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Dell EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide Version 2.x June 2021 Rev. A03 - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 2
and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 - 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 3
of external storage to PowerStore overview 10 Overview of the agentless import process...11 Import security...12 Chapter 2: Import requirements and restrictions 13 General requirements for importing data...13 Dell EqualLogic PS Series specific requirements...14 Dell Compellent SC Series specific - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 4
48 Appendix C: ImportKit-CLI (Windows 50 How to run the ImportKit CLI commands...50 List supported arrays...51 Host plugin log information...51 Import kit version...51 Restart import kit host plugin service...52 Import volumes information...52 Get Web server port information...53 Install import kit - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 5
Log information...61 Microhttpd status...62 Restart the Web server ...62 Recover device...63 Appendix F: Fault handling by PowerStore import 64 Import processing and fault handling overview...64 Import network overview...65 Import alerts and error codes...65 Failures during non-disruptive import... - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 6
PowerStore Documentation page at https:// www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. ● Troubleshooting For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to https://www.dell.com/support and locate the appropriate product support page. ● Technical support For technical support and service - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 7
platforms to a PowerStore cluster: ● Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) Series ● Dell Compellent Storage Center (SC) Series ● Dell EMC Unity Series ● Dell EMC VNX2 Series ● Dell EMC XtremIO X1 and XtremIO X2 (agentless import only) Import of the following block storage resources is supported: ● LUNs - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 8
multipath software, host protocol to the source and to the PowerStore cluster, and the type of source system for non-disruptive import. Dell EMC XtremIO X1 and XtremIO X2 systems are not listed in this table because they are only supported for agentless import. NOTE: If the version of the operating - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 9
Dell EMC VNX2 (5.33.021.5.256) ● Dell EMC Unity (5.0.2.0.5.009) or ● Dell EMC VNX2 (5.33.021.5.256) NOTE: The connection from the source system to the PowerStore cluster for import is only over iSCSI. NOTE: For the most up-to-date supported to the PowerStore cluster. Review the following processes - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 10
volumes. Use the agentless import option to migrate the external storage to a PowerStore cluster when the operating environment running on the source system does not match the respective one listed in Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and source system - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 11
start an agentless import, the destination volume must be manually enabled and the host application must be reconfigured to Review the following processes to gain an understanding of the import procedure: NOTE: You can also see the Importing External Storage to PowerStore video at https://www.dell - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 12
When the source storage volumes are configured with CHAP, data transfer is secured with CHAP support, Discovery CHAP, and Authentication CHAP. The PowerStore cluster supports both single and mutual CHAP. For more information about CHAP support, see to CHAP restrictions on page 16. 12 Introduction - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 13
Dell PS source systems, all the connections between the hosts and the Dell PS source system and between the hosts and the PowerStore cluster must be over iSCSI. For Dell SC, or Dell the PowerStore cluster. ● Only an iSCSI connection is supported between the source system and the PowerStore cluster. - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 14
full IQN names on all the associated hosts before attempting an import of external storage to PowerStore. Dell Compellent SC Series specific requirements (For non-disruptive import) See Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and source system for non-disruptive - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 15
See the PowerStore Simple Support Matrix for the maximum number of hosts that are supported. ● A maximum of 8 parallel import sessions is supported, but they 3. Once all imports have reached the Ready-For-Cutover state, do a manual cutover. 4. After one set of imports is completed, run the next set - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 16
iSCSI Data Center Bridging (DCB) configurations is not supported for Dell EqualLogic PS series and Dell Compellent SC series. CHAP restrictions The following describes the CHAP support for importing external storage to a PowerStore cluster: ● For Dell EMC Unity and VNX2 systems, source volumes with - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 17
supported. This restriction is a Windows MPIO limitation. NOTE: After a Windows host plugin install, certain LogScsiPassThroughFailure error messages may occur during import for Dell EMC VNX2 systems. These messages can be ignored. Also, after the I/O path becomes active toward PowerStore manually - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 18
between imported and non-imported volumes, it will fail gracefully and user copy will be initiated instead. ● ESXi supports only dynamic discovery level CHAP. ● Non-disruptive import does not support vVols. If the host has vVols or a Protocol Endpoint mapped, it is recommended not to install the - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 19
