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Create a Smart Copy of All Content Databases To create a Smart Copy of all content databases: 1. Navigate to the HIT Group host on which the SharePoint VSS writer is running. 2. Expand the Applications node. 3. Expand the SharePoint Farm node. 4. Right-click the Content Databases folder and select Create Content Databases Smart Copy. The Create Smart Copy wizard opens. 5. In the Select Smart Copy Type dialog box: • Select a snapshot, clone, or replica, depending on what type of Smart Copy you want to create. If you want to create a clone, select the Mount Clone option to automatically mount the clone after it is created. On the next screen, you can choose which volumes to mount, and either use the mount 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 or full. • (Optional) Provide text describing the Smart Copy Set. This information appears in the backup document. 6. Click Next. The Summary screen open. 7. Verify the settings. If the information is correct, click Create. ASM/ME lists each phase of Smart Copy creation. 8. Click Close. The Smart Copy appears under the Smart Copies node in the tree panel. You can select it to display its details or right-click on it to view available actions. Create a Smart Copy of a Single Database To create a Smart Copy of a single database: 1. Navigate to the HIT Group host on which the SharePoint VSS writer is running. 2. Expand the Applications node. 3. Expand the SharePoint Farm node. 4. Expand the following folders: Content Databases, Other Databases, and Search 5. Right-click the individual database for which you are creating a Smart Copy and select Create Smart Copy. The Create Smart Copy wizard opens. 6. In the Select Smart Copy Type dialog box: • Select a snapshot, clone, or replica, depending on what type of Smart Copy you want to create. If you want to create a clone, select the Mount Clone option to automatically mount the clone after it is created. On the next screen, you can choose which volumes to mount, and either use the mount 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 or full. • (Optional) Provide text describing the Smart Copy Set. This information appears in the backup document. 7. Click Next. The Summary screen opens. 8. Verify the settings. If the information is correct, click Create. ASM/ME lists each phase of Smart Copy creation. 9. Click Close. The Smart Copy appears under the Smart Copies node in the ASM/ME tree panel. You can select it to display its details or right-click on it to view available actions. Create a Smart Copy of an SSA To create a Smart Copy of a Search Service Application (SSA), perform the following steps. Using ASM/ME with SharePoint 93

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Create a Smart Copy of All Content Databases
To create a Smart Copy of all content databases:
1.
Navigate to the
HIT Group
host on which the SharePoint VSS writer is running.
2.
Expand the
Applications
node.
3.
Expand the
SharePoint Farm
node.
4.
Right-click the
Content Databases folder
and select
Create Content Databases Smart Copy
.
The
Create Smart Copy
wizard opens.
5.
In the
Select Smart Copy Type
dialog box:
Select a snapshot, clone, or replica, depending on what type of Smart Copy you want to create.
If you want to create a clone, select the
Mount Clone
option to automatically mount the clone after it is created. On the next
screen, you can choose which volumes to mount, and either use the mount 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
or
full
.
(Optional) Provide text describing the Smart Copy Set.
This information appears in the backup document.
6.
Click
Next
.
The
Summary
screen open.
7.
Verify the settings. If the information is correct, click
Create
. ASM/ME lists each phase of Smart Copy creation.
8.
Click
Close
.
The Smart Copy appears under the
Smart Copies
node in the tree panel. You can select it to display its details or right-click on it to
view available actions.
Create a Smart Copy of a Single Database
To create a Smart Copy of a single database:
1.
Navigate to the
HIT Group
host on which the SharePoint VSS writer is running.
2.
Expand the
Applications
node.
3.
Expand the
SharePoint Farm
node.
4.
Expand the following folders:
Content Databases, Other Databases,
and
Search
5.
Right-click the individual database for which you are creating a Smart Copy and select
Create Smart Copy
.
The
Create Smart Copy
wizard opens.
6.
In the
Select Smart Copy Type
dialog box:
Select a snapshot, clone, or replica, depending on what type of Smart Copy you want to create.
If you want to create a clone, select the
Mount Clone
option to automatically mount the clone after it is created. On the next
screen, you can choose which volumes to mount, and either use the mount 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
or
full
.
(Optional) Provide text describing the Smart Copy Set.
This information appears in the backup document.
7.
Click
Next
.
The
Summary
screen opens.
8.
Verify the settings. If the information is correct, click
Create
. ASM/ME lists each phase of Smart Copy creation.
9.
Click
Close
.
The Smart Copy appears under the
Smart Copies
node in the ASM/ME tree panel. You can select it to display its details or right-click
on it to view available actions.
Create a Smart Copy of an SSA
To create a Smart Copy of a Search Service Application (SSA), perform the following steps.
Using ASM/ME with SharePoint
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