Users Guide

● Create Global Verification Task — This option displays only if the Global Verification task does not exist. If it does exist, a
node called Global_Verification_Task displays in the ASM/ME tree panel under the Schedules node.
● Modify Global Verification Task — This option displays only if the Global Verification task exists. If it does not exist, the
Global_Verification_Task node does not appear in the tree panel under the Schedules node.
If you want to support failover of the Global Verification task processing in a cluster configuration, you must create a Global
Verification task on each node that is a potential owner node for an Exchange Server Cluster Group.
Additionally, you need to manually propagate any changes to the Global Verification task to the possible owner nodes if you want
them to be synchronized. This requirement is different from other scheduled tasks.
ASM/ME creates a Global Verification task automatically the first time you either create an Exchange Smart Copy or create a
schedule of Smart Copies, providing the following conditions apply:
● No preceding version of a Global Verification task exists under the Schedules node.
● When creating the Smart Copy, select the local Global Verification window as the scheduled verification time.
Constraints for Global Verification Task
The Global Verification task attempts to verify all Smart Copies, subject to the following constraints:
● Smart Copies are verified serially. You can specify whether to begin processing with the newest copies, or the oldest copies
(chronological sequence).
● If running a verification operation takes longer than the time allotted in the schedule (that is, it exceeds the specified end
time), the operation is not terminated. The operation runs to completion but no new operations are started.
● If a common file share is used by several hosts running Global Verification tasks during the same or overlapping window
(either in a non-cluster configuration, or DAG), configure a different backup document location folder for each of the hosts
to avoid any issues in accessing backup documents.
● Any operations that cannot run in the time available are postponed to the next start time. These operations run first.
● If the host is rebooted before the Global Verification completes, the verification starts again when the host is back up.
Creating a schedule does not guarantee that all backup documents are always verified. You must make sure that operations are
completed successfully and that adequate time is available. If the host running the Global Verification task fails, the Global
Verification task on the inheriting host might not process all of the existing unverified Smart Copies until the next time that it is
scheduled to run.
NOTE: You can force the Global Verification task to restart on the inheriting host using ASM/ME.
Manually Create a Global Verification Schedule
1. In the tree panel, right-click the Schedules node and select Create Global Verification Task.
2. Select from the options described in the following table, then click Next.
The Provide User Account Information dialog box opens.
3. Select whether to run the task as a system user or as a specified user. These options are described in the following table.
4. Click Create to begin creating the Global Verification task. In the tree panel, the Global Verification task node should appear
under the Schedules node.
Table 20. Global Verification Task Schedule Options
Option Description
Process Smart Copies created by this
host
Processes only Smart Copies created on the local computer.
Process Smart Copies created by
another host
Processes Smart Copies created on a remote computer. (See Run Checksum
Verification and Soft Recovery on a Remote Host.)
Start Time The start time of the local Global Verification window. Typically, you specify a
time of low computer usage to make best use of computer resources. The start
time must precede the end time by 3 hours or more. If the start time and end
time are the same, the window is 24 consecutive hours (full time verification).
End Time The end time of the local Global Verification window. This time must be at least 3
hours later than the start time.
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