a security right that is called Log on as a service. All installer-related services are usually provided this right by default by the operating more information, see Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/support. Upgrade has two - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 20
to the PowerStore cluster for import Dell EqualLogic PS, download the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools Kit from the Dell EqualLogic support site https://eqlsupport.dell.com. For Dell EMC VNX2, download the ImportKIT from the Dell EMC support site, https:// www.dell.com/support. See Supported - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 21
information needs to be provided so that the host is added to the PowerStore cluster for import. About this task To upgrade the EQL HIT Kit host plugin package update for the Dell EQL HIT Kit to the host from the Dell EqualLogic support site https:// eqlsupport.dell.com. 2. As administrator, - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 22
and User's Guide. Steps 1. Download the host plugin package, DellEMC-PowerStore-Import-Plugin-for-Linux-.iso, and the associated file for the GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) key to a temporary directory, such as /temp, from the Dell EMC download site at: https://www.dell.com/support 2. Copy - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 23
The upgrade of the EQL HIT Kit host plugin for Linux is pertinent only for import of external storage from the Dell EqualLogic PS version that is listed in Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software, host protocol, and source system for non-disruptive import on page 8. To upgrade the - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 24
(VUM) The kit and the associated user guide can be downloaded from the Dell EqualLogic support site https://eqlsupport.dell.com. For the supported versions of Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) source system and Dell EqualLogic MEM kit, see Supported combinations of host OS, host multipath software - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 25
iops=1 All PowerStore Arrays 6. Reboot the system. NOTE: The system must be rebooted before the Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module with import becomes active. Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit on an ESXi-based host using setup.pl script on VMA Prerequisites Verify that the supported - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 26
Steps 1. Download the latest version of the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit and associated installation guide from the Dell EqualLogic support site https://eqlsupport.dell.com. After login, the kit and its associated installation guide can be found under downloads for VMware Integration. 2. Run the setup.pl - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 27
Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module with import becomes active. Install the Dell EqualLogic MEM kit during an ESXi-based host upgrade Prerequisites Verify whether a version earlier than the supported , contact your service provider. Host plugin installation (non-disruptive import only) 27 - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 28
manual import workflow in PowerStore Manager: 1. If the source system does not appear in PowerStore Dell EqualLogic PS series system only) After you attempt to add a PS series system to PowerStore protection policy for the import sessions. 7. Review the summary of the import configuration information - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 29
is no longer accessible to the associated hosts and the PowerStore cluster. The following steps show the manual import workflow in PowerStore Manager: 1. Select the import session to cutover. 2. more information about the REST API, see the PowerStore REST API Reference Guide. Import workflows 29 - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 30
system or host, or both. The following steps show the manual cancel workflow in PowerStore Manager: 1. Select the import session to cancel. 2. Select than the version that is supported for non-disruptive import. ● If the version of the source system supports non-disruptive import but the host - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 31
importing storage from a Dell EqualLogic PS series system only) After you attempt to add a PS series system to PowerStore, the initial data connection to use the destination volume in PowerStore. The states of a consistency group import and the manual operations that are allowed for those - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 32
● Import-Completed-With-Errors - No manual operations available ● Import-Completed - No manual operations available ● Failed - Cancel operation API. For more information about the REST API, see the PowerStore REST API Reference Guide. Cancel workflow for agentless import For volume, Cancel can be - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 33
import session. NOTE: A Force Stop option is not available for Cancel during an agentless import. The following steps show the manual cancel workflow in PowerStore Manager: 1. Select the import session to cancel. 2. Select the Cancel import action to cancel the import session. 3. Click CANCEL THE - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 34
) or Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) Series source system, an iSCSI connection between the source system and each associated host system, and a matching iSCSI connection between each associated host system and the PowerStore cluster. ● For all source systems, only an iSCSI connection is supported - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 35
