Users Guide

ASM/ME Settings
If you manage more than one host, you can change the ASM/ME settings on multiple hosts in a single operation. Use only ASCII
characters when specifying CHAP credentials, PS Series group names, member names, administrative passwords, and group membership
passwords. The following table describes the ASM/ME settings.
Table 6. ASM/ME Settings
Setting Type Description
General Enables you to control general ASM/ME behavior, such as:
• The default location of backup documents and collection files
• Whether to automatically validate the Smart Copies when ASM/ME is started, enable iSCSI
portal verification, set Smart Copies online as they are created, and other options
• Specify how to run the ASM/ME services
See General Settings.
Notification Enables you to specify where to send email notification of completed scheduled operations. See
Notification Settings.
Alert Settings Enables you to receive Critical, Warning, and Informational email alerts when certain tasks
succeed or fail.
See Alert Settings.
Verification Enables you to specify a preferred period in which ASM/ME performs regularly scheduled
operations such as Checksum Verification.
See Verification Settings.
PS Group Access Enables you to configure access to one or more PS Series groups for creating and managing
Smart Copies, and other functions.
See About PS Group Access Settings.
MPIO Enables you to specify MPIO settings such as the failover policy, connection attributes, and IP
version.
See MPIO Settings.
General Settings
The General Settings panel enables you to control the general behavior and options for ASM/ME on all hosts.
To make the same changes to multiple hosts, select the hosts in the middle panel. To restore settings to their current saved state, click
Discard. The following table describes the general settings.
Table 7. General Settings
Option Description
Auto-Snapshot Manager Document Directory Specifies the location for the folder that stores the backup documents. The default
directory is:
C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\VSS Requestor\
Requirements:
• A non-clustered host should have its own backup document directory for storing
backup documents. If you want to use a shared Windows directory for a non-
clustered host, you must use a subdirectory within the shared directory.
If Host A and Host B (both non-clustered hosts) store their backup documents on
a shared directory, they should each store them in their own subdirectories. For
example, Host A would store them on \\server\share\subdirectory1 and
Host B would store them on \\server\share\subdirectory2.
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