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Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/ Microsoft Edition Version 5.3 User's Guide - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 2
of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 3
About This Guide Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft (HIT/Microsoft) enable you to manage and configure PS Series support site at eqlsupport.dell.com. Dell Online Services To learn more about Dell EqualLogic products and new releases being planned, visit the Dell EqualLogic - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 4
Event Notification...12 Remote Installations...13 Failover Cluster Support...13 ASM/ME and the Virtual Snapshot Service ...13 2 Configure ASM/ME...15 PS Series Group Requirements...15 Windows Computer Requirements...16 Required Access Controls...16 VSS/VDS Service Access to the Group...17 Access to - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 5
Tree Panel Behavior in Failover Cluster Environments 31 Tree Panel Nodes...31 Tree Panel Icons...33 Group SharePoint Farm Nodes, Clusters, or Host Nodes 34 About Aliases...35 Customize Color Themes...36 Change the Color Theme for ASM/ME...36 Change the Color Theme for the Volume View...36 4 HIT - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 6
Mounted Smart Copies...76 Restore Selected SQL Server Databases...76 Restore All Databases...77 Restore a Database as New...77 8 Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V...79 Support for Hyper-V...79 Hyper-V Requirements...79 Hyper-V Supported Configuration...80 6 Contents - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 7
Unsupported Configurations...81 Hyper-V Specific Operations...81 Smart Copies for Linux Guest Operating Systems...81 Avoid Torn Smart Copies...81 Hyper-V Collections...81 Smart Copy Schedules for - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 8
ASMCLI -configureCHAP...111 ASMCLI -createCollection...112 ASMCLI -delete...112 ASMCLI -deleteCollection...113 ASMCLI -enumerateiSCSIPortals...113 ASMCLI -enumerateSmartCopies...113 ASMCLI -help...114 ASMCLI -list...114 ASMCLI -modifyCollection...115 ASMCLI -mount...115 ASMCLI -Properties...116 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 9
Dell EqualLogic instructions on installing the Host Integration Tools, see the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User's Guide. Topics: • Functions Provided By ASM/ME • ASM/ME and the Virtual Snapshot Service If you configure your PS to control the replacement for of supported - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 10
by distance for disaster tolerance. The groups and the volume must be configured for replication. For example, if you use ASM/ME for a snapshot as needed. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for more information about thin clones. ASM/ME supports the following operations on - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 11
volumes on PS Series groups running firmware version 7.0 or later. These tools are available on all supported Microsoft operating systems. • You can Dell recommends that you disable the SCSI unmap support in Windows Server 2012 or later. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 12
menu option.) You need to enter the command in the EqualLogic Power Shell. See Use a Script to Create Smart Copies the following notification services: • Email Notification-You can configure ASM/ME to failed schedule. • Failure to log in to the control volume on the PS Series group is also reported - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 13
is C:\Program Files\EqualLogic\bin. • Using and User's Guide. Failover Cluster Support When installed on Dell recommends that you follow the configuration guidelines found in Operations on Microsoft Failover Clusters. ASM/ME and the Virtual Snapshot Service ASM/ME uses Volume Shadow Copy Service - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 14
Figure 2. Relationship to the VSS Copy Service Table 1. ASM/ME Relationship to the VSS Copy Service Callout 1 Description VSS Writer, integrated with the application, which prepares the application for the backup or restore operation. Supported applications are SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint ( - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 15
Groups must run the firmware version specified in the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes. Volumes must have sufficient snapshot space reserved to create snapshots. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide. Replication configuration To create volume replicas - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 16
Server 2012 or later, you must configure SMP access to the group. For these operating systems, SMP replaces VDS. See the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User's Guide. Required Access Controls The following table lists the access controls required by ASM/ME. Table 5. Required - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 17
CHAP to restrict computer access, you must set up a local CHAP account or configure a RADIUS server that already has the CHAP account configured. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for more information about setting up access control records and creating local CHAP accounts - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 18
use the ASM/ME or the Remote Setup Wizard to specify the CHAP user must match an access control record that is configured in the group, . Dell recommends following best practices when configuring databases unsupported. For example, ASM/ME does not support the following operations: • Using the system - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 19
