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 37. Identifiers for ASMCLI Properties
Identifier Smart Copy Property
-document= Path name of Smart Copy Set backup document.
creationtimestamp= Creation timestamp.
‑OriginatingObject= Name of the supported volume, component, or collection from which the Smart Copy
was created.
‑OriginatingHost= Host name of the machine on which the Smart Copy was created.
-snapshottype= Snapshot type (snapshot, replica, clone, or thin clone).
-backupType= Backup Type (copy or full).
-Snapshotcount= Number of snapshots contained in the Smart Copy Set.
-OriginalVolumes= Semicolon-delimited list of the original volumes from which the Smart Copy Set was
created.
-SmartCopyStatus= Current state of the Smart Copy Set (broken, unreachable, mounted, or available).
-MountPoints= If the Smart Copy is mounted, a semicolon delimited list of the mount points.
-Application= Application type (Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper‑V, or file system).
-ChecksumVerification= Checksum Verification state. (Exchange only).
-SoftRecovery= Soft Recovery\ state (Exchange only).
-ReplicationStatus
● If the snapshot type is a replica, this indicator shows the current status of the
replication process:
● Disabled—The replica set containing this replica is promoted to access a different
replica.
● Disabled—Replication is in progress. The replica has been deleted on the PS Series
group.
● Disabled—Invalid replica
● Disabled—Replication is in progress
● Disabled—The replica set containing this replica is promoted
● Disabled—Could not connect to remote group
● Valid replica
-ApplicationConsistent Indicates whether the snapshot is application consistent (True or False).
Examples
● List the properties for the Smart Copy backup document 6666‑7777‑888.bcd.
> ASMCLI -properties -document="C:\BackupDocs\Shadows\
PSV{11111111‑2222‑3333‑4444‑555555555555}\6666‑7777‑888.bcd"
● List the properties for the same backup document:
> ASMCLI -properties -document=\
"PSV{11111111‑2222‑3333‑4444‑555555555555}\6666‑7777‑888.bcd"
● List the properties for the most recent Smart Copy backup document available for F:\.
> ASMCLI -properties -volume=F:\ ‑useLatest
● List the properties for the oldest Smart Copy backup document available for the Exchange mailbox database named
MyMailboxDatabase.
> ASMCLI -properties -component="MyMailboxDatabase" -useEarliest
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Using the Command Line Interface