Tool to FlexClone SCE Database Snapshot and Present to SMBR Server - Part 1 of 2: The Tool

Prerequisites

1) SMBR is installed
2) ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit is installed
3) The server has iSCSI interfaces
4) An initiator group for the server exists on the relevant SVM
5) iSCSI is setup on the SMBR server
6) Credentials to connect to the SVM


Below is an example of the required setup (for 3,4,5). Here we configure MPIO but only have one iSCSI IP on the server (.75) and one iSCSI LIF on the cluster (.131) This is a one-time setup:


get-windowsfeature -name 'Multipath-IO'
add-windowsfeature -name 'Multipath-IO'
get-netipaddress | where-object {$_.AddressFamily -eq "IPv4"}
set-service -name MSiSCSI -StartupType Automatic
Start-service -name MSiSCSI
hostname

  
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igroup create -vserver svm1 -igroup iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:smbr.demo.corp.com -protocol iscsi -ostype windows -initiator iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:smbr.demo.corp.com

  

New-IscsiTargetPortal -InitiatorPortalAddress 192.168.0.75 -TargetPortalAddress 192.168.0.131
get-iscsitarget | connect-iscsitarget -Ispersistent $True -IsMultipathEnabled $True -InitiatorPortalAddress 192.168.0.75 -TargetPortalAddress 192.168.0.131 
Get-IscsiConnection
new-msdsmsupportedHw -VendorId NETAPP -ProductId "LUN C-Mode"
Update-MPIOClaimedHW -Confirm:$false
restart-computer


Running from a Batch File

Image: FlexClone_DB_SnapShot_to_Server.BAT

You’ll need to put a batch file on the desktop, for the exchange administrator to run the tool. The batch file - which we’ll call FlexClone_DB_SnapShot_to_Server.bat - has this content:

PowerShell.EXE C:\Scripts\FlexClone_DB_SnapShot_to_Server.PS1 -SVMName {SVM Name} -HostIGrp {Host Initiator Group Name} -SVMMgmtLIF {SVM Management LIF} -SVMUser vsadmin

PowerShell Script

This the script:


Param(
  [String]$SVMName,
  [String]$HostIGrp,
  [String]$SVMMgmtLIF,
  [String]$SVMUser
)

Function Wr{
  Param([String]$Echo,[String]$Ink = "WHITE")
  If($Echo){Write-Host $Echo -ForegroundColor $Ink -NoNewLine}
  Else{Write-Host}
}

####################
## INITIALIZATION ##
####################

[Void](Import-Module DataONTAP)
If(!(Get-Module DataONTAP)){Wr "Import-Module DataONTAP failed" RED;Wr;PAUSE;EXIT}

Wr;Wr "+++++ Mount DB Snapshot to the SMBR Server +++++" MAGENTA;Wr;Wr
Wr "SVM Name      : " CYAN;If($SVMName){Wr $SVMName;Wr}else{$SVMName = Read-Host}
Wr "Host IGroup   : " CYAN;If($HostIGrp){Wr $HostIGrp;Wr}else{$HostIGrp = Read-Host}
Wr "SVM Mgmt. LIF : " CYAN;If($SVMMgmtLIF){Wr $SVMMgmtLIF;Wr}else{$SVMMgmtLIF = Read-Host}
Wr "SVM Username  : " CYAN;If($SVMUser){Wr $SVMUser;Wr}else{$SVMuser = Read-Host}
Wr "SVM Password  : " CYAN;$SecurePW = Read-Host -AsSecureString
Wr "Recovery Drive: " CYAN;Wr "R";Wr
$Creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PsCredential($SVMUser,$SecurePW)

## CHECKING SVM CONNECTION ##
[Void](Connect-NcController -Name $SVMMgmtLIF -Credential $Creds -Vserver $SVMName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
If(!$Global:CurrentNcController){
        Wr "Connect to $SVMName failed!" RED;Wr;PAUSE;EXIT
};Wr

## CHECKING IGROUP EXISTENCE ##
If(!(Get-NcIgroup | Where{$_.Name -eq $HostIGrp})){Wr "Could not find initiator group $HostIGrp" RED;Wr;PAUSE;EXIT}

## CHECKING ISCSI CONNECTIONS ##
$ConnectedCount = 0
[System.Object]$HostIscsi = Get-iSCSIConnection
ForEach($SANLIF in Get-NcISCSIInterface){
  $HostIscsi | Foreach{
    If($SANLIF.IpAddress -eq $_.TargetAddress){
      Wr (($_.InitiatorAddress) + " is connected to " + ($SANLIF.IpAddress)) GREEN;Wr
      $ConnectedCount++
    }
  }
}
If($ConnectedCount -ge 1){
  Wr "At least one iSCSI connection detected!" GREEN; Wr;
  Wr "Note: Currently, we only check for at least one connection. This does not guarantee the LUN mapping will work!" CYAN;Wr
}Else{
  Wr "No iSCSI connections detected!" RED;Wr;PAUSE;EXIT
};Wr