to run the ASM/ME services See General Settings. Notification PS Group Access Enables you to configure access to one or more Settings The General Settings panel enables you to control the general behavior and options for ASM/ directory is: C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\VSS Requestor\ Requirements: - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 20
of Smart Copy documents if you have configured remote verification. See Run Checksum Verification group. Dell recommends that you enable this setting because it can help you detect problems. Requestor is not logged into cluster properly Run ASM Services As Verifies that the cluster node can access - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 21
host running ASM/ME to the domain and enter a user name and password. If you plan to use single sign-on (SSO), the ASM Services must be configured to use accounts with domain access. See Edit ASM/ME Settings on Hosts in a HIT Group. Notification Settings The Notification Settings panel allows you - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 22
scheduled Smart Copy operations either succeed or fail. See About Schedules. • When MPIO-related tasks fail To configure alerts, see Configure Alert Settings. You can also control alerts using ASMCLI. Enabling or disabling alerts through ASMCLI automatically sets the corresponding alerts in the GUI - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 23
has failed Exchange verification discovered more than the allowed concurrent verification tasks MPIO service failed to initialize CHAP MPIO CHAP authentication failed No adapters are available for MPIO use A configuration request IPC error was encountered A MPIO session does not have any active - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 24
, Disable All, or Restore to Default and then click Save. 5. Configure the notification settings so that you can receive email notifications when alerts are End time must be at least three hours later than the start time. Dell recommends that you specify a range of time that corresponds with a period - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 25
or on an external RADIUS authentication server. For information about configuring CHAP on the PS Series group, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide. PS Group Access Settings The PS Group Access panel enables you to configure settings for the PS Series groups that store the - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 26
VDS/VSS access node displays a warning icon (yellow triangle). When configured, the icon changes to a green check mark. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for information about setting up VSS/VDS access control records. Configure VSS/VDS Access Settings for the Local Host In - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 27
Settings panel enables you to: • Control the failover policy • Manage the connection attributes • Specify the Internet Protocol version and whether to include or exclude a subnet Before setting these properties, you must install the Dell EqualLogic MPIO and configure EHCM service for the group. For - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 28
available path. Selecting this load balance policy causes the EHCM service to no longer add and remove additional sessions to the configured. Use this option to prevent all new subnets from being enabled automatically, so that you can control which ones are added over time. You can also control - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 29
: • Start the ASM/ME GUI • Tree Panel • Customize Color Themes Start the ASM/ME GUI To start ASM/ME, click Start, → All Programs →EqualLogic → Auto-Snapshot Manager. The ASM/ME dashboard is displayed, as in the following figure. Figure 3. ASM/ME Dashboard The following sections describe the GUI - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 30
Control Volume Configuration Error), a short description explaining the problem, and a link to launch the wizard showing the steps necessary to correct the problem This option is useful if you are reporting an issue to customer support. • Back and Forward navigation buttons-Takes you back to the - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 31
Launch -Opens to iSCSI Initiator, Remote Setup Wizard, SAN Headquarters, Windows Disk Manager, Hosts view. Select Settings to display the user-configurable settings for ASM/ME. Changing these views can in the Actions toolbar. Not all nodes support actions. Right-click a node to display the - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 32
Copies (snapshots) See View Volume Details or the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for more information about snapshot borrowing. You can create, modify, or delete a collection, create a Smart Copy for the collection, or configure a schedule for the collection. On a cluster node - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 33
table. The icons can vary, depending on the state of the component associated with that node. For example, a node that is all gray does not support certain ASM/ME operations. Table 16. ASM/ME Tree Panel Icons Icon Definition All Hosts node-The object nodes for each host (Applications, Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 34
subcomponents for Smart Copy operations. When you select an Application component for a Smart Copy operation, ASM/ME implicitly includes its supported subcomponents. SharePoint content database-This icon represents a content database that is part of a SharePoint farm. Volumes list node-Volumes - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 35
