Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Version 5.4 User's Guide
- Introduction to ASM/ME
- Functions Provided By ASM/ME
- Supported Applications
- HIT Groups and Multiple Machine Management
- ASM/ME Smart Copies
- Smart Copy Types
- Smart Copy Operations for Template and Thin Clone Volumes
- Robust Data Recovery
- Thin-Provisioning a Volume
- SAN Data Copy Offload
- Scripts and Command Generation
- Alerts and Event Notification
- Remote Installations
- Failover Cluster Support
- ASM/ME and the Virtual Snapshot Service
- Functions Provided By ASM/ME
- Configure ASM/ME
- PS Series Group Requirements
- Windows Computer Requirements
- Required Access Controls
- VSS/VDS Service Access to the Group
- Access to Volumes and Snapshots
- iSCSI Target Connections
- Volume Mount Point and Drive Letter Assignments
- Mount Point Constraints in Cluster Environments
- ASM/ME Settings
- ASM/ME Graphical User Interface
- Start the ASM/ME GUI
- Tree Panel
- Tree Panel Behavior in Failover Cluster Environments
- Tree Panel Nodes
- Tree Panel Icons
- Group SharePoint Farm Nodes, Clusters, or Host Nodes
- About Aliases
- Customize Color Themes
- HIT Groups
- General ASM/ME Operations
- About Volumes
- Operations on Failover Clusters
- About Collections
- About Schedules
- About Smart Copies
- Restoring Data
- View Multipath Information
- View I/O Details
- Using ASM/ME with Exchange
- View Exchange Applications in ASM/ME
- Exchange Operations
- Overview of Exchange Smart Copies
- Exchange eseutil.exe Utility
- Recovery Considerations for Exchange
- Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery
- Run Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery Immediately
- Run Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery After Smart Copy Creation
- Schedule a Global Verification Task for Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery
- Run Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery on a Remote Host
- View Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery Status
- Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery Logging and Notification
- Create Exchange Smart Copies
- Schedule Smart Copies for Exchange Components
- Recover Exchange Data
- Using ASM/ME with SQL Server
- Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V
- Using ASM/ME with SharePoint
- SharePoint Installation Considerations
- Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm
- Example of ASM/ME Installed on a SharePoint Farm
- Example of a SharePoint Farm with a SQL Cluster
- Install ASM/ME on a SharePoint Farm
- About Changes to an Existing SharePoint Farm
- Remove a HIT Group Host From a SharePoint Farm
- Add a Writer Host to a SharePoint Farm
- Change a Writer Host in a SharePoint Farm
- Change the Writer Host and Disable the VSS Writer in a SharePoint Farm
- Respond to Changes in a SharePoint Farm
- View SharePoint Farm Components in ASM/ME
- SharePoint Smart Copies
- Restore Options for SharePoint Smart Copies
- Availability of SharePoint Data Restoration Operations
- Mount a SharePoint Smart Copy
- Restore Selected Databases from a SharePoint Smart Copy
- Restore a Database In-Place From a SharePoint Smart Copy
- Restore a Database From a SharePoint Smart Copy as a New Database
- Restore an SSA From a SharePoint Smart Copy
- Using the Command Line Interface
- Introduction to ASMCLI
- How to Use ASMCLI Commands
- General Command Syntax
- ASMCLI Command Summary
- Command Parameters
- ASMCLI Commands and Their Syntax
- ASMCLI -alert
- ASMCLI -breaksmartcopy
- ASMCLI -cloneReplica
- ASMCLI -configureASM
- ASMCLI -configureCHAP
- ASMCLI -createCollection
- ASMCLI -delete
- ASMCLI -deleteCollection
- ASMCLI -enumerateiSCSIPortals
- ASMCLI -enumerateSmartCopies
- ASMCLI -help
- ASMCLI -list
- ASMCLI -modifyCollection
- ASMCLI -mount
- ASMCLI -Properties
- ASMCLI -restore
- ASMCLI -selectiveRestore
- ASMCLI -shutdownsystray
- ASMCLI -shutdownverifier
- ASMCLI -smart
- ASMCLI -unmount
- ASMCLI -verify
- ASMCLI -version
- Use a Script to Create Smart Copies
- Recover a Clustered Volume From a Clone
- Index
Table 15. ASM/ME Tree Panel Nodes (continued)
Node Description
Schedules Designated times, dates, and frequency for creating Smart Copies. When configured,
the Global Verification Task appears under this node. (See Create or Modify the
Global Verification Task.)
On a cluster node, schedules that depend on cluster resources can be edited only on
the node that currently owns those resources. However, any changes made are
replicated to all possible owner nodes for the resources.
Smart Copies
Smart Copies are organized under the original object (volume, collection, or
application). Each Smart Copy is assigned a timestamp. The replicas, clones, or
snapshots in the set also have a timestamp.
On a cluster node, some actions on a Smart Copy Set are restricted to the node that
owns the cluster resources that the Smart Copy set depends on.
Under the Smart Copies node, additional nodes might appear:
● Broken—This node contains Smart Copies that cannot be validated, because part
of the Smart Copy set is missing, or because the snapshot reserve for one of the
volumes is out of space. See View Available Smart Copies for more information.
● Recoverable—This node contains the Smart Copies of a cloned volume that was
deleted on the PS Series group. See Smart Copy Properties for Volumes for more
information.
● Unreachable—This node contains Smart Copies for volumes on a PS Series group
that cannot be reached during validation. See View Available Smart Copies for
more information.
Smart Copy sets are for individual volumes, collections, and applications. Depending
on the type of Smart Copy, you can mount it and restore it.
You can also:
● Delete a Smart Copy
● Display the backup document for the Smart Copy
● Validate the Smart Copy with reference to a connected PS Series group. If the
validation operation fails, the Smart Copy is classified as broken or unreachable.
(See Smart Copy Validation.)
MultiPath
The MultiPath node expands to display detailed information about the multipath
sessions for the host.
Tree Panel Icons
Nodes in the ASM/ME tree panel have associated icons, described in the following table. The icons can vary, depending on the
state of the component associated with that node. For example, a node that is all gray does not support certain ASM/ME
operations.
Table 16. ASM/ME Tree Panel Icons
Icon Definition
All Hosts node—The object nodes for each host (Applications, Volumes, Collections, Schedules, and Smart
Copies) are listed under the Host node.
Local host node—This icon represents the host on which the current instance of ASM/ME is running.
Remote host node—This icon represents a Group, SharePoint farm, or cluster node in the HIT Group.
Applications list node—Supported applications, such as an SQL server, are listed under this node.
Application node—The application is supported and functioning correctly.
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