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
Exchange Smart Copy Set depends on the original object (volume, collection, or application components) and the Smart Copy
type (snapshot, replica, or clone). The restore options available to you depend on the Smart Copy type.
For snapshots and clones, you can manually restore data by mounting a Smart Copy. After it is mounted, you can copy files from
it. The mount option supports both Windows drive letters and mount points (an empty folder on an existing NTFS or ReFS file
system that serves as an access point for a newly mounted file system).
Mount as read-only for replicas cannot be done on the local/source host (where the replica is created). A replica must be
imported onto a remote host to be mounted as read-only. The replicas continue to exist on the PS Series group. See Mount a
Replica Smart Copy for this procedure.
In addition to mounting Smart Copies, you can also perform the following recovery operations, depending on the Smart Copy
type (Available Data Recovery Options for Exchange on page 75) and the version of Exchange you are running ( ASM/ME Data
Recovery Procedures for Exchange on page 75):
● In-place Restore—A point-in-time restoration of all data in an entire mailbox database. For a collection Smart Copy, this
operation will be a point-in-time restoration of all data in the Smart Copy.
● Brick-level Restore—Recover data for a specific mailbox database. Set a Smart Copy snapshot online and recover lost
information from that Smart Copy. ASM/ME allows you to create Recovery mailbox databases to perform data recovery
tasks using Exchange utilities.
● Clone and Restore as New—For all supported Exchange versions, you can clone a mailbox database from a source Exchange
Server and then set it up on the same or a different Exchange Server.
Consider backing up your Smart Copy backup documents to a network share or another location from which you can recover
them easily as part of a disaster recovery plan.
NOTE: Selective Restore operations are not available for Exchange.
Table 25. Available Data Recovery Options for Exchange
Smart Copy Type Restore Options
Snapshot
● Mount
● In-place Restore—Restore All
● Brick-level Restore—Create Recovery mailbox database (Exchange 2016 and 2019)
● Clone and Restore as New (all supported versions)
Clone
● Mount
● Brick-level Restore—Create Recovery mailbox database (Exchange 2016 and 2019)
● Clone and Restore as New (all supported versions)
Replica
● Mount as read-only option is not available for a replica on the local host. (It can only be
done on a remote host.)
● Clone a replica, which creates a new volume
● Clone and Restore as New
● Clone and Create Recovery mailbox database (Exchange 2016 and 2019)
See Mount a Snapshot or Clone Smart Copy for instructions on mounting a Smart Copy.
Table 26. ASM/ME Data Recovery Procedures for Exchange
Data Recovery Type Exchange Version Related ASM/ME
Procedure
See Section
In-place Restore 2016 and 2019 About Exchange In-Place
Restore
About Microsoft Exchange In-Place
Restore
Brick-level Restore 2016 and 2019 Create a Recovery mailbox
database
About Creating a Recovery Mailbox
Database
Clone and Restore as
New
All supported versions Create a clone and restore as
new
About the Clone and Restore as New
Operation
Using ASM/ME with Exchange 75