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
● Least Queue Depth—(Recommended) MPIO DSM sends SAN data traffic packets out to each available connection, with
preference given to the connection that is least busy at the time it requests the I/O. This option is appropriate for most
installations.
● Round Robin—MPIO DSM sends SAN data traffic packets over each available connection in a rotating sequence, fully
utilizing all available paths.
● Fail Over Only—MPIO DSM uses one connection for all SAN data traffic until it times out or otherwise fails. At that time,
traffic fails over to any other available path. Selecting this load balance policy causes the EHCM service to no longer add and
remove additional sessions to the target.
For both the Round Robin and Least Queue Depth policies, sessions to the group member containing the data are given
preference over other sessions.
Configure MPIO Connections Settings
The MPIO Connections settings allow you to choose whether or not to use MPIO for snapshots, and to specify other connection
properties. To use MPIO for snapshots, select the checkbox next to that option.
For volumes that span multiple group members, you can specify the following attributes:
● Maximum sessions for a volume—Values range from 1 to 12 (the default is 6). This value should be equal to or greater than
the value you specify for the maximum sessions per volume slice.
● Maximum sessions per volume slice—Values range from 1 to 4 (the default is 2).
Configure the Network
1. In the Included Networks and Excluded Networks panels, make sure the information displayed is correct for your
environment.
2. To exclude a subnet in the Included Networks panel, click the Exclude link under Action.
The excluded subnet moves into the Excluded Networks panel.
3. To restore an excluded subnet, click the Include link in the Excluded Networks panel.
4. Click Save to save your settings.
Press F1 to view online help for any of these dialog boxes.
Configure the Network Connections
1. Choose between IPv4 or IPv6 (if available) for the MPIO IP version.
2. (Optional) Select the checkbox to exclude new subnets as they are configured. Use this option to prevent all new subnets
from being enabled automatically, so that you can control which ones are added over time.
You can also control the minimum adapter speed, which specifies the slowest acceptable speed that a NIC can have when
used for MPIO. The choices are based on the speeds of the NICs available on the host machine. If only one speed is
available, this drop-down list contains only this speed.
Configure ASM/ME
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