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
Smart Copy Schedules for Hyper-V
The procedure for scheduling Smart Copies of virtual machines is the same as the general operations described in General
ASM/ME Operations, except that if a VM is offline, it is still copied in its offline state. The shutdown state affects the Smart
Copy as follows:
● When a VM shuts down cleanly, the Smart Copy is application-consistent.
● When a VM has crashed or is powered off without a shutdown, the Smart Copy is crash-consistent.
Schedules fail if you remove a VM permanently without updating any schedules or scheduled collections of which that VM was
previously a member.
Hyper-V Restore Operations
ASM/ME supports the following types of data restoration for virtual machines described in the following table.
Table 30. Restore Operations for Hyper-V
Operation Menu Option
In-Place Restore Restore All
Selective Restore Restore selected VMs
Restore As New Restore As New
Restore operations are always disruptive regardless of the type of guest O/S that is installed in the VM. The restore operation
has the following sequence:
● The Hyper-V management console displays a message confirming that it is performing the restore operation.
● The VM is taken offline and is deleted by the VSS writer. If you are running a remote desktop to the guest, the remote
desktop session is terminated.
● ASM/ME restores the VM files.
● When the restore operation completes, the VM is registered with the Hyper-V service, which adds it to the list of VMs in the
Hyper-V management console. If the VM was running before the restore operation was initiated, ASM/ME restarts the VM.
● If the VM crashed and you initiated a restore operation to recover it, the VM is left in the powered-off state by the ASM/ME
restore operation.
Restore a VM In-Place
With an in-place restore operation, you can restore all VMs in the Smart Copy. This type of operation restores all data on all PS
Series volumes used by all VMs included in the Smart Copy. For in-place restore operations, all VMs on the volumes being
restored experience a service interruption.
1. Right-click the VM Smart Copy in the ASM/ME GUI and select Restore All.
A confirmation dialog box opens.
2. Click Yes.
Selectively Restore a VM
With a selective restore operation, you specify one or more VMs you want restored. The default size of a VHD file is 127GB.
Such large file sizes require adequate time to copy and restore. Therefore, consider reducing the volume size to the optimum
required for the application and user space.
1. Right-click the VM Smart Copy in the ASM/ME GUI and select Restore selected VMs.
The Select Virtual Machines dialog box opens.
2. Select the virtual machine you are restoring and click Restore.
When the restore operation is finished, a message displays, stating that the operation completed successfully.
Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V
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