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Table 1 ASM/ME and Microsoft Exchange
Task
Description
Create Smart Copy
Creates an Exchange-aware SAN snapshot (or clone) of a
mailbox database volume, associated with a backup document
in the local host. The snapshot (or clone) is created as a ‘copy’
of the volume, and thus the transaction logs are not truncated
by this process.
Collection Represents a set of volumes grouped by an operational logic
(consistent actions to multiple volumes). It can be treated as a
single entity by the scheduler or by a recovery process.
Checksum Verification
Performs a data integrity checksum on the mailbox database,
the checkpoint file and the log files residing inside the
snapshot of a volume. The task is accomplished taking
advantage of the Microsoft Exchange command line utility
ESEUTIL.EXE.
Soft Recovery Configures the database residing inside the snapshot to replay
the transaction logs, bringing it in a ‘clean shutdown’ state. The
task is accomplished taking advantage of the Microsoft
Exchange command line utility ESEUTIL.EXE
Schedule Smart Copy
Generates a schedule that creates Smart Copies of a volume
based on a defined frequency and recurrence, with or without
including the Checksum Verification and Soft recovery options
In-place Restore Restores a point in time copy of all the data in a mailbox
database replacing the original volume
Brick Level Recovery Restores a point in time copy of a mailbox database, creates an
Exchange Recovery Mailbox Database (RDB), attaches the
restore to it, and then mounts the RDB
For additional information about Dell EqualLogic ASM/ME, refer to the ASM documentation:
Auto-Snapshot manager for Microsoft User Guide , available at:
https://support.equallogic.com/support/download_file.aspx?id=1053
Note: A support account is required in order to access the download area of the website.