diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py
index 05459122664..2e1c5260fd2 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/test_vmax.py
@@ -4434,13 +4434,19 @@ class VMAXCommonTest(test.TestCase):
                 device_id, host, self.data.array, self.data.srp,
                 volume_name, False)
             self.assertEqual(ref_return, return_val)
+        host = {'host': 'HostX@Backend#Silver+SRP_1+000197800123'}
+        ref_return = (True, 'Silver', 'NONE')
+        return_val = self.common._is_valid_for_storage_assisted_migration(
+            device_id, host, self.data.array,
+            self.data.srp, volume_name, False)
+        self.assertEqual(ref_return, return_val)
 
     def test_is_valid_for_storage_assisted_migration_false(self):
         device_id = self.data.device_id
         volume_name = self.data.test_volume.name
         ref_return = (False, None, None)
         # IndexError
-        host = {'host': 'HostX@Backend#Silver+SRP_1+000197800123'}
+        host = {'host': 'HostX@Backend#Silver+SRP_1+000197800123+dummy+data'}
         return_val = self.common._is_valid_for_storage_assisted_migration(
             device_id, host, self.data.array,
             self.data.srp, volume_name, False)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/common.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/common.py
index 8de5edf2d07..6776782fd34 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/common.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/vmax/common.py
@@ -2216,10 +2216,18 @@ class VMAXCommon(object):
         try:
             info_detail = host_info.split('#')
             pool_details = info_detail[1].split('+')
-            target_slo = pool_details[0]
-            target_workload = pool_details[1]
-            target_srp = pool_details[2]
-            target_array_serial = pool_details[3]
+            if len(pool_details) == 4:
+                target_slo = pool_details[0]
+                target_workload = pool_details[1]
+                target_srp = pool_details[2]
+                target_array_serial = pool_details[3]
+            elif len(pool_details) == 3:
+                target_slo = pool_details[0]
+                target_srp = pool_details[1]
+                target_array_serial = pool_details[2]
+                target_workload = 'NONE'
+            else:
+                raise IndexError
         except IndexError:
             LOG.error("Error parsing array, pool, SLO and workload.")
             return false_ret