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
Create Smart Copies
1. Make sure your configuration meets the requirements described in Requirements for Creating Smart Copies.
2. Right-click an object. Objects include:
● Volumes
● Collections
● Applications
3. Select Create Smart Copy Set.
The Select Smart Copy Type dialog box opens.
4. In the Select Smart Copy Type dialog box:
● Select Snapshot, Clone, or Replica, depending on what type of Smart Copy you want to create. (When you create a
clone, select the Mount Clone option to automatically mount the clone once it is created. You can specify the drive or
mount path on the next screen.)
● Select the backup behavior type copy or full.
● (Optional) Specify text describing the Smart Copy set. This information shows in the backup document.
5. Click Next.
The Summary screen opens.
6. Verify the settings displayed in the Summary screen. If the information is correct, click Create. If not, click Back to make
changes.
The Smart Copies display under the Smart Copies node in the ASM/ME tree panel. After creating a Smart Copy Set, you
can display its details, as described in View Volume Details. To restore the data from a Smart Copy, see Restoring Data.
Smart Copy Properties for Volumes
ASM/ME displays various Smart Copy properties for volumes. For volumes on PS Series groups running firmware version 6.0 or
later, the following Smart Copy properties can apply.
Synchronous Replication (SyncRep)
PS Series firmware version 6.0 and later supports a feature called synchronous replication, or SyncRep. SyncRep does not
create replicas on another PS Series group; instead it replicates data to a SyncRep volume in another storage pool on the same
group. You can create Smart Copies only of Active SyncRep volumes. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator’s
Guide for more details.
Volume Undelete
When a volume containing data is deleted, it is moved to a folder called the recovery bin, where it remains until you recover the
volume or enough time elapses and the volume is permanently deleted. Volumes that contain no data are deleted immediately.
When a volume is permanently deleted, the backup document is also deleted.
If you clone a volume on a PS Series group and then delete the new (cloned) volume, any Smart Copies of the cloned volume
are moved into a node called Recoverable.
● If the cloned volume is recovered, the Smart Copies are moved back to the Smart Copies node (that is, out of the
Recoverable node).
● If the cloned volume is deleted permanently, either by administrative action on the group or because the volume was not
recovered before the automatic purge date, the Smart Copies are permanently deleted (that is, removed from the
Recoverable node).
NOTE: Only administrators logged in to the PS Series Group Manager can recover deleted volumes.
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