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
● Specify the numerical ID for the alert you would like to disable. To view the numerical ID for each alert, type asmcli -
alert.
disableall
● Used with: alert subcommand
● Specify the category name (critical, warning, or informational) or the category abbreviation (C, W, or I) to disable all
alerts of that type.
document= “path”
● Used with: verify, mount, properties, unmount, restore, selectiveRestore subcommands
● Specify the ‑document= parameter with the full path to a backup (*.bcd) document that you want to verify or mount. If
any path variables contain embedded spaces, you must enclose the variable in quotation marks ("").
● You need only specify the unique portion of the path following the PS Series volume identifier (Ps Vol ID), including the file
name, and the folder in which the file is stored.
documentFolder= “path”
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Designates the full directory path to folder where the Smart Copy backup document and collection definition folders are
located.
group= “name”
● Used with: configureCHAP subcommand
● Designates the name of the group for which credentials will be specified.
email
Used with: smart, verify, mount, restore, unmount, selectiveRestore, and delete subcommands
Specify the ‑email parameter to send an email message confirming the status of the operation. The email is sent when an alert is
triggered.
To receive email notifications, you must ensure that both alert and email notification settings have been configured. For smart
and verify subcommands, the email parameter is set by default. See Notification Settings.
emailRecipientList= “email_address”
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Specifies a semicolon-delimited list of email addresses to whom email should be sent when certain ASM/ME actions are
performed.
emailSenderAddress= “email_address”
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Specifies the email address from whom email should be sent when ASM/ME actions that support sending email are
performed.
emailSubjectLine=" “subject_line”
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Specifies the subject line of an email sent when ASM/ME actions that support sending email are performed.
enable=
● Used with: alert subcommand
● Specify the numerical ID for the alert you would like to enable. To view the numerical ID for each alert, type asmcli -
alert
enableall=
Using the Command Line Interface
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