Tools > File Systems > Migrate Data

You can migrate file system data to move data files from a file system’s source stripe group to another stripe group on the same file system. This process allows the source stripe group to become available so that it can be removed from the file system.

Note: To manage and perform a task on a stripe group (including migrating a stripe group for a managed file system), see Tools > File Systems > Stripe Group Actions.

To access the Migrate Data page on the GUI, on the Tools menu, click File Systems, and then click Migrate Data.

You can migrate a User Data stripe group or a Metadata/Journal Data stripe group.

The time it takes to complete the migration process depends on the amount of data being moved between source file system and destination stripe groups. When moving a data stripe group, the file system continues to run during the move. StorNext does not block any new read/write requests, or block updates to existing files on the source file system. All operations (including metadata operations) are handled normally, but no new writes are allowed to the source stripe group, which will be marked read-only.

Note: On large disks, the migration process may take some time since all of the blocks on the disks are copied, regardless of the amount of data on the disks.