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
● Mount a volume to the default mount folder, specify a different mount folder, or mount the volume to a drive letter of
your choice. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts. A subfolder will be created for
each volume in the Smart Copy.
● Click Browse to specify a different mount path.
● Select the drop-down menu under the Mount To column for each listed volume and select a drive letter. This action
specifies a drive letter instead of a mount path.
7. Specify whether to mount each listed volume as read-write or read-only:
● Select the checkbox under the Read Only column to mount the volume as read-only.
● Clear the checkbox under the Read Only column to mount the volume as read-write.
8. Click Mount. The volume will be mounted to the host.
Restore Selected Databases from a SharePoint Smart Copy
To restore selected databases from a SharePoint Smart Copy:
1. Navigate to the HIT Group host on which the SharePoint VSS writer is running.
2. Expand the Smart Copies node for the writer host.
3. Right-click the Smart Copy and select Restore Selected Databases.
4. Select the database that you are restoring and click Next.
Use Ctrl+select or Shift+select to select multiple databases.
5. Select Apply Logs or Fully Recover and then click Restore.
ASM/ME displays the progress of the operation.
6. Click Close when the operation completes.
Restore a Database In-Place From a SharePoint Smart Copy
To restore a database in-place from a SharePoint Smart Copy:
1. Navigate to the HIT Group host on which the SharePoint VSS writer is running.
2. Expand the Smart Copies node for the writer host.
3. Right-click the Smart Copy and select Restore All. ASM/ME displays its progress for steps such as setting volumes offline
and later, back online. If the SQL Server is clustered, the cluster physical disk resources for the volumes are placed in
maintenance mode until the restore completes.
4. Wait until ASM/ME displays the following message:
Database restored. Refresh the database management GUI to see the restored database.
Restore a Database From a SharePoint Smart Copy as a New
Database
This procedure restores a database from a Smart Copy as a new database for a side-by-side restore, or clones a database from
a replica Smart Copy and restores it as a new database for a side-by-side restore.
1. Navigate to the SQL host on which you want to perform the Restore As New operation.
The SQL Server Writer must be running.
2. In the tree panel, expand the Smart Copies node for that SQL host.
3. Right-click the Smart Copy and select Restore As New. If this operation is for a replica, right-click the replica Smart
Copy and select Clone and Restore As New.
4. Select the database that you are restoring and click Next. To select multiple databases, use Ctrl+select or Shift+select.
5. Specify where to mount the volume.
● You can mount a volume to the default mount folder, specify a different mount folder, or mount the volume to a drive
letter of your choice. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts. A subfolder will be
created for each volume in the Smart Copy.
● To specify a different mount path, click Browse.
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