Overland Storage SnapScale Administrator's Manual page 210

SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator's Guide
• For NFS v2/v3 import, consider using the user root and configuring the NFS export on
the source to
import.
NOTE: Only one import job can run at a time.
To create a data import job, perform the following procedure:
1. On the
target.
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Data Import page, complete the required information for both the source and
Option Description
Source:
Network Protocol Protocol that the cluster uses to connect to the source server. Use the
drop-down list to select:
NOTE:
• Windows (SMB) – Uses SMB for Windows with the source data on a
Windows root directory (default option).
• NFS – Uses NFS v2/v3 for Unix/Linux-based servers or RAINcloudOS
nodes with source data on a Unix root directory.
Auth. Name & • For the Windows (SMB) network protocol, enter both the Auth. Name
Auth. Password / and Auth. Password (Windows user name and password to log in to
User Name the source server over SMB).
• For the NFS network protocol, enter the User Name (node local user
name or NIS user, representing the UID used to perform the
operation over NFS).
Host Enter the name or IP address of the source server you are importing
data from.
Share/Export Specify the share (Windows) or export (NFS) on the source server
containing the data you want to import.
NOTE:
Path Enter the path to the file or folder you want to import. If you are
importing the entire share, you can leave the Path field blank.
NOTE:
Target (This SnapScale):
Volume Specify the volume where you want the data imported.
Path Specify the path to the directory where you want the data imported.
Options:
Import Type Options for the import data are to Copy (source data is maintained) or
Move (source data is removed during copy). If Verify Imported Data is
enabled, the Move option removes the original data after the
verification is complete.
The default is Copy.
NOTE:
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for the IP Address of the node for the duration of the
If you are importing via SMB, SMB must also be enabled on
the target cluster (enable at Network > Windows/SMB).
Wildcards are not supported when specifying the source
share to import.
Wildcards are not supported when specifying the path to
import.
If you select to Move rather than Copy data, it is strongly
recommended that you also select the Verify Imported Data
option.
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