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
Table 34. Restore Options for Replica Smart Copies (continued)
SharePoint Component Type Data Restoration Options
● Restore Selected Database
● Clone and Restore As New
Individual content database
● Mount As Read-Only
● Clone
● Restore Selected Database
● Clone and Restore As New
Set of all content databases
● Mount As Read-Only
● Clone
● Restore Selected Database
● Clone and Restore As New
Search Service Application (SSA)
● Mount As Read-Only
● Clone
● Restore Search Service Application
Search database
● Mount As Read-Only
● Clone
● Restore Selected Database
● Clone and Restore As New
Other databases
● Mount As Read-Only
● Clone
Availability of SharePoint Data Restoration Operations
Within the ASM GUI, some data restoration operations can only be initiated from certain HIT Group members:
● Restore Selected Database operation—Must be initiated in the ASM/ME GUI on the HIT Group host on which the
SharePoint VSS Writer is running.
● Restore Search Service Application operation—Must be initiated in the ASM/ME GUI on the HIT Group host on which the
SharePoint VSS Writer is running.
● Restore All operation—Must be performed from the HIT Group host on which the SharePoint VSS Writer is running. If you
still cannot perform this operation from the writer host, it might be because the Smart Copy contains a component that
cannot be restored.
● Restore As New operation—Must be performed from a compatible SQL Server host in the HIT Group. The SQL Server
Writer must be running on that host.
● Clone and Restore As New operation—Must be performed from a compatible SQL Server host in the HIT Group. The SQL
Server Writer must be running on that host.
Mount a SharePoint Smart Copy
To mount a SharePoint Smart Copy:
1. Navigate to the HIT Group host on which you want to mount a Smart Copy.
2. In the tree panel, expand the Smart Copies node for that host.
3. Right-click the Smart Copy and select Mount.
The Mount Smart Copy wizard opens.
4. Review the warnings and recommendations and click Next.
The dialog box lists the volumes in the Smart Copy.
5. Click the upper-right corner of the Original Host column to filter the list of hosts.
6. Specify where to mount the volume.
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