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31 TR1081 | Microsoft SQL Server Database Protection Using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition
7.2.3 Restore as New – Drive Letter Option
The Restore as New process will import the Smart Copy on all nodes and automatically connect to the
Smart Copy using the iSCSI initiator.
1. Use ASM/ME Restore as New and choose the Assign the following drive letter option.
2. Assign drive letters to the Smart Copy volumes – Next
3. Add new database name if necessary – Restore
a. This will connect to the Smart Copy using the iSCSI initiators on all nodes in the cluster. The
following manual steps are needed to complete the process.
Add the new disks to the cluster and assign resource dependencies. Depending on what version of
Windows Server you are running these steps may vary slightly. This example will use a Windows Server
2008 Failover Cluster.
4. Add the restored Smart Copy set as new disks in the cluster, Figure 17.
a. If an error is generated stating “No disks suitable for cluster disks were found.” check to be
sure the Smart Copy is connected in the iSCSI initiator on all cluster nodes as shown in Figure
18.
Figure 17 Add Cluster Disk