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
b. If you have a cluster, backup documents should use a network shared folder. ASM/ME expects you to enter the UNC-
format name of this network shared folder, in a format such as
\\ClustersystemFS\H$\VSS Requestor\
The network shared folder is accessed from all cluster nodes.
4. Specify all other options listed and click Save.
To restore settings to their current saved state, click Discard.
Managing the ASM Services
You can choose to run the ASM Services on a local system or as a specified user of a domain. You must add the host running
ASM/ME to the domain and enter a user name and password.
If you plan to use single sign-on (SSO), the ASM Services must be configured to use accounts with domain access. See Edit
ASM/ME Settings on Hosts in a HIT Group.
Notification Settings
The Notification Settings panel allows you to configure email settings so that you can send or receive email alerts when
certain operations complete or fail. This page also allows you to specify whether or not to receive email alerts at all.
● In a cluster environment, set up email notification for every node in the cluster. Jobs run on the node that currently owns the
cluster resource, and the node that owns the cluster resource can change.
● To view the list of available alerts, or to enable or disable specific alerts, click Alert Settings. For more information about
the alerts list, see Alert Settings.
The following table describes the email notification settings.
Table 8. Email Notification Settings
Option Description
Send email alerts checkbox Select this box to receive email about alerts. To specify which alerts are emailed, see Alert
Settings.
SMTP Server IP address of the SMTP server in your environment. You must specify a server that will
send email alerts.
SMTP Failback Port Default port is 25. If the connection port on your SMTP server is not 25, specify the value
here.
Email Recipient List Specify all the email addresses, in a comma-separated list, for the people you want to
receive email about alerts.
Email From Address Specify the sender's email address. This address is the one that the alert emails come from.
You can specify any name, even one that does not exist in your Active Directory database,
such as alerts_on_hostname.
Subject Line Prefix Specify a text string to form the subject line of the email. The default is HIT/Microsoft
Alert, which you can change.
Send test email button Click this button to verify that the email notification settings are entered correctly.
If the email is not received, verify that the email settings are correct. If you use automated
processing of incoming mail, such as junk mail processing, configure the recipient mail
account to handle notifications appropriately.
Discard and Save buttons Click Discard to erase all settings you specified or Save to save them.
Configure Notification Settings
1. In the navigation area, click Settings.
2. Click the Notification Settings tab.
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Configure ASM/ME