Users Guide

• Runs SQL databases used in the farm

• Has Office Search enabled

• Has SharePoint Search enabled

When you change a writer host in a SharePoint farm, the new host must use the same shared backup document directory specified on all

other farm hosts. Similarly, you must also specify the farm administrator domain account for the Run ASM Services As option on the

General Settings page of the ASM/ME instance of the new writer host. Further, any Smart Copy schedules that were created apply only

to the initial or former writer host. Therefore, you must recreate Smart Copy schedules on the new writer host.

Remove a HIT Group Host From a SharePoint Farm

Removing a host from a SharePoint farm removes the host from the GUI, but does not uninstall ASM/ME on the host. When the host has

farm components after it is removed, ASM/ME prompts you to add the host back to the HIT Group.

To remove a HIT Group from a SharePoint farm:

1. Right-click the HIT Group host in the ASM/ME tree panel.

2. Click Stop Managing.

Add a Writer Host to a SharePoint Farm

To add an additional writer host to a SharePoint farm HIT Group:

1. Enable the SharePoint VSS writer on the additional writer host:

a) Start the command prompt with the right-click Run as Administrator option.

b) Run the following command, with the applicable number (nn) corresponding to the version of SharePoint you are running:

• For SharePoint 2013, enter 15.

• For SharePoint 2016, enter 16.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\nn\BIN\STSADM.exe -o

registerwsswriter

2. Open ASM/ME on the new writer host.

ASM/ME displays a list of the farm hosts that you need to add through the Add Hosts wizard.

3. Click Add Hosts to add these hosts to the new writer host.

Change a Writer Host in a SharePoint Farm

When a writer host is already a part of the farm HIT Group, change a writer host as follows:

1. Enable the SharePoint VSS writer on the host.

a) Start the command prompt with the right-click Run as Administrator option.

b) Run the following command, with the applicable number (nn) corresponding to the version of SharePoint you are running:

• SharePoint 2013, enter 15.

• SharePoint 2016, enter 16.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\ nn\BIN\STSADM.exe -o

registerwsswriter

2. Open ASM/ME on the new writer host.

Change the Writer Host and Disable the VSS Writer in a

SharePoint Farm

When you change the writer host, you can also disable the SharePoint VSS writer on the old host, as follows:

1. Start the command prompt with the right-click Run as Administrator option.

2. Run the following command with the applicable number (nn) corresponding to the version of SharePoint you are running:

• SharePoint 2013, enter 15.

• SharePoint 2016, enter 16.

Using ASM/ME with SharePoint