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
Figure 1. Taskbar Notification
For example, when a Checksum Verification or Soft Recovery event occurs for Exchange, you can mouse over the yellow icon to
view details about the event. If a Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery operation fails, ASM/ME displays:
Exchange Verification Failed.
Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery failed for Smart Copy of Test taken at 2/25/2015
6:53:07 PM.
Check the System Event Log to determine the cause of the failure
You can dismiss all active system messages by using the [-shutdownsystray] parameter available in the ASMCLI.
Remote Installations
You can install the Host Integration Tools (including ASM/ME) on remote hosts, run the installer on each host, and continuously
monitor and respond to prompts typical of an installation wizard, without having to log in to each host separately.
Two methods for remote installations improve performance and save the amount of time typically required for large-scale
installations. These methods also allow you to update the version of HIT/Microsoft on each host:
● Using a PowerShell script called —When you manage a large number of hosts, you can install the HIT/Microsoft on each
host using the HitRemoteInstall.ps1 script, which is located in the directory that was specified when you installed
HIT/Microsoft on the local host. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\EqualLogic\bin.
● Using the Add Hosts wizard in ASM/ME.
For more information about remote installations, see the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User’s Guide.
Failover Cluster Support
When installed on a computer that is a cluster node in a failover cluster, you can use ASM/ME to perform certain operations on
cluster resources owned by the installation node. In a cluster, you can access Smart Copy backup documents from any cluster
node. For a node failover, scheduled ASM/ME tasks also failover to the surviving node.
Dell recommends that you follow the configuration guidelines found in Operations on Microsoft Failover Clusters.
ASM/ME and the Virtual Snapshot Service
ASM/ME uses Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to provide a framework for backing up and restoring data in the Windows
Server environment. ASM/ME creates copies of application database volumes on your PS Series group, ensuring that the
backed-up data is easy to restore and recover. When you use ASM/ME, the underlying VSS operations are transparent and
require minimal use of VSS utilities.
Relationship to the VSS Copy Service on page 14 and ASM/ME Relationship to the VSS Copy Service on page 14 describe the
relationship between ASM/ME and the Windows operating system.
Introduction to ASM/ME
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