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
Examples
● Create a thin-clone Smart Copy from the template volume with an object identifier string of
Psv{18a09060‑ccb0‑3c27‑24b4‑e4f5aa8f2643;1048576} and then mount it to the K:\ drive:
> ASMCLI -smart -email
-objectid="Psv{18a09060‑ccb0‑3c27‑24b4‑e4f5aa8f2643;1048576}"
-shadowtype=Transportable -backuptype=copy -snapshottype=ThinClone
-location="k:\"
● Create a Smart Copy of the volume with an object identifier string of
Psv{18a09060‑3be0‑3fa8‑0a7a‑e4120000e045;32256}:
> ASMCLI -smart ‑scheduleID="ee05bb76‑6ccc‑431a‑99b9‑37886a1d7748"
-objectID="Psv{18a09060‑3be0‑3fa8‑0a7a‑e4120000e045;32256}
-shadowType=Transportable backupType=copy -snapshotType=Snapshot
-keepCount=14
● Create a Smart Copy of an SQL Server database with the component identifier string of
Component{38951b83‑4249‑4a16‑8962‑563d8de79c92}:
> ASMCLI -smart -scheduleID="ee05bb76‑6ccc‑431a‑99b9‑37886a1d7748"
-objectID="Component{38951b83‑4249‑4a16‑8962‑563d8de79c92}"
-shadowType=Transportable backupType=copy -snapshotType=Snapshot
-keepCount=14
● Create an Exchange Smart Copy and run Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery right after Smart Copy
creation:
> ASMCLI -smart -scheduleID="ee05bb76‑6ccc‑431a‑99b9‑37886a1d7748"
-objectID="Component{38951b83‑4249‑4a16‑8962‑563d8de79c92}"
-shadowType=Transportable -backupType=copy -snapshotType=Snapshot
-keepCount=14 -checksum -recovery
● Create an Exchange Smart Copy and perform Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery during the offpeak Global
Verification times. See Verification Settings.
> ASMCLI -smart -scheduleID="ee05bb76‑6ccc‑431a‑99b9‑37886a1d7748"
-objectID="Component{38951b83‑4249‑4a16‑8962‑563d8de79c92}‑shadowType=Transportable
-backupType=copy ‑snapshotType=Snapshot -keepCount=14 -checksum
-recovery -offpeak
● Create an Exchange Smart Copy for volume f:\ with Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery during the
offpeak Global Verification times. See Verification Settings.
> ASMCLI -smart ‑scheduleID="ee05bb76‑6ccc‑431a‑99b9‑37886a1d7748"
-volume=f:\
-shadowType=Transportable -backupType=copy snapshotType=Snapshot
-keepCount=14 ‑checksum -recovery ‑offpeak
● Create an Exchange Smart Copy for the group named MyMailboxDatabase and run Checksum Verification and Soft
Recovery during the Global Verification window. This command specifies a value for the ‑scheduleID= parameter:
> ASMCLI -smart -scheduleID="00000000‑1111‑2222‑3333‑00000000"
-component="MyMailboxDatabase" -shadowType=Transportable -backupType=copy
-snapshotType=Snapshot -keepCount=14 -checksum -recovery ‑offpeak
● Create an Exchange Smart Copy for MyMailboxDatabase and perform Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery during the
Global Verification window:
> ASMCLI -smart ‑component="MyMailboxDatabase" -shadowType=Transportable
-backupType=copy -snapshotType=Snapshot
-keepCount=1 -checksum -recovery -offpeak
● Create a clone of a volume specifying the LocationRoot parameter:
> ASMCLI -smart -email -objectid="Psv{18a09060-1d50-f672-69fb-d412bc01209b;1048576}"
-comment=clone of kvol1--@ -shadowtype=transportable
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Using the Command Line Interface