Users Guide
Unsupported Configurations.........................................................................................................................................81
Hyper-V Specific Operations..............................................................................................................................................81
Smart Copies for Linux Guest Operating Systems.................................................................................................... 81
Avoid Torn Smart Copies.............................................................................................................................................. 81
Hyper-V Collections....................................................................................................................................................... 81
Smart Copy Schedules for Hyper-V............................................................................................................................82
Hyper-V Restore Operations........................................................................................................................................82
Cluster Shared Volumes..................................................................................................................................................... 83
CSVs in a Windows Server 2012 Environment.......................................................................................................... 83
Creating Smart Copies in a CSV-Enabled Cluster.....................................................................................................83
Restore Operations in a CSV Environment................................................................................................................84
9 Using ASM/ME with SharePoint..................................................................................................86
SharePoint Installation Considerations............................................................................................................................. 86
Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm.................................................................................................................................86
Example of ASM/ME Installed on a SharePoint Farm..............................................................................................86
Example of a SharePoint Farm with a SQL Cluster.................................................................................................. 88
Install ASM/ME on a SharePoint Farm...................................................................................................................... 89
About Changes to an Existing SharePoint Farm....................................................................................................... 89
Remove a HIT Group Host From a SharePoint Farm............................................................................................... 90
Add a Writer Host to a SharePoint Farm................................................................................................................... 90
Change a Writer Host in a SharePoint Farm..............................................................................................................90
Change the Writer Host and Disable the VSS Writer in a SharePoint Farm......................................................... 90
Respond to Changes in a SharePoint Farm................................................................................................................91
View SharePoint Farm Components in ASM/ME........................................................................................................... 91
SharePoint Smart Copies................................................................................................................................................... 92
Create a Smart Copy of an Entire SharePoint Farm.................................................................................................92
Create a Smart Copy of All Content Databases........................................................................................................93
Create a Smart Copy of a Single Database................................................................................................................93
Create a Smart Copy of an SSA..................................................................................................................................93
Restore Options for SharePoint Smart Copies............................................................................................................... 94
Availability of SharePoint Data Restoration Operations........................................................................................... 96
Mount a SharePoint Smart Copy................................................................................................................................ 96
Restore Selected Databases from a SharePoint Smart Copy.................................................................................96
Restore a Database In-Place From a SharePoint Smart Copy................................................................................ 97
Restore a Database From a SharePoint Smart Copy as a New Database.............................................................97
Restore an SSA From a SharePoint Smart Copy...................................................................................................... 97
10 Using the Command Line Interface.............................................................................................99
Introduction to ASMCLI......................................................................................................................................................99
How to Use ASMCLI Commands ................................................................................................................................... 100
General Command Syntax................................................................................................................................................100
ASMCLI Command Summary.......................................................................................................................................... 100
Command Parameters....................................................................................................................................................... 101
ASMCLI Commands and Their Syntax............................................................................................................................109
ASMCLI -alert...............................................................................................................................................................109
ASMCLI -breaksmartcopy........................................................................................................................................... 110
ASMCLI -cloneReplica..................................................................................................................................................110
ASMCLI -configureASM............................................................................................................................................... 111
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