with a specific naming convention. • The naming of SharePoint farms is often derived from the configuration database. Assign an Alias to SharePoint Farm Nodes, Cluster Nodes, or Individual Host Nodes The farm name in the Hosts list is replaced by the new alias. ASM/ME Graphical User Interface 35 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 36
alias for the node and click OK. The cluster name in the Hosts list is replaced by the new alias. Assign an Alias to a Host Node 1. Select the host node for the node and click OK. The host name in the Hosts list is replaced by the new alias. Delete an Alias for a SharePoint Farm, Cluster, or Host - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 37
4 HIT Groups Using a HIT Group, you can manage multiple hosts from any machine running ASM/ME. Topics: • Overview of HIT Groups • Create a HIT Group - Overview • Edit ASM/ME Settings on Hosts in a HIT Group Overview of HIT Groups A HIT Group contains one or more hosts that you manage from ASM/ME. - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 38
sets up the appropriate trust relationships between each cluster node. The non-clustered host can manage each cluster. The following figure illustrates this HIT Group configuration. 38 HIT Groups - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 39
Figure 6. Two-Cluster HIT Group Managed from a Remote Host In this figure, assume you use the Add Hosts option from the ASM/ME instance on the non-clustered host to add all six cluster nodes from the two clusters. ASM/ME automatically sets up the trust relationships, indicated by the different - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 40
or update fails, perform a manual installation on the host that you firewall rules, perform a manual installation on the host that Call (RPC) service must be running. This service should start by manually by using the Manual Entry option in the Add Hosts wizard. Copy the Setup Files\EqualLogic\bin. - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 41
a network. You can browse networks only for which you have permissions. • Manual entry-Enter an IP address or host name for each host you want to Setup Wizard from the remote host in order to initialize a PS Series array, configure the remote host to access a PS Series group, or to configure MPIO - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 42
For volumes on PS Series groups running firmware version 6.0 or later, the following configured, you cannot create a Smart Copy. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for more details. NOTE: Contact your PS Series group administrator if your require this volume to support - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 43
Server 2012 and later include built-in support for thin-provisioning. These operating systems volume, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for more information. When : • Creation of Smart Copies and schedule configuration for iSCSI volumes or application components that are - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 44
Soft Recovery-For Exchange application components on supported volumes owned by the node running ASM/ the cluster-available administration tools to manually place a mounted iSCSI volume in maintenance selecting the components of a collection. Dell recommends only creating collections for related - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 45
Smart Copy options, with the exception of adjusting the keep count to control how many Smart Copies are retained concurrently. When you enable the schedule, and replica reserve configured on the PS Series group. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for details. General - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 46
of Smart Copy creation might have a significant impact on performance, so you should modify the schedule accordingly. • Dell recommends that you configure notification for schedules, although it is not required. See Notification Settings for more information. Constraints for Schedules • Schedules - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 47
operating systems that do not perform their on-demand thin-provisioning. • Dell recommends using a schedule that thin-provisions the volume once a week. on previous versions of the operating system that did not support thin-provisioning. Thereafter, the operating system's own thin-provisioning - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 48
each volume comprising the original object on the PS Series group configured as a replication partner for the original objects. Each volume CLI. For troubleshooting, it might be necessary to access and manage a Smart Copy from the PS Series group, using the Group Manager GUI. Dell recommends that - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 49
Figure 8. Complete Smart Copy Consider the configuration shown in the following figure. In this example, two data Because of the risk of data loss, and the more complicated recovery procedure, Dell recommends that you avoid spanning different data sets across common volumes. Requirements for Creating - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 50
Smart Copy, you must configure replication between two PS Series Manager, see the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide. • If you for template volumes is not supported in ASM/ME. • For Smart Copies of a boot volume, you must mount it and manually copy data from it, or perform a selective - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 51
supports SyncRep, the replication state is Not configured. The Smart Copy list displays all the available Smart Copies for both the Sync-Active and Sync-Alternate volumes, but only the Smart Copies for Sync-Active volumes can be restored. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 52
