Users Guide

Tree Panel Nodes
The following table describes the ASM/ME tree panel nodes.
NOTE: Press F5 to refresh the host or hosts that you selected. If you selected a host node, only that host is refreshed. If
you selected a Group, Farm, or Cluster node, the hosts that make up that Group, Farm, or Cluster are refreshed. If you
select a non-host-based node, such as the All Hosts node or Configuration Warnings node, only the host running ASM is
refreshed. Regardless of the object selected, press Ctrl+F5 to refresh all the hosts in the HIT Group.
Table 15. ASM/ME Tree Panel Nodes
Node Description
All Hosts Summary information about all hosts in a HIT group, including the host name;
connection status; all SharePoint farms (hyperlinked to the specific farm); all clusters
(hyperlinked to the specific cluster); errors and warnings; volumes, collections and
schedules; applications; Smart Copies; virtual machines; and SharePoint farms.
Enables you to look in a single place to quickly see all the resources available in the
HIT Group.
Configuration Warnings Displayed when ASM/ME detects errors in the general configuration.
Expands to display a synopsis of the error (for example, VSS Control Volume
Configuration Error), a short description explaining the problem, and a link to launch
the wizard showing the steps necessary to correct the problem.
Applications Installed applications for which a VSS writer is available, such as Exchange, SQL
Server, or Hyper-V. You can create simultaneous Smart Copies of all the application
databases or of an individual database.
On a cluster node that does not own the application cluster resources, the properties
for the application writer warn that the application service is not running on that
node.
Volumes Disks connected to the computer, including PS Series volumes that are assigned a
drive letter.
Select a drive letter to display detailed information about the disk, including whether it
supports Smart Copies, snapshot borrowing, and synchronous replication.
You can create a snapshot, replica (unless SyncRep is enabled on the volume), or
clone, or create a schedule for the volume. You cannot perform Smart Copy
operations on a CD–ROM disk, floppy disk, a system disk, or a cluster quorum disk.
On a cluster node, if the node does not own the physical disk resources for the
volume, the volume is shown as an unsupported volume or might not appear at all in
the tree panel.
Collections A set of related databases enabling you to simultaneously create Smart Copies of
multiple volumes or applications. Select a collection to display its properties and
components.
Collections of volumes on PS Series groups running firmware version 6.0 or later also
display the following properties, if enabled:
● Snapshot Borrowing (enabled, disabled, or unavailable)—Applies to any one
or more volumes in the collection that are using the snapshot borrowing feature
● Snapshot Borrow Space In Use—The amount of space that each volume
in the collection is borrowing for their Smart Copies (snapshots)
See View Volume Details or the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator’s Guide
for more information about snapshot borrowing.
You can create, modify, or delete a collection, create a Smart Copy for the collection,
or configure a schedule for the collection.
On a cluster node that does not own the physical disk resources which are required
for actions on the collection, the collection properties include warnings that required
components and volumes could not be found on that node.
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