Virtual LUN Technology 
The Symmetrix V-Max 
storage array enhances the Virtual LUN technology offered by DMX storage
 arrays. The Virtual LUN technology on the V-Max array can now perform 
transparent, nondisruptive data mobility between storage tiers for 
standard Symmetrix devices. This technology is based on the Enginuity 
Virtual RAID Architecture and requires Enginuity code level 5874. 
Virtual LUN migration provides users the ability to move data between 
high-performance drives and high capacity drives. This new functionality
 is used to either change RAID protection types, move between physical 
disk groups, or both. It supports the migration of regular devices or 
meta-volumes, and can utilize configured or unconfigured disk space as 
the target. When the migration is performed to configured space, the 
target of the invocation cannot be assigned to a host. Migration is 
facilitated by the creation and movement of Symmetrix devices. Upon 
completion of the migration, the original devices are deleted and the 
space is freed.
Rules regarding Virtual LUNs
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Enhanced Virtual LUN Technology works with all EMC replication technologies including SRDF, TimeFinder, and Open Replicator.
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Migrations of devices can only occur inside a single V-Max system.
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Once established, migrations cannot be canceled.
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Protected devices cannot be moved to unprotected devices.
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Target devices have to be unmapped and/or unmasked before they can be used for a VLUN migration session.
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Only one migration operation can be executed on any device at one time.
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Migrations are managed as a session. Once the session is established, migration is monitored and managed by the assigned session name.
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Multiple migrations can be run in parallel sessions, with a maximum of 16 sessions.
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RDF devices cannot be specified as the target for a migration to configured space.
 
From “EMC Symmetrix V-Max and VMware Virtual Infrastructure – Applied Technology” (EMC Copyrighted) Found at http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h6209-symmetrix-v-max-vmware-virtual-infrastructure-wp.pdf






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