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
Create a Schedule for Volume Thin-Provisioning
Before you begin, understand the interaction between Smart Copy schedules and thin-provisioning operations. See About Thin-
Provisioning.
1. Right-click the volume and select Schedule Rethinning.
2. Specify the schedule name and the frequency at which the schedule runs—One time only, daily, weekly, or monthly.
(Optional) Provide a comment about the schedule and click Next.
3. ASM/ME displays a different dialog box depending on what frequency you chose. Specify the schedule options accordingly
and click Next.
4. Select the thin-provisioning parameters:
● Percentage of unused space to thin-provision; the default is 95 percent
● Defragment the volume before thin-provisioning
5. Click Create.
The thin-provisioning schedules are displayed under the Schedules list node.
You can modify, disable, or delete any schedule. For more information on working with schedules, see Modify a Schedule,
Enable the Schedule, or Delete a Schedule.
About Smart Copies
A Smart Copy is a snapshot, clone, or replica of an individual volume, application component, or a collection. Examples of
application components include an Exchange mailbox database, anSQL Server database, or a Hyper-V virtual machine.
A Smart Copy consists of the following objects:
● One or more snapshots, replicas, or clones, depending on the type of Smart Copy operation and the original object.
● A backup document, describing the Smart Copy.
The resulting Smart Copy can also be called a Smart Copy. Even if the Smart Copy Set operation involves only a single volume,
the result is still considered a Smart Copy Set. After you create a Smart Copy, you can then import and mount it, restore the
original object from the Smart Copy, or restore the Smart Copy to a new location. You can create Smart Copies instantly, or you
can create a schedule for Smart Copy creation, as described in About Schedules. When you create a Smart Copy, you can select
from the options described in the following table.
Table 17. Smart Copy Options
Smart Copy Type Smart Copy Description
Snapshot Creates a snapshot for each volume comprising the original object. For example, if the original
object is a volume, the resulting Smart Copy set contains one snapshot. If the original object
consists of a collection of two volumes, the resulting Smart Copy set contains two snapshots.
Clone Creates a new volume for each volume comprising the original object.
Replica Creates a replica for each volume comprising the original object on the PS Series group
configured as a replication partner for the original objects. Each volume that is part of the
original object must already be configured for replication in the group.
Backup type Specifies the backup behavior type that you want to create, either copy or full. This option
determines the behavior of the Smart Copy operation on the application log file. The actual
backup behavior is application dependent.
NOTE: Thin Clone is also a Smart Copy type, but this option only pertains to template volumes.
When you create a Smart Copy with ASM/ME, the Smart Copies are visible in the PS Series Group Manager GUI and CLI.
For troubleshooting, it might be necessary to access and manage a Smart Copy from the PS Series group, using the Group
Manager GUI. Dell recommends that you manage Smart Copies from ASM/ME or the VSS requestor that created them, and not
the Group Manager GUI.
General ASM/ME Operations
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