cannot reach the group and correct the problem, or wait until the connection is reestablished automatically. Troubleshooting Broken Smart Copies A Smart Copy is maintain your service level. See Smart Copy Validation for more information about validating Smart Copies. Troubleshoot Recoverable Smart - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 53
. You can configure ASM/ME to validate all Smart Copies automatically during startup by modifying the ASM/ME General Properties. To manually validate all Smart , ensure the following requirements are met: • VSS/VDS services are running on the target computer and are able to access the PS Series group - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 54
computer does not have the correct security credentials or that part of the Smart Copy Set is missing. Make sure the importing computer is configured properly. ASM/ME places the document in the default backup document location, specified in ASM/ME General Properties. The Smart Copy displays in the - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 55
you created the Smart Copy. You must manually change the restored mount points if you access the data you want to restore. The Mount option supports both Windows drive letters and mount points. • A mount the volume row displays the problem with the specified mount point. 4. Use one of - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 56
and a tooltip in the volume row displays the problem with the specified mount point. NOTE: You must all nodes in a cluster, Dell recommends that you perform additional manual steps to make the mounted Smart do not involve databases, the restore operation replaces the current data in the volumes or - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 57
a Smart Copy. • Unmounting and logging off a Smart Copy automatically breaks VSS control of the Smart Copy. NOTE: You cannot manage the copy by using Microsoft with the operation. View Multipath Information If you have MPIO configured, you can display the multipath information for hosts and host - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 58
View I/O Details You can take a closer look at the multipath information by clicking the IO Details node under the MultiPath node. A screen opens to display the following information: • A time line that you can adjust to specify the amount of data shown in the chart below the time line. • A drop- - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 59
supports Microsoft Exchange 2013 and 2016. See the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes for specific release versions. Depending on your particular configuration node: • The Exchange Writer (Exchange Replication Service) expands to display the two subordinate nodes. One - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 60
specific scripts. Use a Script to Create Smart Copies For all supported Exchange versions, you can clone a mailbox database from a source by specifying a registry key value as follows: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EqualLogic\ASM\Settings] "EseutilThrottle"=dword:00001000 For example, if you - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 61
to proceed. Dell recommends that you always configure your mailbox databases (for Exchange 2013 and 2016) on separate volumes. This configuration ensures that node to show the result. If you notice I/O performance problems when running checksum verification, consider changing the eseutil.exe registry - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 62
. If you want to support failover of the Global Verification task processing in a cluster configuration, you must create a Global Verification task on each node that is a potential owner node for an Exchange Server Cluster Group. Additionally, you need to manually - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 63
same or overlapping window (either in a non-cluster configuration, or DAG), configure a different backup document location folder for each of Global Verification task to restart on the inheriting host using ASM/ME. Manually Create a Global Verification Schedule 1. In the tree panel, right-click - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 64
launch two more instances of EqlExVerifier.exe manually, or three instances if the automated , improving your recovery options and service level. The verification server might on a remote host and your configuration consists of a HIT Group with two or more hosts, Dell recommends the following: • If - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 65
services. If the servers are the same, you must manually copy the eseutil.exe and ese.dll files to the verification server. 1. Start the Remote Setup Copy the path to a text file or write it down. 4. Configure the volume access control records on the PS Series group as follows: • For snapshot Smart - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 66
configure notification email, a partial log from the most recent run is attached to the email. Any errors that occur during Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery operations are logged in the event log. A running log is maintained by the verifier at the following location: Program Files\Equallogic - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 67
box described in step 4. Select Copy. This option is the only supported backup type. (Optional) Provide text describing the Smart Copy set. This mailbox database replicas. • Global Verification Window-use the times that you configured in ASM/ME as described in Verification Settings. You can also use - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 68