remote systems on your network that you have previously entered manually in to PowerStore Manager. 5. Select Import Storage. The Import Volumes from or Import has completed. NOTE: Consistency Group is not supported in the Dell EqualLogic PS Series systems; therefore, consistency group import from - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 36
the source system volume capacity, are made to the source or a host system after they have been added to PowerStore, all the affected or involved systems must be manually refreshed using PowerStore Manager. Otherwise, when you run import on that volume, the import will fail. To refresh the source - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 37
to the volumes on the source system. Manual intervention may be required on the source longer accessible to the associated hosts and the PowerStore cluster. NOTE: When all the volumes service provider to recover the source system involved in the import. NOTE: During an import session with a Dell - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 38
For a Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) Series source system, an iSCSI connection between the source system and each associated host system, and a matching iSCSI connection between each associated host system and the PowerStore cluster. ● For all source systems, only an iSCSI connection is supported - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 39
systems on your network that you have previously entered manually in to PowerStore Manager. 6. Select Import Storage. The Import Volumes volumes with a WWN are discovered by PowerStore for import. NOTE: Consistency Group is not supported in the Dell EqualLogic PS Series systems; therefore, - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 40
manually. They are not restored automatically. NOTE: For Dell manually disconnected by logging out. 14. Select Enable Destination Volume. The volume should progress to the Ready to start copy state. 15. Reconfigure the host application to access and use the destination volume in the PowerStore - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 41
host application has been reconfigured to use the destination volume in PowerStore. Select an import session and under Import Actions, click use the delete operation that is available only through the REST API. Manual intervention is required to reconfigure the host to access the source volumes - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 42
occurs making the source system unusable or unreachable, you may need to contact your service provider to recover the source system involved in the import. NOTE: During an import session with a Dell PS EqualLogic system that has not shared volumes, those volumes are changed to shared volumes - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 43
current host plugin version, and such. This appendix contains the following information: Topics: • Get help • Status • Host plugin version • List supported arrays • Server port • Log information • Microhttpd status • Restart the Web server • Recover device Get help Get command-specific help. Format - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 44
Status Dumps the current multipathing status. If selected --importable, information for only importable volumes appears. Format importcli status Options Option -v|--verbose --importable Display Description Show extra information. Show information only for importable volumes. Example - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 45
Shows a list of supported arrays in the current host plugin version. Format importcli list_supported_arrays Example # importcli list_supported_arrays Generating diagnostic data, please wait Array Name VID EQL EQLOGIC Compellent COMPELNT VNX2 DGC UNITY DGC PowerStore DellEMC Server port Shows - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 46
restart_webServer command runs successfully, MHD becomes active. Also, the Web server should not be restarted while import is in progress on the host. Contact your service provider before using this CLI command. 46 Import-CLI (Linux) - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 47
which is stuck in a bad state due to an internal error during the import process. NOTE: Contact your service provider before using this CLI command. Format importcli recover_device Example # importcli recover_device 6006016011404000a331505c1bd8223b Generating diagnostic data, please - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 48
not need to run the following procedure when the physical sector size is 512 bytes. The physical sector size shown in the example is not supported by PowerStore and would need to be changed. Also note that the logical sector size needs to be 512 bytes. About this task Import to - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 49
1. Depending on the Oracle configuration, do one of the following when you create the Oracle database: NOTE: PowerStore does not support import an existing database on Compellent SC storage that is created with ORACLEASM_USE_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE="false" or oracleafd_use_logical_block_size defined with - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 50
contains the following information: Topics: • How to run the ImportKit CLI commands • List supported arrays • Host plugin log information • Import kit version • Restart import kit host plugin service • Import volumes information • Get Web server port information • Install import kit certificate • Re - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 51
arrays Shows all the arrays supported for import. Format Get-ImportKit-ImDsmSupportedArrays Example > Get-ImportKit-ImDsmSupportedArrays VendorID -------EQLOGIC DellEMC DGC DGC ProductID --------100E-00 PowerStore VRAID RAID 5 ProductName ----------EqualLogic PowerStore VNX2 VNX2 Host plugin - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 52
