RE: Large volume file move

Hello;

If it is only archive storage (no update) like a 3995... my suggestion
would be to use virtual optical disk.... (this is probably what is beyond
the SMU)
you need to create some ISO disk images on your windows server , you can
then move them at the speed of your network connection to the IFS.
there is no problem of ownership, etc...
you can mount the volume on a virtual optical device and acces it as it
was a DVD (/QOPT/VOLUME/Path...)

Paul





From: "Steinmetz, Paul" <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'MIDRANGE-L (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 25/09/2018 22:08
Subject: RE: Large volume file move
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



Back in 2012, we had to migrate our 50 optical platters from a 3995-C42 to
the IFS.
Using conventional methods, runtime process would have been months.

3rd party vendor had a utility to do this faster.
SMU - Storage Migration Utility.
The utility migrated all 50 platters in less than one day.

Possibly a similar utility might be available for your migration.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Justin Taylor
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 12:55 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: Large volume file move

Our native document management system stores files on an external Windows
server in the same rack as our POWER7. As part of our POWER9 upgrade,
we're planning on moving those files into an iASP. We currently access
the files via an NFS share.

The obvious way to do the move is to use CPY and copy them locally over
the NFS share. Is there a better way to do this? Ballpark, we're looking
at about 20.7 million files (about 1 TB).

Also is there any way to gauge the time required? FWIW, both systems will
have dual NIC's going thru different gigabit switches.

TIA