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
Using ASM/ME with Exchange
ASM/ME supports Microsoft Exchange 2016 and 2019.
See the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes for specific ASM/ME version support. Depending on
your particular configuration and the version of Exchange that you are running, data recovery procedures might vary.
See Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V if you intend to run Exchange with a Hyper-V virtual machine. In such configurations, some
ASM/ME operations are constrained.
Topics:
• 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
• Create Exchange Smart Copies
• Schedule Smart Copies for Exchange Components
• Recover Exchange Data
View Exchange Applications in ASM/ME
ASM/ME displays the Exchange Writer as a supported application under the Applications node in the tree panel.
The HIT/Microsoft installer verifies that a supported version of Exchange Server exists on the target installation computer. If
ASM/ME detects an unsupported version of Exchange Server, a red arrow displays next to the application in the ASM/ME tree
panel.
Exchange Writers
The following conditions apply for the Exchange 2016 and 2019 Writers:
● Only one Exchange Replica Writer (Exchange Replication Service) is displayed under the Applications node.
● Only one Exchange Writer (Exchange Replication Service) is displayed under the Applications node. The mailbox database
running as passive copies are displayed under the Replica node in Exchange Writer (Replication Service) under Applications.
For example, assume you are running a two-node Data Availability Group (DAG). One mailbox database (MD1) is mounted on
Server A, the first node. Two other mailbox databases, (MD2 and MD3), are mounted on Server B, the second node.
Because Server A and Server B replicate to one another, the instance of ASM/ME running on Server A displays two
subordinate nodes under the Exchange Writer node:
○ The Exchange Writer (Exchange Replication Service) expands to display the two subordinate nodes. One is the server
name and the other is called Replica.
○ The node with the server name expands to display MD1.
○ The node labeled Replica expands to display MD2 and MD3.
Similarly, an instance of ASM/ME running on Server B displays two subordinate nodes under the Exchange Writer node:
○ The Exchange Writer (Exchange Replication Service) expands to display the two subordinate nodes. One is the server
name and the other is labeled Replica.
○ The node with the server name expands to display MD2 and MD3.
○ The node labeled Replica expands to display MD1.
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