Depending on the size of your data, and the downtime you are willing to stand, you might want to use SnapMirror as the migration tool.

It has the disadvantage of not being able to merge 2 volumes, but it is definitely the best way to migrate with minimum downtime.

Ben Vine SE & Support Manager, ISRAEL Network Appliance Tel: +972-54-759007 Email: bvine@netapp.com

What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...

-----Original Message----- From: David H. Brierley [mailto:dhb@ssd.ray.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 6:19 PM To: toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Best way to copy data to new filer ??

I am getting ready to convert from an F220 and an F230 to an F740. Does anyone have any recomendations on how to copy all of the data from the two old filers to the new one? I know I can use dump and restore but I was wondering if maybe "vol copy" would be more efficient. Can I use "vol copy" to copy the entire contents of two existing filers to a single new one? If so, can it merge the contents into a single volume or should I create multiple volumes?