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## Import 

This action is available only for unmanaged MDisks. Importing an unmanaged MDisk allows the user to preserve the data on the MDisk by migrating the data to a new volume or keeping the data on the external system. 

Selecting Import  allows you to choose one of the following migration methods: 

GLYPH<SM590000> The Import to temporary pool as image-mode volume option does not migrate data from the source MDisk. It creates an image-mode volume  that has a direct block-for-block translation of the MDisk. The data is preserved on the external storage system, but it is also accessible from the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 system. 

If this method is selected, the image-mode volume is created in a temporary migration pool and presented through the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2. Choose the extent size of the temporary pool and click Import , as shown in Figure 4-62 on page 209. 

