HP MPX200 Data Migration Planning Guide

Contents
1 Getting started ..........................................................................................4
Relationship between application data and physical storage..........................................................4
LUN access to a server..............................................................................................................5
Offline data migration...............................................................................................................5
General Steps for Online Data Migration.....................................................................................6
2 Inventory checklists.....................................................................................8
Step 1: Source and destination storage arrays..............................................................................8
Step 2: List the servers affected by the data migration project.........................................................8
Step 3: Applications, mount points, and paths to the physical devices..............................................8
Step 4: List and create LUN ID mappings.....................................................................................9
Step 5: List and create FC zoning...............................................................................................9
3 Operating systems dependencies................................................................11
Windows..............................................................................................................................11
UNIX (HP-UX, Linux, AIX, Solaris)..............................................................................................11
Citrix XenServer......................................................................................................................12
4 Performance and downtime.......................................................................13
Optimizing performance during data migration..........................................................................13
Minimizing downtime for offline migration.................................................................................13
Before application downtime...............................................................................................13
During application downtime...............................................................................................14
Validating data integrity.....................................................................................................14
5 Support and other resources......................................................................15
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................15
Related information.................................................................................................................15
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................15
6 Documentation feedback...........................................................................17
A Checklist examples...................................................................................18
Step 1: Source and destination storage array..............................................................................18
Step 2: List the servers impacted by the data migration project......................................................18
Step 3: List applications, mount points, and paths to the physical device........................................18
List and create LUN ID mappings..............................................................................................19
List and create FC zoning........................................................................................................19
B Assigning LUNs to the MPX200 for data migration.......................................21
Assigning LUNs from HP arrays................................................................................................21
Assigning LUNs from an HDS Array..........................................................................................34
Assigning LUNs from EMC arrays.............................................................................................38
Assigning LUNs from IBM Arrays..............................................................................................46
Assigning LUNs from NetApp Systems.......................................................................................56
Assigning LUNs from Xiotech Arrays..........................................................................................68
Assigning LUNs from a Dell Compellent Array............................................................................68
Assigning LUNs from ETERNUS arrays.......................................................................................71
Assigning LUNs from a Dell Compellent Array............................................................................78
Assigning LUNs from a Dell EqualLogic Array.............................................................................80
Glossary....................................................................................................84
Index.........................................................................................................89
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