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
When you open the ASM/ME console on Application Server 1, you are prompted to create a HIT Group on Application Server 1
by adding Application Server 2 and one of the SQL cluster nodes to it for management. You can do this through the Add Hosts
wizard.
During this process, ASM/ME is automatically installed on the cluster node and Application Server 2. ASM/ME automatically
sets up appropriate trust relationships between the added hosts.
After this initial HIT Group has been created, ASM/ME recognizes that the SQL host added is in fact part of a cluster, and
automatically prompts you to add the rest of the cluster nodes to the HIT Group using the Add Hosts wizard. During this
process, ASM/ME is automatically installed on the other two cluster nodes and the appropriate trust relationships are set up.
After this operation completes, the entire SQL cluster and Application Server 2 can be managed from the ASM/ME instance on
Application Server 1. All ASM/ME operations pertaining to SharePoint can be performed from Application Server 1.
Install ASM/ME on a SharePoint Farm
Before you begin, identify a network shared directory to store Smart Copy backup documents:
● All farm hosts that ASM/ME will be managing must be able to access this exact path.
● The farm administrator must have read-write access to this path.
● Any HIT Group hosts on which you plan on importing Smart Copies using ASM/ME should also have read-write access to
this path.
Choose a farm host on which SharePoint is installed to serve as the writer host, and then enable the SharePoint VSS writer on
it. The SharePoint VSS writer is not enabled by default. You can use a web front-end server or an application server as your
writer host.
1. Start the command prompt with the right-click Run as Administrator option.
2. Run the following command, specifc to SharePoint 2016 and 2019:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\BIN\STSADM.exe -o
registerwsswriter
A message displays when the operation completes.
3. Confirm SharePointVSS writers on the nodes where it is registered by running vssadmin.exe list writers from an
elevated command prompt. Search writers appear only on hosts where that SharePoint service is provisioned.
4. Install ASM/ME on the host running the SharePoint VSS writer.
5. Open the ASM/ME console.
ASM/ME displays a list of the farm hosts that you need to add.
6. Add the hosts through the Add Hosts wizard.
a. Click Add Hosts.
b. Select Cluster and SharePoint Farm Nodes and click Next.
c. Provide farm administrator credentials (domain, user name, and password) for the hosts you are adding.
See About Creating a HIT Group for prerequisite information about HIT Groups.
d. If you want to install MPIO or the PowerShell Tools on the host, select those options.
e. Specify the directory that contains the installation files.
f. Click Add Hosts to begin the installation on the specified host. When the process is complete, click Close.
The Summary of Hosts page opens. This page displays the hosts that have been added to the HIT Group, and what
actions — such as installations or updates — have been performed on each host. This page also shows you whether or
not a reboot is required on the remote hosts.
NOTE: An error message displays if the installation or update cannot complete.
g. If a reboot is required, click Reboot All. Otherwise, click Finish.
7. Open the General Settings page in ASM/ME and specify the farm administrator domain account for the Run ASM
Services As option. On the same General Settings page, specify the shared backup document directory you identified in
step 1. Ensure that every host in your HIT Group is using this same backup document directory.
8. Perform one or more of the following steps:
● If your SharePoint farm contains an SQL cluster, proceed with the following step. If not, the installation procedure is
complete.
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