Agentless import of external storage to
PowerStore overview
Unlike nondisruptive import, agentless import of external storage to a
PowerStore cluster is independent of the operating system and the multipathing solution on the host, and the front-end connectivity between the host and the source system. Agentless import does not require the installation of host plug-in software on the host. However, you must reconfigure the host application to work with the new
PowerStore volumes. Only a one-time host application downtime is required before the migration. The downtime only includes renaming or reconfiguring the host application, file systems, and datastores to the new
PowerStore 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 non-disruptive supporting import operating environment. See the related list in the
Simple Support Matrix for
PowerStore. Also, use the agentless import option when the source system is one of the following:
Dell PowerMax or VMAX3 system
Dell XtremIO X1 or XtremIO X2 system
NetApp AFF A-Series system
Universal system (either a legacy Dell or third-party storage system)
NOTE:When the operating environment running on your source system matches the respective non-disruptive supporting import operating environment that is listed in the
Simple Support Matrix for
PowerStore, you can choose to use the agentless import option instead of the non-disruptive option. However, the host plug-in software must not be installed on the associated host or hosts.