Which two methods would a customer use to migrate their legacy block thick and thin clones to PowerStore? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AMirrorview
• BVM Import
• CNon-disruptive Import
• DSAN Copy
• EAgentless Import

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  93% (41)

Explanation

Non-disruptive Import (C) and Agentless Import (E) are PowerStore's two native migration mechanisms for importing legacy block data, including thick and thin clones, from supported Dell EMC arrays. Non-disruptive Import (NDI) enables live migration of block LUNs while hosts maintain continuous I/O access - zero downtime required. Agentless Import handles VMware-based workloads and block volumes without requiring software installation on the source host, making it ideal for environments where agent deployment is restricted.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Mirrorview (A) - A VNX/CLARiiON synchronous/asynchronous replication feature, not a PowerStore import tool.
• VM Import (B) - Not an official PowerStore migration method; it conflates VM-level operations with block storage migration.
• SAN Copy (D) - A legacy CLARiiON/VNX data movement tool that copies between older arrays; it is not a PowerStore-native import method and is largely retired.

Memory tip: Think "NA goes to PowerStore" - Non-disruptive and Agentless are the two "-less" methods (no disruption, no agent), both built into PowerStore's import framework. If the answer involves a legacy EMC replication tool (Mirrorview, SAN Copy), it's a trap.

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