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
The following table describes the verification settings.
Table 12. Verification Settings
Option Description
Exchange Global Verification Window End time must be at least three hours later than the start time.
Dell recommends that you specify a range of time that corresponds with a period of
low computer usage (off-peak times) to make the best use of computer resources.
Verify newest Smart Copies first Verifies the Smart Copies beginning with the chronologically most recent and ending
with the oldest
Send email when verification time
exceeds creation interval
Causes a notification email to be sent to the default email account if the time required
to complete an operation exceeds the schedule’s frequency of Smart Copy creation
Combine creation and verification
emails when possible.
Enables you to concatenate emails to reduce the volume of mail
Configure Verification Settings
1. In the navigation area, click Settings, then Verification Settings.
2. In the Global Verification Window area, select the start and end times to perform verification.
3. (Optional) In the Verification Processing Order area, select the option to verify the newest Smart Copies first, before
verifying others.
4. (Optional) In the Email Options area, select the option to send email when the verification takes longer than the interval
you specified in step 2 to perform verifications, and (also optionally) select the option to combine emails into as few
messages as possible.
5. Click Save.
● If you manage multiple hosts, to make changes to multiple hosts, multiselect the hosts in the middle panel. The changes
affect all selected hosts.
● To restore settings to their current saved state, click Discard.
About PS Group Access Settings
You must configure access to one or more PS Series groups for ASM/ME to connect to for creating Smart Copies and other
functions.
If you used the Remote Setup Wizard to create a group, that group displays in the PS Group Access window. You can add
more groups or delete groups as needed.
Group access settings can be specified for the following purposes:
● Allow ASM/ME access to one or more PS Series groups for creating and managing Smart Copies, among other functions
● VDS and VSS CHAP settings enable these services to access a PS Series group
● Smart Copy access can enable the local computer to access Smart Copies created on other computers
● PowerShell/SMP access can authenticate PowerShell and SMP access to the group. SMP access replaces VDS access for
the Windows Server 2012 R2 and later operating systems
● (Optional) Enable single sign-on (SSO) to the group
Before setting these properties, CHAP must be configured on the PS Series group, either locally or on an external RADIUS
authentication server. For information about configuring CHAP on the PS Series group, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager
Administrator’s Guide.
PS Group Access Settings
The PS Group Access panel enables you to configure settings for the PS Series groups that store the volumes and Smart Copies
used by your applications.
The following table describes the settings on the Group Access Panel.
Configure ASM/ME
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