Importing Image Mode Volumes - IBM Storwize V5010 Manual

11.2.2 Importing image mode volumes

If the external storage systems are not new systems and data exists on the LUNs that must
be kept after virtualization, you must import the existing LUNs. The process of importing
existing data on external volumes is simplified by using the storage migration wizard, which is
described in Chapter 7, "Storage migration" on page 349.
To manually import volumes, they must not be assigned to a storage pool and they must be
unmanaged managed disks (MDisks). Hosts that access data from these external storage
system LUNs can continue to access data, but the hosts must be rezoned and mapped to the
Storwize V5030 to use these external storage system LUNs after they are presented through
the IBM Storwize V5030.
Figure 11-9 shows how to import an unmanaged MDisk:
1. Select the unmanaged MDisk and click Import from the Actions drop-down menu. Multiple
MDisks can be selected by using the Ctrl key.
Figure 11-9 Import MDisk option
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