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
Table 20. Global Verification Task Schedule Options (continued)
Option Description
eseutil location The path to the Exchange eseutil.exe utility (a database maintenance
program), if it is not located at its default installation path.
Run task as system user Choose this option to specify the system login as the account under which the
operation runs.
NOTE: Do not specify the system account if you are also performing
verification on a remote verification server.
Run task as specified user Choose this option to use the current login or to specify an account as the run
account for the operation.
You must provide the following information:
● User name —Specify an account name for the account under which this
operation run. (The account that you specify must have appropriate access to
the backup documents).
● Password—Type the account password. ASM/ME uses the password only
during schedule creation and the password is not retained.
The following table describes the context (right-click) options available to you after the Global Verification schedule is
created.
Table 21. Right-Click Options for the Global Verification Schedule
Option Description
Run Now Ignores the scheduled start time and launches the Global Verification task
immediately.
Modify the schedule Displays the Create or Modify Global Verification Task dialog box.
Delete the Schedule Deletes the Global Verification schedule. No scheduled verification is performed
until you create a new schedule manually or specify scheduled verification for a
newly created Smart Copy. The Global Verification times remain as specified in
the last schedule that you created.
Disable Schedule Disables the Global Verification schedule.
When scheduled, the Global Verification task runs as a process named EqlExVerifier.exe, which you can view by using
the Windows Task Manager. Only one instance of the EqlExVerifier.exe process runs as the automated Global
Verification task on a computer at any time.
You can launch two more instances of EqlExVerifier.exe manually, or three instances if the automated Global
Verification task is not currently running.
Run Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery on a Remote Host
To make the best use of computer resources, you can configure a computer to run only the Global Verification task, taking the
Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery workload off your production computers. You specify a Global Verification window
that is specific to the verification server. This window is typically a much longer time period than for a creator server, because
the creator server is in the production environment.
Using a dedicated verification server enables you to process a greater number of Smart Copies, improving your recovery options
and service level. The verification server might be co-located with Smart Copy creator servers, or it might be at a geographically
remote location. However, the verification server requires access to the SAN on which you create and maintain Smart Copies.
Remote Host verification requires two hosts with the same installed versions of ASM/ME and Exchange management tools. A
shared network folder or drive to provide a Smart Copy repository must also be set up. One host functions as the creator server
creating Smart Copies. The second computer acts as the verification server running a Global Verification task that verifies all
unverified Exchange Smart Copies.
The Global Verification window can differ between the local and remote servers. For example, you might configure verification
during an off-peak Global Verification window on the creator server, such as the default 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. window. You might
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