supported on both local and remote hosts. The remote host must have access to the replication partner group. Make sure the volume on the source group does not have an access control start the procedure manually at some future the Exchange component and click Configure New Schedule. The Schedule Name - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 69
to keep. • Snapshots and replicas are also limited by the snapshot reserve and replica reserve configured on the PS Series group. See the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator's Guide for details. • Due to internal implementation details, replication schedules for boot volumes create three - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 70
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 2013 and 2016) See Mount a Snapshot or Clone Smart Copy for instructions on mounting a Smart Copy. Table 26. ASM/ME Data Recovery - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 71
the Exchange Control Panel. you can replace an manually remove these items. This state can also occur if you unmount and log off the Smart Copy Set used for the RMD. Follow Exchange best practices for creating mailbox databases to avoid data recovery problems. For example, Exchange does not support - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 72
• You cannot perform this operation on a public folders database. • Dell Recommends running Checksum verification and Soft recovery on the Smart Copy. As this action only for configurations that comply with Exchange mailbox database portability rules for all supported Exchange versions. 72 Using - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 73
you are warned and given the opportunity to continue anyway. However, Dell recommends that you exit the wizard and perform Checksum Verification on the new mailbox database displays under the Applications node. You must manually change the account information for mailboxes in the mailbox database to - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 74
7 Using ASM/ME with SQL Server ASM/ME supports SQL Server 2014, 2016 and 2017. See the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes for specific release versions. Certain ASM/ME operations are specific to SQL Server and some operations behave differently - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 75
• Mount-You can mount a Smart Copy to manually copy or restore data from it. The Mount option supports both Windows drive letters and mount points (an share the same volumes (not a recommended practice). The restore operation replaces the current data in the volumes with the data from the snapshot - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 76
to a drive letter of your choice. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts. A subfolder is created for each volume in the Smart Copy. • To you to perform custom restore operations without recovery such as manually applying the database transaction logs to the restored database. - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 77
Database as New Before you begin, make sure the ASM agent is configured to run as a user who has permissions to perform this operation in a cluster, ASM/ME does not execute this command. You must perform several manual steps before attaching to the database. You can then use this command to attach - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 78
text, and a tooltip in the volume row displays the problem with the specified mount point. The Restore As New Database all cluster nodes. ASM/ME lists three manual steps you must perform to complete the node and any possible owner nodes that are configured to access the PS Series group. Click OK - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 79
machine. Specific configurations of Windows Server 2012 that have the optional Integration Services (or Virtual Guest Services) installed are considered are supported by ASM/ME. Topics: • Support for Hyper-V • Hyper-V Requirements • Hyper-V Specific Operations • Cluster Shared Volumes Support for - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 80
Hyper-V Supported Configuration Dell supports only one configuration for ASM/ME support of Hyper-V for full Smart Copies, illustrated in a backup requestor. 2 Hyper-V functions as the writer. 3 The VSS Copy Service is the backup provider. 4 The guest operating systems connect to the PS Series - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 81
configurations are not supported by ASM/ME for copy or restore operations: • Direct-attach volumes-Directly attaching iSCSI volumes to the VM are not supported Installation and User's Guide. • Define collections of services on the VM resume automatically. Avoid Torn Smart Copies Dell encourages - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 82
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 RAM that uses the original VM's .vhd files. Restore as New currently supports up to four .vhd files during a restore. 1. Expand the Smart Copies - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 83
or run VMs residing on the same CSV. In a CSV configuration, a coordination node performs backups and restores of the VMs stored Copies of VMs residing on CSVs-The supported Smart Copy types depend on Windows Server 2012 or later, with snapshots and clones supported. • Smart Copies of CSVs-A single - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 84
the VM, you must verify that enough resources are available for it. You cannot adjust other virtual hardware through ASM/ME. Restore as New currently supports up to four .vhd files during a restore. See Restore a VM as New for more information. 84 Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 85
, you must verify that enough resources are available for it. You cannot adjust other virtual hardware through ASM/ME. Clone and Restore as New currently supports up to four .vhd files during a restore. Using ASM/ME with Hyper-V 85 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 86
