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
Using ASM/ME with SharePoint
ASM/ME supports SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint 2019, with the operating system and SQL Server versions listed in the Dell
EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes.
ASM/ME can discover and manage an entire SharePoint farm, assuming that the farm components reported by the SharePoint
VSS writer are stored on Dell EqualLogic volumes. You can view individual hosts, volumes, content databases, and search indices
within the farm. You can create and schedule Smart Copies, and perform data restoration operations for farm components.
Topics:
• SharePoint Installation Considerations
• Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm
• View SharePoint Farm Components in ASM/ME
• SharePoint Smart Copies
• Restore Options for SharePoint Smart Copies
SharePoint Installation Considerations
For ASM/ME to work correctly with SharePoint farms, including the search service applications and the search indexes, all the
SharePoint components must be on PS Series volumes. Dell recommends specifying the default location for SharePoint Search
Service Applications and index file locations during the SharePoint installation or when modifying an existing SharePoint farm.
For detailed information, see the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User’s Guide.
Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm
If you have not yet installed and created your SharePoint farm, or want to modify an existing farm, see the Host Integration
Tools for Microsoft Installation and User’s Guide.
When the SharePoint VSS writer is installed on a host that is part of a SharePoint farm, the software determines which hosts
require additional software. The SharePoint VSS writer is not enabled by default. You must choose a farm host on which
SharePoint is installed to serve as the writer host and then enable the SharePoint VSS writer.
You can use a web front-end server or an application server as your writer host. Perform an initial ASM/ME installation on
whatever farm host is running the SharePoint VSS writer. After the initial installation completes, the SharePoint VSS writer
provides ASM/ME with a view of the farm layout and automatically determines the subset of hosts that require an installation.
When you open the ASM/ME console on the writer host, a list of hosts requiring ASM/ME installation is displayed.
The SharePoint farm hosts that require an ASM/ME installation are those that run the following SharePoint services:
● SharePoint Foundation Database
● SharePoint Server Search
● SharePoint Foundation Help Search
These services are the farm hosts that are running SQL databases used in the farm, the hosts that have Office Search enabled,
and the hosts that have SharePoint Search enabled.
Add hosts using the Add Hosts wizard. ASM/ME automatically discovers farm hosts after it is installed on the writer host. You
can also manually determine which farm hosts are running these services through SharePoint Central Administration by selecting
Central Administration → Manage services in this farm
When ASM/ME is installed on the writer host, and the writer host is a member of a HIT Group containing all farm hosts that
have ASM/ME installed, you can manage your entire farm from a remote host.
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