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9 Using ASM/ME with SharePoint ASM/ME supports SharePoint 2013 SP1 through SharePoint 2016, with the operating system and SQL Server versions listed in the Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes. ASM/ME can discover and manage an entire SharePoint farm, assuming that the farm components reported by the SharePoint VSS writer are stored on Dell EqualLogic volumes. You can view individual hosts, volumes, content databases, and search indices within the farm. You can create and schedule Smart Copies, and perform data restoration operations for farm components. Topics: • SharePoint Installation Considerations • Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm • View SharePoint Farm Components in ASM/ME • SharePoint Smart Copies • Restore Options for SharePoint Smart Copies SharePoint Installation Considerations For ASM/ME to work correctly with SharePoint farms, including the search service applications and the search indexes, all the SharePoint components must be on PS Series volumes. Dell recommends specifying the default location for SharePoint Search Service Applications and index file locations during the SharePoint installation or when modifying an existing SharePoint farm. For detailed information, see the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User's Guide. Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm If you have not yet installed and created your SharePoint farm, or want to modify an existing farm, see the Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User's Guide. When the SharePoint VSS writer is installed on a host that is part of a SharePoint farm, the software determines which hosts require additional software. The SharePoint VSS writer is not enabled by default. You must choose a farm host on which SharePoint is installed to serve as the writer host and then enable the SharePoint VSS writer. You can use a web front-end server or an application server as your writer host. Perform an initial ASM/ME installation on whatever farm host is running the SharePoint VSS writer. After the initial installation completes, the SharePoint VSS writer provides ASM/ME with a view of the farm layout and automatically determines the subset of hosts that require an installation. When you open the ASM/ME console on the writer host, a list of hosts requiring ASM/ME installation is displayed. The SharePoint farm hosts that require an ASM/ME installation are those that run the following SharePoint services: • SharePoint Foundation Database • SharePoint Server Search • SharePoint Foundation Help Search These services are the farm hosts that are running SQL databases used in the farm, the hosts that have Office Search enabled, and the hosts that have SharePoint Search enabled. Add hosts using the Add Hosts wizard. ASM/ME automatically discovers farm hosts after it is installed on the writer host. You can also manually determine which farm hosts are running these services through SharePoint Central Administration by selecting Central Administration → Manage services in this farm When ASM/ME is installed on the writer host, and the writer host is a member of a HIT Group containing all farm hosts that have ASM/ME installed, you can manage your entire farm from a remote host. Example of ASM/ME Installed on a SharePoint Farm The following figure shows a typical ASM/ME deployment on a SharePoint farm. 86 Using ASM/ME with SharePoint

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Using ASM/ME with SharePoint
ASM/ME supports SharePoint 2013 SP1 through SharePoint 2016, with the operating system and SQL Server versions listed in the
Dell
EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Release Notes
.
ASM/ME can discover and manage an entire SharePoint farm, assuming that the farm components reported by the SharePoint VSS
writer are stored on Dell EqualLogic volumes. You can view individual hosts, volumes, content databases, and search indices within the
farm. You can create and schedule Smart Copies, and perform data restoration operations for farm components.
Topics:
•
SharePoint Installation Considerations
•
Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm
•
View SharePoint Farm Components in ASM/ME
•
SharePoint Smart Copies
•
Restore Options for SharePoint Smart Copies
SharePoint Installation Considerations
For ASM/ME to work correctly with SharePoint farms, including the search service applications and the search indexes, all the SharePoint
components must be on PS Series volumes. Dell recommends specifying the default location for SharePoint Search Service Applications
and index file locations during the SharePoint installation or when modifying an existing SharePoint farm.
For detailed information, see the
Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Installation and User’s Guide
.
Plan to Install on a SharePoint Farm
If you have not yet installed and created your SharePoint farm, or want to modify an existing farm, see the
Host Integration Tools for
Microsoft Installation and User’s Guide
.
When the SharePoint VSS writer is installed on a host that is part of a SharePoint farm, the software determines which hosts require
additional software. The SharePoint VSS writer is not enabled by default. You must choose a farm host on which SharePoint is installed to
serve as the writer host and then enable the SharePoint VSS writer.
You can use a web front-end server or an application server as your writer host. Perform an initial ASM/ME installation on whatever farm
host is running the SharePoint VSS writer. After the initial installation completes, the SharePoint VSS writer provides ASM/ME with a
view of the farm layout and automatically determines the subset of hosts that require an installation. When you open the ASM/ME
console on the writer host, a list of hosts requiring ASM/ME installation is displayed.
The SharePoint farm hosts that require an ASM/ME installation are those that run the following SharePoint services:
•
SharePoint Foundation Database
•
SharePoint Server Search
•
SharePoint Foundation Help Search
These services are the farm hosts that are running SQL databases used in the farm, the hosts that have Office Search enabled, and the
hosts that have SharePoint Search enabled.
Add hosts using the
Add Hosts
wizard. ASM/ME automatically discovers farm hosts after it is installed on the writer host. You can also
manually determine which farm hosts are running these services through SharePoint Central Administration by selecting
Central
Administration
→
Manage services in this farm
When ASM/ME is installed on the writer host, and the writer host is a member of a HIT Group containing all farm hosts that have
ASM/ME installed, you can manage your entire farm from a remote host.
Example of ASM/ME Installed on a SharePoint Farm
The following figure shows a typical ASM/ME deployment on a SharePoint farm.
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