supports SharePoint 2013 SP1 through SharePoint 2016, with the operating system and SQL Server versions listed in the Dell EqualLogic Guide. manually determine which farm hosts are running these services through SharePoint Central Administration by selecting Central Administration → Manage services - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 87
to as the writer host. All databases and search indices on Application Server 1, Application Server 2, SQL Server 1, and SQL Server 2 are using Dell EqualLogic storage. ASM/ME is first installed on Application Server 1 since it is the writer host. The SharePoint VSS writer provides ASM/ME with an - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 88
also referred to as the writer host. All databases and search indices on Application Server 1, Application Server 2, and the SQL cluster are using Dell EqualLogic storage. ASM/ME is first installed on Application Server 1 because it is the writer host. The SharePoint VSS writer provides ASM/ME with - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 89
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 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 90
same shared backup document directory specified on all other farm hosts. Similarly, you must also specify the farm administrator domain account for the Run ASM Services As option on the General Settings page of the ASM/ME instance of the new writer host. Further, any Smart Copy schedules that were - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 91
before executing. You can manually refresh the view to guarantee the SharePoint farm as a supported application under the Applications configuration database. This content includes service application and SharePoint configuration databases. • Search folder-Contains subfolders for each Search Service - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 92
For more information, see the following article: support.microsoft.com/kb/943471 When you create a Smart Copies are grouped under the SharePoint Services Writer. When you select a particular Smart volume. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts, but you can browse to a different - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 93
folder or specify a drive letter for each volume. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts, but you can browse to different folder. • Select the backup type, copy a Smart Copy of a Search Service Application (SSA), perform the following steps. Using ASM/ME with SharePoint 93 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 94
, right-click the Search Service Application for which you are creating a Smart Copy and select Create Search Service Application Smart Copy. The a drive letter for each volume. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts, but you can browse to a different folder. • Select the - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 95
Database • Restore As New Set of all content databases • Mount • Restore Selected Database • Restore As New Search Service Application (SSA) • Mount • Restore Search Service Application Search database • Mount • Restore As New Other databases • Mount • Restore As New Table 34. Restore - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 96
host on which the SharePoint VSS Writer is running. • Restore Search Service Application operation-Must be initiated in the ASM/ME GUI on the HIT a drive letter of your choice. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts. A subfolder will be created for each volume in the Smart Copy - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 97
to a drive letter of your choice. The default mount folder is C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts. A subfolder will be created for each volume in the Smart Copy. Restore an SSA From a SharePoint Smart Copy To restore a Search Service Application (SSA) from a SharePoint SmartCopy 1. Navigate to the HIT - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 98
progress of the operation. 6. Click Close when the operation completes. NOTE: Because the Search Service Application will be restored to the point at which the Smart Copy was created, Dell recommends initiating a new incremental crawl, or wait for the next scheduled incremental crawl, to discover - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 99
cmdlets, see the Dell EqualLogic PowerShell Tools Reference Guide. You can generate the command is also disabled. If you manually create the commands for these actions, you must available for Exchange. • List supported volumes, collections, and components • Configure ASM/ME properties • Create - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 100
cmd. 2. In the command window, change the directory to C:\Program Files\EqualLogic\bin or add the ASM/ME CLI commands folder to your path by address, or email address Input to command prompt fixed_width_italics Indicates that you replace the variable with a command, parameter, file name, and so on - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 101
. Enumerate or list all the target iSCSI portals found on the system. Enumerate or list all the Smart Copies usable for the restore commands supported for a specified Smart Copy source object. List all of the commands in ASMCLI, including the parameters and options that can be specified for each - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 102
already exists, the command will fail. collections • Used with: list subcommand • Specify the ‑collections parameter to display all supported collections. combineNotification= {"yes"|"no"} • Used with: configureASM subcommand Specifies whether Smart Copy creation and Exchange verification emails are - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 103
