol/bootlun -foreign-disk 83017542001E
DataMig-cmode::*> lun import create -vserver datamig -path /vol/linuxvol/ext3lun -foreign-disk 830175420013
DataMig-cmode::*> lun import create -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/linuxrdmvlun -foreign-disk 830175420018
DataMig-cmode::*> lun import create -vserver datamig -path /vol/esxvol/solrdmplun -foreign-disk 830175420019

  14. Verify the import job creation.

    DataMig-cmode::*> lun import show -vserver datamig
vserver foreign-disk   path                operation admin operational percent
                                         in progress state state       complete
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
datamig 83017542000E   /vol/winvol/fdrive  import    stopped
                                                           stopped            0
datamig 83017542000F   /vol/winvol/gdrive  import    stopped
                                                           stopped            0
datamig 830175420010   /vol/linuxvol/bootlun
                                           import    stopped
                                                           stopped            0
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