HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Manual

HP Storage

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router Data
Migration User Guide

Abstract

This guide is intended for administrators of data migration services using the MPX200 Multifunction Router, with a basic
knowledge of managing SANs and SAN storage.

HP Part Number: 5697-2507
Published: March 2013
Edition: 3

Table of contents

Document Outline

HP MPX200 Multifunction Router Data Migration User Guide
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Getting started
- Supported configurations
- Hardware and software setup
  - Hardware setup
  - Software setup
3 Data migration objects
- Arrays
- Data migration job groups
- Data migration jobs
- VPG
  - VPG examples
  - Using VPGs on an FC array
- Presented targets
  - Virtual presentation
  - Global presentation
- Migration to a thin-provisioned LUN
  - Recommended steps
- DML
- Remote peers
- Online remote migration
  - Method 1: Using Native IP
    - Native IP remote migration firewall ports
  - Method 2: Using a fat pipe between local and remote data center
- Data scrubbing
- Protection
- Logs
- Users
- Host
4 Data migration licenses
- Types of data migration licenses
  - Capacity-based licenses
  - Array-based licenses
- Types of data scrubbing licenses
  - Capacity-based licenses
  - Array-based licenses
- Installing a data migration license key
- Applying an array-based license to a specific array
- Viewing data migration and scrubbing license usage
5 Performing data migration
- Typical data migration process
- Configuring the fabric
- Presenting LUNs to the MPX200
  - LUN presentation from FC arrays
  - LUN presentation from iSCSI arrays
- Rescanning Targets
- Creating a data migration job group
- Presenting LUNs to the server for online data migration
  - Step 1: Inserting the MPX200 in the server data path for online data migration
  - Step 2: Create presented targets
  - Step 3: Zone in presented targets with initiator ports
- Mapping LUNs to initiators
- Mapping LUNs to hosts
- Using remote peers
- Importing a remote array
- Setting array properties
- Creating a data migration job group
- Using the data migration wizard
  - Starting the data migration wizard
  - Scheduling an individual data migration job
  - Scheduling data migration jobs in batch mode
- Starting serial scheduled jobs
- Viewing the status of data migration jobs
- Viewing job details and controlling job actions
- Viewing system and data migration job logs
  - System Log
  - Data migration job log
- Using the Verifying Migration Jobs wizard
- Starting the Verifying Migration Job wizard
- Scheduling verification of job options
- Acknowledging a data migration job
  - Acknowledging offline migration jobs
  - Acknowledging online, local migration jobs
  - Acknowledging online, remote migration jobs
- Removing an offline array
- Creating and removing a DML
- Using the Scrubbing LUN wizard
- Generating a data migration report
6 Command line interface
- User accounts
- User sessions
  - Admin session
  - Miguser session
- Command syntax
  - Command line completion
  - Authority requirements
- Commands
7 Performance and best practices
- Performance factors
- Maximizing performance
- Optimal configuration and zoning
- Expected time of completion (ETC) for data migration jobs
  - Overview
  - Operational Behavior
- Best practices
8 Using the HP MSA2012fc storage array
- MSA2012fc Array Behavior
- Using Array-based Licenses for MSA2012fc Array
- Workaround for Using a Single Array License for MSA2012fc
9 Restrictions
- Reconfiguring LUNs on a storage array
- Removing an array after completing data migration jobs
- Serial scheduling jobs from multiple arrays
10 Support and other resources
- Contacting HP
- New and changed information in this edition
- Related information
  - Websites
- Prerequisites
- Typographic conventions
- HP Insight Remote Support software
- Product feedback
11 Documentation feedback
A Configuring the data path through MPX200 for online data migration
- Windows multipath configuration
- Linux multipath configuration
- IBM AIX Multipath Configuration
- HP-UX multipath configuration
- Solaris multipath configuration
- VMware multipath configuration
- Citrix XenServer multipath configuration
B Configuring the data path through MPX200 for iSCSI online data migration
- Pre-insertion requirements
- Insertion process with Microsoft MPIO
- Insertion process with Dell EqualLogic DSM
C SNMP
- SNMP Parameters
- SNMP trap configuration
- Notifications
  - qsrDMNotification object definition
  - Data migration Solution notification object types
D HP-UX Boot volume migration
- Data migration
- Stand alone systems (non vPar configurations)
  - Example boot process in an Itanium server environment
- vPar configurations
  - Example boot processes in vPar environments
    - PA-RISC systems
      - Example of winona1 vpar boot
    - Itanium Systems
      - Example of winona1 vpar boot
E Troubleshooting
Glossary
Index