What is done during the preconfigure step of a PowerStore block import migration?

The pre-configuration step for a PowerStore block import migration involves preparing the SAN environment before using the import wizard in PowerStore Manager. A critical prerequisite is establishing network connectivity by zoning the host's initiators to the PowerStore system's front-end ports on the SAN fabric. This ensures the host has a data path to both the source storage system and the new PowerStore destination. The PowerStore import process relies on this connectivity to manage the migration and cutover. The other listed options are all steps performed within the import configuration wizard itself, not as a preparatory or pre-configuration task.

A. Source system is added to the PowerStore.

This is the first step performed within the PowerStore Manager import wizard, not a prerequisite or pre-configuration action.

B. Destination volume is created.

This is a core configuration step performed during the import wizard after the source storage has been selected.

D. Import schedule is set.

This is one of the final options configured within the import wizard just before the import session is started.

1. Dell PowerStore: Importing External Storage to PowerStore Guide (PowerStoreOS 3.6)

Page 18, Section: Prerequisites for importing block storage: This section explicitly lists the required preparatory steps before starting an import. It states, "Ensure that the hosts are zoned to both the source storage system and the PowerStore system." This directly supports that setting up network connectivity is a pre-configuration task.

2. Dell PowerStore: Manager Overview (White Paper)

Page 27, Section: Migration > Import External Storage: The document describes the import wizard's flow, showing that adding a remote system, selecting volumes, and starting the import are sequential steps within the UI. It implicitly defines tasks like zoning as prerequisites by stating the wizard "provides a simple workflow to import block data from supported Dell storage systems," assuming the underlying connectivity is in place.

3. Dell PowerStore: Introduction to the Platform (White Paper)

Page 31, Section: Data Mobility > Native Import: This section outlines the agentless, non-disruptive import capabilities. It explains that the technology "leverages the host multipathing driver," which fundamentally requires the host to have properly configured data paths (i.e., network connectivity and zoning) to both the source and destination arrays before the import can be initiated.