is used, the ‑volume= parameter cannot be used. components • Used with: list subcommand • Specify the ‑components parameter to display all supported components such as Exchange mailbox databases. deletesnap • Used with: unmount subcommand • Specify the ‑deletesnap parameter to delete the Smart Copy - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 104
the subject line of an email sent when ASM/ME actions that support sending email are performed. enable= • Used with: alert subcommand • configureASM subcommand • Specify whether or not to enable email functionality when configuring ASM/ME. The options are yes and no. ignorelogoutfail • Used - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 105
node by browsing an individual volume's properties. Alternatively, use the following command to display the Ps Vol ID for all supported volumes: ASMCLI ‑list ‑volumes ‑showobjectid • Application Component Operations - Specify a component name. A component name has the following format: Component{hex - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 106
Used with: smart, verify subcommands • Specify the ‑remote parameter to schedule Checksum Verification on a remote computer instead of the local computer. If configured on the remote computer, Checksum Verification (and Soft Recovery, if specified), runs during the offpeak Global Verification times - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 107
the required form of Smart Copy. • You can specify a value of snapshot, clone, replica, or ThinClone if your storage is configured to support these options. The default value is snapshot. smtpHost ={"host_name" |"ipaddress" • Used with: configureASM subcommand Using the Command Line Interface 107 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 108
SMTP Host to be used to send email when ASM/ME actions that support sending email are performed. smtpport= • Used with: configureASM subcommand • databases. The ssa option will create a Smart Copy of the specified Search Service Application. If you choose ssa, you must also use the ssa parameter to - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 109
• Specify the ‑volumes parameter to display all supported volumes. If you do not specify the ‑ ASMCLI -alert Email alerts can be controlled using the ASMCLI alert command. Enabling or configure email settings. To configure email settings using ASMCLI, use the configureASM command. To configure email - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 110
For -category, enter either the category name (Informational, Warning, or Critical) or the abbreviation (I for Informational, W for Warning, or C for Critical). For a description of the parameters, see Command Parameters. Examples Display all alerts, their numerical IDs, and their current settings ( - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 111
="path" -debuglevel={"1"|"2"|"3"} For a description of the parameters, see Command Parameters. Example Display all of the properties that can be configured and their current values. > ASMCLI -configureASM ASMCLI -configureCHAP The ‑configureCHAP command specifies the CHAP user name and secret for - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 112
to delete by: • Backup document path • Originating volume or component or collection with the useLatest or useEarliest option. Using -delete With Cloud Services The -delete command can be run on existing external replicas. When the delete is complete, the associated data with that Smart Copy will be - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 113
restore commands. A summary line reports the total number of documents found, and the number of documents that are usable for the restore commands supported for the Smart Copy source object. The document pathname can be used for the ‑document parameter of the restore commands. The pathname does not - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 114
Syntax ASMCLI -asmcli -help You can also type the following command: > ASMCLI -asmcli -? ASMCLI -list Specify the ‑list subcommand to identify supported volumes, collections, and components. You can also obtain an object's unique identifiers and use the identifiers as required in commands or scripts - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 115
configured SharePoint writers: > ASMCLI -list ASMCLI -modifyCollection The ‑modifyCollection command modifies an existing collection by replacing user as ASM is running. This limitation is caused by the user access control behavior on Windows. Explorer runs under the administrator account, so if you - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 116
Smart Copy Property -document= Path name of Smart Copy Set backup document. creationtimestamp= Creation timestamp. ‑OriginatingObject= Name of the supported volume, component, or collection from which the Smart Copy was created. ‑OriginatingHost= Host name of the machine on which the - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 117
copies the entire content of the Smart Copy Set to its original volumes, overwriting their content. Use optional parameters to restore multiple volumes and control the selection of volumes, and the version of Smart Copy. On a cluster, this command fails if: • The target is the cluster quorum disk - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 118
subcommand to restore one or more selected components from a backup document. This operation is supported for SQL Server databases and Hyper‑V virtual machines. Use optional parameters to restore multiple volumes and control the selection of volumes, and the version of Smart Copy. On a cluster, this - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 119
