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2. Browse to the backup document and click Open.
NOTE: If you cannot access a particular Smart Copy, it might be that the computer does not have the correct security
credentials or that part of the Smart Copy Set is missing. Make sure the importing computer is configured properly.
ASM/ME places the document in the default backup document location, specified in ASM/ME General Properties. The
Smart Copy displays in the tree panel, under the Smart Copies node, for the HIT Group host on which you imported the
Smart Copy.
Import a Smart Copy Within a HIT Group
To import a Smart Copy from one host in a HIT Group to a different host in the HIT Group:
1. In the Smart Copies node in the tree panel, right-click the appropriate Smart Copy and click Import On Another Host.
The Select a Host from the HIT Group dialog box opens.
2. Select the HIT Group host on which you want to import the Smart Copy and click OK.
The Smart Copy displays in the tree panel (under the Smart Copies node) for the HIT Group host on which you imported the
Smart Copy.
Import a Smart Copy Outside of a HIT Group
To import a Smart Copy on a different HIT Group host, or on a remote host:
1. On the importing computer, open the iSCSI initiator.
2. On the Discovery tab, enter the PS Series group IP address as the Target Portal address.
This action enables the computer to discover the iSCSI targets presented by the group. Do not log in to a target because
login occurs automatically.
3. Copy the backup document to the importing computer, or make the backup document available to a file share that is
accessible by the importing computer.
4. Start ASM/ME on the importing computer.
5. In the Smart Copies node in the tree panel, right-click the appropriate Smart Copy and click Import External Smart Copy.
The Select a transportable Smart Copy dialog box opens.
6. Browse to the backup document and click Open. ASM/ME places the document in the default backup document location
(specified in ASM/ME General Properties).
The Smart Copy displays in the tree panel (under the Smart Copies node) for the HIT Group host on which you imported the
Smart Copy.
NOTE:
If you cannot access a particular Smart Copy, it might be because the computer does not have the correct
security credentials or because part of the Smart Copy Set is missing. Make sure the importing computer is configured
properly.
Restoring Data
Restoring data generally involves mounting a Smart Copy, restoring data from it, and then unmounting and logging off the Smart
Copy.
How you access or restore data from a Smart Copy depends on the original object (volume, collection, or application
components) and the result of the Smart Copy operation (snapshot, replica, or clone).
Depending on the components that comprise the original object, each Smart Copy can include one or more snapshots, replicas,
or clones created at the same time. This duplication is because collections and applications can have multiple components (for
example, multiple volumes or databases).
Options for accessing data include:
● Quickly restore the original object from a Smart Copy—Applies to Smart Copies that contain volume snapshots or database
snapshots.
● Restore a portion of the original object from a Smart Copy—Applies to Smart Copies that contain database snapshots.
● Mount a Smart Copy as read-only—Applies to replicas, or Smart Copies that contain replicas of volumes or databases.
● Clone any replica and then mount the clone. Replication is not disrupted—Applies to any replica.
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General ASM/ME Operations