Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.4 Release Notes

In a Windows Server configuration using Cluster Shared Volumes, HIT/ME must be installed on each VM. Installing HIT/ME ensures Smart Copies of VMs will work correctly in all configurations, including Enterprise, Datacenter, Core, or any other Windows Server release configuration.

This requirement applies whether you start the Smart Copy operation or when you create a schedule from the VM or the Volume node in the ASM/ME GUI.

If HIT/ME is not installed on each VM, you can create a Smart Copy, but an error displays stating that ASM/ME could not open a connection to the VM. The Smart Copy will not be file-system consistent, but is crash consistent with respect to the file system in the VM. You might have to run the chkdsk utility the next time the VM restarts.