NetApp AltaVault AVA400 - Prerequisites for the Source Appliance

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Prerequisites Migrating data between appliances
Prerequisites for the source appliance
Requirement Description
RAID groups If the source is a physical appliance, total number of source storage shelves, including the source
controller, must be equal to or less than the number of target RAID groups. For example, a SteelStore
3030 with 3 shelves would require an AltaVault appliance with at least 2 shelves, which in turn supports 4
RAID groups. This does not apply when the source is a virtual appliance.
To gather shelf information using the CLI, open a SSH session to the source appliance and issue the
following command:
enable
configure terminal
show shelves
Time zone The time zone on the source appliance must match that of the target appliance.
Software version When SteelStore is the source appliance, it must be running version 3.2.3. To download the required
software upgrade, go to
https://mysupport.netapp.com.
When the source is an AltaVault appliance, both source and target must be running the same software
version.
Appliance service Shut down the storage optimization service by navigating to Maintenance > Service page. To stop the
service using the CLI, open an SSH session to the source appliance and issue the following commands:
enable
configure terminal
no service enable
Encryption key
passphrase
If an encryption key passphrase was created on the source appliance, make sure to record the value. This
passphrase is required for the data migration procedure.
Network
connectivity
Setup network connectivity to the target appliance. Connection via multiple data network interfaces is
recommended for faster data transfer and fault tolerance. For more details, see “Data migration
connection diagrams” on page 170.
Data integrity (Optional) If the source appliance has recently recovered from a non-fatal appliance error condition, such
as an unexpected reboot, run the File System Check and Verify operations to validate that the data
integrity has not been compromised prior to performing data migration.
Note: File System Check and Verify operations can take several days to run depending on the amount of
storage that must be scanned.