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
replica Smart Copy (continued)
mount 60
Replica Smart Copy 35
requirements
for creating Smart Copies 16
initiator 16
iSCSI initiator 16
PS Series group 15
SMP configuration 16
restore
cluster
in-place 89
CSV operations 89
Hyper-V operations 87
in-place 11
SharePoint data 101
SharePoint Smart Copies 99
SharePoint Smart Copy
database in-place 102
selected database 102
SharePoint Smart Copy database as new 102
SharePoint Smart Copy Search Service Application 103
Smart Copy data 60
VM
in-place 87
Restore as New
clone 90
snapshot 90
Round Robin 29
RSW
create a new group 17
S
SAN Data Copy Offload 11
schedule
create for Smart Copy 49
delete 50
disable 50
enable 50
modify 50
schedules
about 48
Schedules list node 35
script commands
prepare 131
scripting 104
SCSI unmap, effect if disabled 11
Search Service Application (SSA)
create a Smart Copy of a 99
restore from SharePoint SmartCopy 103
selective component recovery
11
selective restore
VM 89
server
creator server 68
dedicated verification server 68
snapshot
access 17
verification server
off-peak verification 68
volume
access 17
settings
settings (continued)
alerts 23
configure failover policy 28
configure MPIO 28
configure MPIO connections 29
informational alerts 24
MPIO 28
notification
configure 22
PS Group access 25
PS Series group access 25
VDS 26
verification 24, 25
VSS 26
VSS/VDS
access settings for local host 27
warning alerts 24
shared folder
network shared folder 68
SharePoint
create Smart Copy of databases 98
create Smart Copy of single database 98
create SSA Smart Copy 99
data restoration operations 101
farm node
assign an alias 37
installation considerations 91
restore options for Smart Copies 99
Smart Copy
mount 101
restore a database as new 102
restore a database in-place 102
restore a Search Service Application 103
restore selected database 102
SharePoint content database 35
SharePoint farm
add a writer host 95
Add Hosts wizard 95
assign to a group 36
change a writer host 95
change the writer host and disable VSS writer 96
changes in a 96
changes to an existing writer host
change 95
create a Smart Copy of 97
installation requirements 91
remove a HIT group host
remove 95
SQL cluster example 93
SharePoint Farm
ASM/ME installation example 92
install ASM/ME 94
SharePoint farm node
assign an alias 37
shutdownsystray subcommand 13
single sign-on, See SSO
Smart Copies
broken 55
Smart Copies list node 35
Smart copy
troubleshoot
unreachable Smart Copies 55
Smart Copy
about 51
access