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
2. Browse to the backup document and click Open.
NOTE: If you cannot access a particular Smart Copy, it might be that the computer does not have the correct security
credentials or that part of the Smart Copy Set is missing. Make sure the importing computer is configured properly.
ASM/ME places the document in the default backup document location, specified in ASM/ME General Properties. The
Smart Copy displays in the tree panel, under the Smart Copies node, for the HIT Group host on which you imported the
Smart Copy.
Import a Smart Copy Within a HIT Group
To import a Smart Copy from one host in a HIT Group to a different host in the HIT Group:
1. In the Smart Copies node in the tree panel, right-click the appropriate Smart Copy and click Import On Another Host.
The Select a Host from the HIT Group dialog box opens.
2. Select the HIT Group host on which you want to import the Smart Copy and click OK.
The Smart Copy displays in the tree panel (under the Smart Copies node) for the HIT Group host on which you imported the
Smart Copy.
Import a Smart Copy Outside of a HIT Group
To import a Smart Copy on a different HIT Group host, or on a remote host:
1. On the importing computer, open the iSCSI initiator.
2. On the Discovery tab, enter the PS Series group IP address as the Target Portal address.
This action enables the computer to discover the iSCSI targets presented by the group. Do not log in to a target because
login occurs automatically.
3. Copy the backup document to the importing computer, or make the backup document available to a file share that is
accessible by the importing computer.
4. Start ASM/ME on the importing computer.
5. In the Smart Copies node in the tree panel, right-click the appropriate Smart Copy and click Import External Smart Copy.
The Select a transportable Smart Copy dialog box opens.
6. Browse to the backup document and click Open. ASM/ME places the document in the default backup document location
(specified in ASM/ME General Properties).
The Smart Copy displays in the tree panel (under the Smart Copies node) for the HIT Group host on which you imported the
Smart Copy.
NOTE:
If you cannot access a particular Smart Copy, it might be because the computer does not have the correct
security credentials or because part of the Smart Copy Set is missing. Make sure the importing computer is configured
properly.
Restoring Data
Restoring data generally involves mounting a Smart Copy, restoring data from it, and then unmounting and logging off the Smart
Copy.
How you access or restore data from a Smart Copy depends on the original object (volume, collection, or application
components) and the result of the Smart Copy operation (snapshot, replica, or clone).
Depending on the components that comprise the original object, each Smart Copy can include one or more snapshots, replicas,
or clones created at the same time. This duplication is because collections and applications can have multiple components (for
example, multiple volumes or databases).
Options for accessing data include:
● Quickly restore the original object from a Smart Copy—Applies to Smart Copies that contain volume snapshots or database
snapshots.
● Restore a portion of the original object from a Smart Copy—Applies to Smart Copies that contain database snapshots.
● Mount a Smart Copy as read-only—Applies to replicas, or Smart Copies that contain replicas of volumes or databases.
● Clone any replica and then mount the clone. Replication is not disrupted—Applies to any replica.
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