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Importing from External Device without Replication License
Importing from External Device without Replication License
Storage Center allows you to do a thin import from a non-Storage Center disk even if
Replication is not licensed. Import from External Device uses synchronous replication to
import/load data from a non-Storage Center device. Previously, this was only allowed when
synchronous replication was licensed.
Note If Synchronous Replication is not licensed, you cannot import from remote Storage
Center volumes. Remote Systems do not appear in the System Tree.
Classify Disk as External Device
A disk can only be classified as an External Device if it is unmanaged. Refer to Adding
Disks to a Storage Center System on page 116 .
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To classify a disk as an external device
1 In the System Tree, select an unmanaged disk.
Figure 102. Select Unmanaged Disk
2 From the shortcut menu, select Classify Disk as External Device. The Classify Disk
as External Device window appears.