Example > Get-ImportKit-Version HostAgentService HostAgentLibrary HostAgentCLI DSM_MPIODriver 1.0 1.0 1.0 4.5.0.9859 Restart import kit host plugin service Restarts the Windows host plugin service. NOTE: Do not run this command when an import session is in progress. Format Restart- - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 53
VolumeName : ps-volumes-20 Size : 1085276160 Bytes SourceArray : PS ImportStatus : NOT IN IMPORT VolumeID : 64ed2a75a96a0d016bc3f52d3ee8491a VolumeName : ps-volumes-21 Size : 1085276160 Bytes SourceArray : PS ImportStatus : NOT IN IMPORT > Get-ImportKit-Volumes -VolumeName ps-volumes-21 - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 54
session is in progress. This command restarts the ImportKit host plugin service. To do a subsequent import operation, you must delete the associated host on the Hosts & Host Groups page under Compute in PowerStore Manager, and then add the host again. Format Invoke-ImportKit-CertificateRegeneration - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 55
Options Option -IP -Port Description The specified IP address must be from the list of available adapters. The specified port can be any permissible numeric number (0 - 65536). Examples > Set-ImportKit-WebServerPort -IP 10.0.0.1 Resultstring -----------IP is changed - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 56
Registry Key is updated successfully to value = 1 56 ImportKit-CLI (Windows) - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 57
D Import-CLI (VMware) The Import-CLI is a set of commands available to list information about devices being imported. It enables Info-level logging to host plugin and Storage Array Type Plugin (SATP) components. This appendix contains the following information: Topics: • List log levels • List - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 58
In Progress ○ Cancel Completed ○ Import Completed ● InternalNAAID - The PowerStore volume NAA ID under import or for volumes whose import is complete. command for EQL HIT Kit package. This command is applicable to the Dell EqualLogic Peer Storage (PS) series and should only be run before the volume - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 59
equalRule add esxcli import equalRule list esxcli import equalRule remove Example # esxcli import equalRule list DellEMC_IMPORT_SATP EQLOGIC 100E-00 user VMW_PSP_RR All EQL ArraysDellEMC_IMPORT_SATP DellEMC PowerStore user VMW_PSP_RR iops=1 All PowerStore Arrays Import-CLI (VMware) 59 - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 60
.equallogic:4-52aed6-21665a597-cef220441085da70-test Status: Normal: Logging out Resolution: If this situation persists, attempt a logout of the target manually as follows: iscsiadm -m target -u -T iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:4-52aed6-21665a597- cef220441085da70-test Volume Size: 0.40 GB Import - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 61
host. When the server port has been changed, delete the associated host under hosts and host groups on the Compute page of the PowerStore Manager and then add the host again. Format ehcmcli server_port {change [port_num]} Options Option change Description Changes the server port to - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 62
, MHD becomes active. Also, the Web server should not be restarted while import is in progress on the host. Contact Dell support before using this CLI command. Format ehcmcli restart_webServer Example ehcmcli restart_webServer Generating diagnostic data, please wait... Server port : 8443 62 - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 63
specified device which remains in a bad state due to an internal error during the import process. NOTE: Contact Dell support before using this CLI command. Format ehcmcli recover_device Example ehcmcli recover_device 6006016011404000a331505c1bd8223b Generating diagnostic data, please - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 64
impacted. There is no impact because the I/Os are going to the destination (PowerStore) volume. The paths from the host to source volume are not used. up before attempting the cancel. If the connections fail unexpectedly, manual intervention is required to ensure the paths from host to source - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 65
PowerStore cluster. Here again, good and steady network connectivity is mandatory. Only iSCSI is supported problem PowerStore cluster generates import alerts. Two categories of alerts are generated: critical and minor. Critical alerts are generated for situations that require manual your service - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 66
fault where the recovery needs some manual intervention. For example, if the source system or volume goes out-of-service (for example, a source volume goes offline) during import, this problem manifests as a double fault. First, the import fails because PowerStore is not able to reach the source - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 67
the source. Do a force cancel of the import. Some manual intervention may be required at the host side that is PowerStore node has recovered and PowerStore cluster is healthy, you can attempt imports again. If you run into a problem in this procedure, it is recommended that you contact your service - Dell PowerStore 500T | EMC PowerStore Importing External Storage to PowerStore G - Page 68
If the issue persists, contact your service provider. Consistency group handling PowerStore import supports import of Consistency Groups (CGs) from issues, and then import can be attempted again. Depending on the fault, a manual host-side recovery may be required. In extreme cases, such as a source
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Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide
Version 2.x
June 2021
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