D-PST-DS-00: Dell PowerStore DesignDemo

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QuestionQ16

Solution Design

A customer intends to migrate data from Dell PowerMax to Dell PowerStore. Consider these constraints and objectives:

  • Block LUNs over FC/iSCSI are presented to a mixture of physical Linux hosts and a small VMware cluster.
  • No host-resident software—such as plug-ins, I/O filters, or agents—can be installed.
  • A planned application outage during the migration is acceptable.
  • The customer wants a one-time cutover with minimal moving parts and a simple rollback plan.

Which migration method best aligns with the customer’s constraints and goals?

  • A Agent-based Import
  • B StorageMAP
  • C Agentless Import
  • D Storage Direct
Explanation

Agentless Import is the PowerStore import method supported for Dell PowerMax block storage. It is independent of the host operating system and multipathing software, requires no host plug-in installation, and uses a planned application outage to reconfigure hosts to the destination PowerStore volumes before copy and cutover. For PowerMax, the required source-to-PowerStore and host connectivity is FC.

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