##########################################################
## CUSTOMER INPUTS - customization will be needed here! ##
##########################################################

[System.Array]$DBs = "1","2","3","4","5"
$GoodInput = $FALSE
While(!$GoodInput){
  Wr "Which database do you want to restore from (1-5)? " CYAN;[String]$Database = Read-Host
  $DBs | Foreach{If($Database -eq $_){$GoodInput = $TRUE}}
}

$Attrs = Get-NcVol -Template
$Attrs.VolumeSnapshotAttributes = @{}
Wr;Wr "Searching for volumes..." MAGENTA;Wr;Wr
[System.Object]$Vols = Get-NcVol -Attributes $Attrs | where{$_.name.contains("DB" + "$Database")}
Wr "Volume Name (snapshot count)" CYAN;Wr
$Vols | Foreach{
  Wr ($_.Name + " (" + $_.VolumeSnapshotAttributes.SnapshotCount + ")");Wr
};Wr

$GoodInput = $FALSE
While(!$GoodInput){
  Wr "Which volume do you want to restore from? " CYAN;[String]$RestoVol = Read-Host
  $Vols | Foreach{
    If($RestoVol -eq $_.Name){$GoodInput = $TRUE}
  }
}

$Attrs = Get-NcSnapshot -Template
$Attrs.AccessTime = ""
Wr;Wr "Searching for snapshots..." MAGENTA;Wr;Wr
[System.Objects]$Snaps = Get-NcSnapshot -Volume $RestoVol -Attributes $Attrs
Wr "Snapshot name' created @ MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM" CYAN;Wr
$Snaps | Foreach{
  Wr ($_.Name) YELLOW;Wr " @ " CYAN;Wr ($_.Created);Wr
};Wr

$GoodInput = $FALSE
While(!$GoodInput){
  Wr "Which " CYAN; Wr "snapshot name " YELLOW;Wr " do you want to restore from? " CYAN
  [String]$RestoSnap = Read-Host
  $Snaps | Foreach{
    If($RestoSnap -eq $_.Name){$GoodInput = $TRUE}
  }
};Wr

###########
## CLONE ##
###########

$CloneVolName = ("$RestoVol" + "_CLONE")
Wr "Creating clone volume: " MAGENTA; Wr $CloneVolName YELLOW;Wr
Wr "...from snapshot: " MAGENTA; Wr $RestoSnap YELLOW;Wr
Wr "...of volume: " MAGENTA; Wr $RestoVol YELLOW;Wr
[Void](New-NcVolClone -CloneVolume $CloneVolName -Parentvolume $RestoVol -ParentSnapshot $RestoSnap -VolumeType RW)

## FIRST CHECK TO SEE IF ANYTHING MAPPINGS EXIST ##
$Query = Get-NcLunMap -Template
$Query.InitiatorGroup = $HostIGrp
[System.Object]$LunMaps = Get-NcLunMap -Query $Query
$LUNID = 1
If($LunMaps.count -ne 0){
  Wr "There are already LUN mappings to this server. These may need tidy up. Check with the Storage Team." YELLOW;Wr
  $FoundFreeLUNID = $FALSE
  While(!$FoundFreeLUNID){
    $LunMaps | Foreach{
      If($_.LunID -ne $LUNID){$FoundFreeLUNID = $TRUE}
      Else{$LUNID++}
    }
  }
}

## MAP THE LUN (assuming one LUN per volume) ##
$GetLUN = Get-NcLun -Volume $CloneVolName
$LUNPath = $GetLUN.Path
$LUNSerial = $GetLUN.SerialNumber
[Void](Add-NcLunMap -Path $LUNPath -InitiatorGroup $HostIGrp -Id $LUNID)

## WINDOWS CONFIGURATION (assuming one LUN per volume) ##
Update-HostStorageCache
[System.Object]$Disk = Get-Disk | Where{$_.FriendlyName.contains("NETAPP")}
$Disk | Set-Disk -IsReadonly $FALSE
$Disk | Set-Disk -IsOffline $FALSE
$Disk | Get-Partition | Where{$_.Type -eq "Basic"} | Set-Partition -NewDriveLetter R
Update-HostStorageCache
Explorer R:

## NOW DO THE RESTORE ##
Wr "LUN has been mounted as the R: drive." GREEN;Wr
Wr "Use SMBR to restore your data." CYAN;Wr;Wr
Wr "ONLY PRESS ENTER WHEN READY TO START THE TIDY UP." RED;Wr;Wr
PAUSE

#############
## TIDY UP ##
#############

$Disk | Set-Disk -IsOffline $TRUE
[Void](Set-NcVol -Name $CloneVolName -Offline)
[Void](Remove-NcVol -Name $CloneVolName -Confirm:$False)
Update-HostStorageCache
Wr;Wr "Tidy up completed!" GREEN;Wr;Wr
PAUSE


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