Users Guide

Managing Soft-Deleted Smart Copies
Smart Copy clones that have been soft-deleted are held temporarily in the volume recovery bin. You can use the following commands with
Smart Copy clones:
• Identify clones that have been soft-deleted in the volume recovery bin using the asmcli list smart-copy --check-status
command.
• Access the Volume Recovery Bin interface through the EqualLogic Group Manager GUI.
Examples: asmcli list Command
The asmcli list --check-status command reports the status of Smart Copy clones. This section provides the following examples:
• Example 1: Listing Smart Copies in a Collection
• Example 2: Listing Deleted Smart Copies
• Example 3: Status of Smart Copy After Recovery
• Example 4: Status of Restored Smart Copies
Example 1: Listing Smart Copies in a Collection
The following example shows the output of the asmcli list command which includes the status of clones.
# asmcli list smart-copy --type clone --check-status -vv
Logged into PS Series group 192.x.x.xx (earth39-grp) as username grpadmin (GroupAdmin)
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Smart Copies
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Source: mysystem.equallogic.com : /mnt/ns-gl1 /mnt/ns-gl2
Clone: 18-May-2017 18:47:38.101719
ObjectId: d-ae90fe-d14693ed0-4b94835698ac308b
Directory: /tmp/asm3/asm-le-ns.equallogic.com/source-e-86ca5b-
e4f2bf9ea-3660dd7d9ae03f4b/
File: 20170518-224738.101719-d-ae90fe-d14693ed0-4b94835698ac308b.bcd
ns-gl1 --> ns-gl1-clone-2017:05:18-18:47:38.112 on earth39-grp
ns-gl2 --> ns-gl2-clone-2017:05:18-18:47:38.371 on earth39-grp
1 Smart Copy found.
Example 2: Listing Deleted Smart Copies
The following example shows the status reported by the asmcli list command when a Smart Copy clone has been deleted.
# asmcli delete smart-copy --type clone --latest
Deleted Smart Copy: d-ae90fe-d14693ed0-4b94835698ac308b
Successfully removed the Smart Copy.
# asmcli list smart-copy --type clone –check-status -vv
Logged into PS Series group 192.x.x.xx (earth39-grp) as username
grpadmin (GroupAdmin)
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Smart Copies
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Source: mysystem.equallogic.com : /mnt/ns-gl1 /mnt/ns-gl2
Clone: 18-May-2017 18:47:38.101719
ObjectId: d-ae90fe-d14693ed0-4b94835698ac308b
Directory: /tmp/asm3/asm-le-ns.equallogic.com/source-e-86ca5b-
e4f2bf9ea-3660dd7d9ae03f4b/
File: .20170518-224738.101719-d-ae90fe-d14693ed0-4b94835698ac308b.bcd
ns-gl1 --> ns-gl1-clone-2017:05:18-18:47:38.112 on earth39-grp [ recovery bin ]
ns-gl2 --> ns-gl2-clone-2017:05:18-18:47:38.371 on earth39-grp [ recovery bin ]
1 Smart Copy found.
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Auto-Snapshot Manager Command Line Interface