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SN0051424-00 B 1 Application Note Remote Data Migration for iSR6200 1 Introduction This application note provides inst r uctions for performing remote data migration using the QLogic iSR6200 Series of intelligent S torage Routers listed in the Products Affected table.
4 – Configuration SN0051424-00 B 2 Use Case 2: The source and destination arra ys are at the local site initially . For Use Case 2, after the initial co pying ope ration, the remote migration is moved to the remote site. The iSR6200 supp orts a maxim um of eight paths per array .
4 – Configuration SN0051424-00 B 3 4.2 Configuring Local and Remote iSR6 200 Routers for iS CSI Present ation T o configure local and remote iSR6200 router s for iSCSI presentation, follo w these steps: 1. Identify the destination array po rts to use for remot e migration.
5 – Best Practices SN0051424-00 B 4 13. After successfully logging in, you see the LUNs on the logged -in target as follows: For Use Cas e 1, a new array objec t is formed. Iss ue the set array command to set the array type and license the array if required.
5 – Best Practices SN0051424-00 B 5 Refer to the attached Timeline for Remote Migration Pro ject.xlsx spreadsheet to estimate the am ount of data that can be trans f erred weekly based on the available bandwid th and change rate at the source.
6 – Remote Migration T opology Exampl es SN0051424-00 B 6 Figure 5-1. Example T ime Line for Remote Migration Project 6 Remote Migration T opology Examples The following sections illustrate va rious remote migration topologies: 6.1 Fibre Channel- to-Fibre Channel Remo te Online and Offlin e Migration Using iSCSI Presented Ta r g e t s 6.
6 – Remote Migration T opology Exampl es SN0051424-00 B 7 6.1 Fibre Channel-to-Fibre C hannel Re mote Online and Of fline Migration Using iSCSI Presented T arget s The Fibre Channel-to-Fibr e Channel topology shown in Figure 6-1 supports both online an d offline remote migration.
6 – Remote Migration T opology Exampl es SN0051424-00 B 8 6.2 Fibre Channel-to-Fibre C hannel Re mote Online and Of fline Migration Using FCIP The Fibre Channel-to-Fibr e Channel topology shown in Figure 6-2 supports both online an d offline remote migration.
6 – Remote Migration T opology Exampl es SN0051424-00 B 9 6.3 Fibre Channel-to-iSCSI Remo te Online and Of fline Migration The Fibre Channel-to-i SCSI topology shown in Figur e 6-3 support s both online and offlin e remote migration. For offlin e migration, the servers access ing the source LUN must be shut down and do not require a DML.
6 – Remote Migration T opology Exampl es SN0051424-00 B 10 6.4 iSCSI-to-Fibre Channel Remote Offline Migration The iSCSI-to-Fibre Chan nel topology shown in Figure 6-4 support s only offline migration. The iSR6200 does not currently suppor t online data mig ration when the source LUN is from an iSCSI target.
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