Planning the data migration strategy

This topic describes how to plan the data migration strategy for your existing data.

If you are migrating a large amount of data, thoroughly plan the migration in advance, to minimize downtime to your organization.

The SAN File System data migration process copies file-system objects from an existing file system to the SAN File System global namespace. It uses the active policy to place files in the appropriate user storage pool.

You must perform data migration from the client machine. Data from a Windows-based application must be migrated from a Windows-based client. Likewise, data from an UNIX® application must be migrated from an UNIX client. To migrate the data, the client must be able to access the source storage subsystem, the target storage pools, and the cluster during the migration process.
Note: The SAN File System must be installed and operational on the client machines and the metadata server engines before migrating data to the global namespace. In addition, filesets, storage pools, and policies must be set up.
Perform these tasks to plan the data migration strategy:

You can use the Data Migration worksheet to help you plan your data migration strategy.

Parent topic: Planning

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