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
ASMCLI Command Summary
The following table provides an alphabetical summary of the commands and describes the function of each command. You must
prefix subcommands and parameters with either a hyphen (-) or a forward slash (/).
Table 36. ASM/ME CLI Subcommands
Subcommand Function
-alert Display a list of alerts, or enable and disable specific alerts.
-breaksmartcopy VSS automatically sets volume attribute values when a Smart Copy is created, and
automatically reverts these changes for a mount or restore operation.
This command allows you to undo these changes on demand.
‑cloneReplica Create a clone of a replica.
‑configureASM Set one or more ASM properties.
‑configureCHAP Specify the CHAP user name and secret for a group.
‑createCollection Create new collections of volumes or components.
-delete Delete Smart Copies
‑deleteCollection Delete existing collections of volumes or components.
‑enumerateiSCSIPortals Enumerate or list all the target iSCSI portals found on the system.
‑enumerateSmartCopies Enumerate or list all the Smart Copies usable for the restore commands supported for a
specified Smart Copy source object.
‑help List all of the commands in ASMCLI, including the parameters and options that can be
specified for each one. Typing asmcli ‑? will also retrieve the same information.
‑list List supported components, volumes, and collections.
‑modifyCollection Modify existing collections of volumes or components.
‑mount Mount Smart Copies.
‑properties Specify the ‑properties subcommand to list the properties of an existing Smart Copy
backup document. You can specify the backup document by using the –document=, –
volume=, ‑component=, or ‑collection= parameters.
‑restore Restore volumes in place from an existing backup document.
‑selectiveRestore Restore one or more selected components from a backup document. This operation is
supported for SQL Server databases and Hyper‑V virtual machines.
‑shutdownsystray Close all verification failure notifications currently showing in the Windows taskbar
notification area.
‑shutdownverifier Safely shut down the current Global Verification Task. This subcommand accepts the
‑timeout= nnn parameter, which specifies the time before a shutdown.
‑smart Create Smart Copies of supported components on PS Series groups.
‑unmount Unmount Smart Copies.
‑verify Run Checksum Verification or Soft Recovery (or both) for an existing
Exchange Smart Copy backup document. You must also specify ‑recovery,
‑checksum, or both options.
‑version Displays the ASM/ME version that you are running, as well as the build date.
Command Parameters
The following command options are used with the ASM/ME subcommands.
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