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
HIT Groups
Using a HIT Group, you can manage multiple hosts from any machine running ASM/ME.
Topics:
• Overview of HIT Groups
• Create a HIT Group — Overview
• Edit ASM/ME Settings on Hosts in a HIT Group
Overview of HIT Groups
A HIT Group contains one or more hosts that you manage from ASM/ME. For example, if an administrator needs to back up and
create a Smart Copy for multiple machines, the administrator can perform all ASM/ME Smart Copy operations from a single
instance of ASM/ME. Similarly, if the administrator has to manage and backup Exchange mailbox databases residing on multiple
servers, the administrator can create a HIT Group on a single instance of ASM/ME, and then manage multiple servers from that
instance.
HIT Groups allow you to create and manage Smart Copies and Smart Copy schedules on all your hosts, and simultaneously edit
settings on multiple hosts. When you add a new host to a HIT Group, HIT/Microsoft is installed on the host. For a previously-
created HIT Group, ASM/ME informs you when any of the hosts are not running a version of HIT/Microsoft equal to the version
on the local host. You can then use the Add Hosts wizard to remotely update HIT/Microsoft on the other hosts.
ASM/ME Operations on HIT Group Members
Assume you have created a HIT Group that includes your local host, and three hosts that you have added to it for managing
with ASM/ME. You can perform any ASM/ME operation on the local host and any of the three hosts that you have added.
Select the appropriate host from the tree panel, and then perform the ASM/ME operation from that view. Perform ASM/ME
operations on the remote hosts exactly as you would perform operations on the local host.
HIT Groups in Non-Cluster Environments
In non-cluster environments, HIT Groups are host-specific. That is, adding Host B to the ASM/ME instance on Host A does not
automatically add Host A to the ASM/ME instance on Host B. A HIT Group can consist of one host. Adding multiple hosts to
manage is optional; you can run ASM/ME from a single host and manage that local host.
Assume that you have three hosts: A, B, and C and that each host is running an instance of ASM/ME. From the ASM/ME
instance on Host A, you can add hosts B and C. This feature enables you to perform all ASM/ME operations on hosts B and C
from the ASM/ME console on Host A. However, if you then view the instances of ASM/ME running on hosts B or C, you are
not able to see Host A or perform ASM/ME operations on Host A until you add Host A from that specific host.
The following figure illustrates a two-member HIT Group in a standard non-cluster environment. In this example, Host A can add
Host B for management so it can manage itself as well as Host B.
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