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
directory from one volume to another formerly required the host to read the relevant data from one volume, and then write that
data to the destination volume.
With SAN Data Copy Offload, the host sends the SCSI Extended Copy command to the volume, and the data is copied to the
destination volume within the group itself, thus consuming far less CPU bandwidth and memory.
If the SCSI Extended Copy operation fails for any reason, the standard copy command is automatically used. You do not need to
perform any tasks to enable this behavior.
Scripts and Command Generation
ASM/ME provides a command-line interface, described in Using the Command Line Interface. The ASM/ME GUI provides an
option to automatically generate the syntax for an ASM/ME command, based on the options that you select for an ASM/ME
operation. For example, you can select a Smart Copy and then generate the syntactically complete command for mounting it.
(The option to generate the command is available in the menu bar or as a right-click menu option.) You need to enter the
command in the EqualLogic Power Shell.
See Use a Script to Create Smart Copies for how to integrate a Smart Copy schedule into your regular backup schedule script.
You can generate commands for the following ASM/ME operations:
● Create Smart Copy
● Checksum and Recovery
● Unmount and Logoff
● Mount
● Mount as Read-Only
● Restore All
● Selective Restore (not available for Exchange)
Alerts and Event Notification
ASM/ME provides the following notification services:
● Email Notification—You can configure ASM/ME to send email alerts when scheduled Smart Copy operations complete
successfully or when they fail. You are also notified of the outcome of any scheduled Checksum Verification and Soft
Recovery operations on Exchange components. You configure email notifications from the ASM/ME Settings page.
● Errors and Warnings Within ASM/ME—ASM/ME displays errors (indicated by red circles) and warnings (indicated by yellow
triangles) at the bottom-right corner of the ASM/ME window. Click the Error and Warning labels to view individual alerts.
ASM/ME posts event messages to the Windows Event Log, which you can view by using the Windows Computer
Management console.
● Windows Taskbar Notification as shown in Taskbar Notification on page 13.
○ ASM/ME places a yellow triangle warning icon in the Windows taskbar notification area system tray for notifications.
Mouse over the yellow triangle to display the notification. Dismiss messages individually by clicking OK.
○ All schedule failures are reported in the Windows taskbar notification area (system tray). The message displays the
schedule name, last run time, and other details about the failed schedule.
○ Failure to log in to the control volume on the PS Series group is also reported in the system tray.
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Introduction to ASM/ME