Again, dependent on the applications and use cases for the systems. Migrating from Centera can be complex due to the nature of the system, it’s is an object storage system first and foremost, which means that the applications that store their objects on them needs to be adapted in the process so that they understand where to go looking for the objecs upon recall.Īlso, Centera is frequently used as a compliance storage system, which in turn means that there might be chain of custody for objects involved as well.Īll of it is rather multi-dimensional and not really easy to give an answer to off the bat.įor Celerra on the other hand, it’s “just” files, and they can be migrated as per more standardized practices, generally by copying over the network(s) involved and then pointing over the exports/file shares to that. I have a hard time understanding what is so perverse in that this isn’t a click-click process. Migrations can be tricky subjects and it’s best to try and understand all aspects of it, both technology, process and business. Hi, I work for EMC and can try to bring some insight into this.