the ‑smart subcommand to create a snapshot, clone, or replica of an object such as a volume. You can use this command only on supported components residing on PS Series storage arrays. Use the ‑list command to obtain information about available objects and their object identifiers. NOTE: This - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 120
Optional Exchange Parameters The following parameters are optional for Exchange: -checksum -recovery -cloneandverify | -promoteandverify -offpeak | -remote -ignorelogoutfail Optional SharePoint Parameter If you have SharePoint installed, you can use the following parameter to specify whether to - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 121
=transportable -backuptype=Copy -smartcopytype=Clone -locationroot="C:\ProgramData\EqualLogic\Mounts\" ASMCLI -unmount Specify the ‑unmount subcommand to unmount and log off a volume. Use optional parameters to unmount multiple volumes and control the selection of volumes, and the Smart Copy - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 122
you use this command, no new Smart Copies are created. • Using both the ‑checksum and ‑recovery parameters. Use optional parameters to control the selection of backup documents, the version, and the location for Checksum Verification and Soft Recovery. Command Syntax > ASMCLI -verify [{-document - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 123
instructions on how to create script commands using the ASMCLI. NOTE: Dell recommends you use the ASM PowerShell cmdlets rather than the ASMCLI to perform the functions discussed in this section. For more information about PowerShell cmdlets, see the Dell EqualLogic PowerShell Tools Reference Guide - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 124
folder where you installed the Host Integration Tools kit: C:\Program Files\EqualLogic\bin\ASMCLI.exe 8. Change the values for the following parameters if • Verify that you have received an email notification during this test (if configured). • Check the ASM/ME GUI to verify that a Smart Copy Set - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 125
by the Cluster Manager, which will not recognize the clone as being identical to the original volume. Use the following procedure to replace a volume that is a cluster resource with a clone. 1. In Windows Cluster Administrator, set the disk offline. 2. In Cluster Manager: a) Remove the disk from - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 126
A access control CHAP accounts control access to snapshots 17 access control record configure to match a group computer 18 access controls CHAP accounts control access to volumes 17 manage Microsoft services 17 PS-Series group 16 required 16 setting up 16 ACL, See access controls Actions toolbar - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 127
ASMCLI (continued) subcommand parameters (continued) email 103 emailRecipientList= 104 emailSenderAddress= 104 emailSubjectLine= 104 enable= 104 enableall= 104 enableEmails= 104 group= 103 ignorelogoutfail 104 keepcount= 104 location= 104 locationroot= 105 newname= 105 NoEmail 105 nosignatureupdate - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 128
72, 73 entering 100 eseutil.exe 60 configurations unsupported Hyper-V 81 configure access control record 18 alert settings 24 MPIO connections settings delete host alias 36 Smart Copies 53 Smart Copy 53 disabling SCSI unmap support 11 disk format 15 E email alerts 22 EqlRethin utility 11 eseutil.exe - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 129
61 F fail over only 28 failover cluster operations 43 Failover Cluster support 13 G Global Actions toolbar 30 Global Verification schedule create system account restore 82 requirements 79 Smart Copy schedules 82 support 79 unsupported configurations 81 Hyper-V VMs thin-provisioning a volume 43 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 130
system ASM Services 21 M cluster environment 57 Smart Copy import target computer 53 verification server configuration 64 PS Group access credentials 25 access settings 24, 25 global verification 67 Global Verification task 61 install 13 Remote Setup Wizard, See RSW replica clone and restore as new - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 131
database 96 SharePoint Smart Copy database as new 97 SharePoint Smart Copy Search Service Application 97 Smart Copy data 56 VM in-place 82 Restore as New Copies list node 34 Smart copy troubleshoot unreachable Smart Copies 52 Smart Copy about 48 access configure 26 accessible to cluster nodes 56 - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 132
Smart Copy (continued) thin clone 48 torn 48, 61 torn data set 49 troubleshoot recoverable Smart Copies 52 types clone 10 replica 10 snapshot 10 unmount 31, 57 57 validate 53 VDS group service access 17 view backup documents 31, 53 view details 52 VSS group service access 17 Smart Copy properties - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 133
tips 30 troubleshoot recoverable Smart Copies 52 unreachable Smart Copies 52 U UNC format 20, 21 Unreachable Smart Copies 34 Unsupported volume node 34 V VDD access control record 26 VDS access controls 16 group service access 17 local host access settings 26 verification server configure 65 version - Dell EqualLogic PS4210X | EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition Ver - Page 134
13 Volume view customize color themes cylinders 36 pie charts 36 volumes about 42 Volumes list node 34 VSS access control record 26 access controls 16 ASM/ME 13 group service access 17 local host access settings 26 requestor warnings 20 W warning alerts 23 Windows Server thin-provisioned volumes 43
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