If, for any reason, you choose not to use SnapManager as your data management tool, you can migrate your databases back to local disks.
To migrate your databases back to local disks, complete the following steps.
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From the SnapManager menu bar, select Options > Configuration Wizard Options > Migrate Database(s) to Local Disk.
Result
A dialog box appears and informs you that the migrate back to local disk feature has been enabled.
Note
By default, the Where to Move databases screen of the Configuration Wizard does not list any local drives unless you explicitly enable the migration to local disk feature.
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Click OK.
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Launch the SnapManager Configuration Wizard.
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Click Next at the Welcome screen.
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In the Where to Move Databases screen, select the database that you want to move back to local disk from the Database Location Results list.
- To select multiple databases or files, select the first entry, and then click and hold the Shift button on your keyboard while you make additional selections.
- To select a range of databases or files, select the first entry in the range, and then click and hold the Ctrl button on your keyboard while you select the last entry in the range.
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Click Reconfigure.
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In the database list, select the database or databases you just reconfigured.
Note
In the "Select a Database..." list, the Disk column for this entry lists Reconfig instead of the LUN drive letter.
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In the LUN list, select a local drive, and then click the <=> button.
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Click Next.
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In the Where to Put the Default SnapInfo File screen, click Next.
Note
Both SnapInfo directories must remain on the LUNs on which you placed them during the original migration. They cannot be moved to local disk.
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In the Database Migration Options screen, click Next.
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In the Completing the Configuration Wizard screen, click Finish.
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Click Start Now to migrate your databases back to local disk.
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