topic Migration from software ISCSI to NFS on filer in Network and Storage Protocols https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Migration-from-software-ISCSI-to-NFS-on-filer/m-p/10598#M1018 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We are a relatively small shop.&nbsp; We currently just upgraded our 2020 to a 2240.&nbsp; We run 2 SQL boxes that use snapmanager and snapdrive to map sw iscsi out to luns on the old 2020.&nbsp; I am planning on the migration to the new 2240.&nbsp; We really dont use snapmanager to capture snapshots of the database.&nbsp; I use native SQL tools to dump out BAK files to a network share every hour.&nbsp; I dont want to move my iscsi volumes to the new 2240.&nbsp; I would prefer to just create a few vmfs volumes on nfs.&nbsp; Anyone have any ideas as to how to migrate the data?&nbsp; I know I can use the native db move tools in SQL but I want to capture other data that is on the drives.&nbsp; I cant use vmware converter because the server needs to be online for the sw iscsi to work and attempts to use the converter while online have not worked.</P><P></P><P>Perhaps bring databases online and use a cloning tool?</P><P></P><P>Suggestions?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:33:36 GMT DAVEDEPILLIS 2025-06-05T05:33:36Z Migration from software ISCSI to NFS on filer https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Migration-from-software-ISCSI-to-NFS-on-filer/m-p/10598#M1018 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We are a relatively small shop.&nbsp; We currently just upgraded our 2020 to a 2240.&nbsp; We run 2 SQL boxes that use snapmanager and snapdrive to map sw iscsi out to luns on the old 2020.&nbsp; I am planning on the migration to the new 2240.&nbsp; We really dont use snapmanager to capture snapshots of the database.&nbsp; I use native SQL tools to dump out BAK files to a network share every hour.&nbsp; I dont want to move my iscsi volumes to the new 2240.&nbsp; I would prefer to just create a few vmfs volumes on nfs.&nbsp; Anyone have any ideas as to how to migrate the data?&nbsp; I know I can use the native db move tools in SQL but I want to capture other data that is on the drives.&nbsp; I cant use vmware converter because the server needs to be online for the sw iscsi to work and attempts to use the converter while online have not worked.</P><P></P><P>Perhaps bring databases online and use a cloning tool?</P><P></P><P>Suggestions?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:33:36 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/Migration-from-software-ISCSI-to-NFS-on-filer/m-p/10598#M1018 DAVEDEPILLIS 2025-06-05T05:33:36Z