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
● If you do not specify the ‑remote parameter, Checksum Verification begins immediately after Smart Copy
completion.
● Global Verification schedule times default to 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time. You can change these times by adjusting the Global
Verification window in the ASM/ME GUI.
○ See Verification Settings.
○ See Run Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery on a Remote Host for information about configuring the remote
computer.
scheduleID=
● Used with: smart subcommand
● Specify the ‑scheduleID= parameter with a schedule identifier (Schedule ID) for an existing schedule.
○ You can obtain this identifier by browsing a schedule’s properties in the ASM/ME GUI.
○ Click the right mouse button to copy the Schedule ID to the clipboard. A typical Schedule ID has the following format:
ee05bb76‑6ccc‑431a‑99b9‑37886a1d7748
● Enclose the Schedule ID in quotation marks if it contains an embedded space.
selections=
● Used with: selectiveRestore subcommand
● Specify the ‑selections= parameter with "Component{}" , where the object ID for the component to be restored is
placed within the braces. A semicolon-delimited list of object IDs can also be specified.
● You can also use the SSA names as they appear in the GUI to restore an SSA.
● You can get the object ID for any supported component, volume, and collection by executing the -list command with the
–components, ‑volume, ‑collections, and –showObjectID options.
secret=password
● Used with: configureCHAP subcommand
● Specifies the password that was established for the CHAP user.
sendOnFailure= {"Yes"|"No"}
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Specifying Yeswill enable all critical alerts, and specifying no will disable all critical alerts.
sendOnSuccess= {"Yes"|"No"}
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Specifying Yes will enable all warning and informational alerts, and specifying no will disable all warning and informational
alerts.
sendTestMail
● Used with: configureASM subcommand
● Sends a test email immediately after configuring ASM/ME. A recipient list will be included in the test email.
shadowType=
● Used with: smart subcommand
● Specify the type of Smart Copy to create. ASM/ME supports only Transportable types and you can omit this parameter
because ASMCLI assumes a Transportable type.
showObjectID
● Used with: list subcommand
Using the Command Line Interface
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