User`s guide

Option Description
Database Username
The name of the database user. The database user must have privileges to
create and delete schema, as well as read from and write to the database. If
you select Windows Authentication for SQL Authentication Mode, you
must provide the Windows user account name. The user name must be of
the form DomainName\UserName. Also, the user must have the Log on as
a service permission.
Database Password
Password for the user name that you have provided. If you select Windows
Authentication as the authentication type, you must provide the password
for the Windows user account. Ensure that the Windows user account
password does not contain any special characters. The installer might fail if
the password contains special characters.
If the installer connects to the database and detects a vCenter Chargeback schema, a dialog window is
displayed.
6 Enter the VMware Cloud Director database-related information, and click Next.
Option Description
Database Type
The type of database used to create the VMware Cloud Director database.
The only permissible value is ORACLE.
Database URL
The IP address of the system on which the VMware Cloud Director database
is installed.
The database URL can be in any of the following formats:
IP Address
Host Name
Database Port
(Optional) The port on which the database service is listening for requests.
If the port number is not specified, the installer uses the default port. You
must specify the TNS listener port if you are not using the default port 1521.
Database Name
Name of the database in which VMware Cloud Director stores the
application-specific data. This must be the service name and not the SID.
Database Username
The name of the database user. The database user must have privileges to
read the VMware Cloud Director database objects.
Database Password
Password for the user name that you have provided.
If the installer successfully connects to the database, the next screen is displayed.
7 Enter the password for the vCenter Chargeback administrative account and click Next.
You must provide the correct password for the data collector to call the vCenter Chargeback APIs.
8 Review the information displayed on the Pre-Installation Summary screen, and click Install.
The installer starts installing the data collector. If the installation is successful, the URL for accessing
vCenter Chargeback is displayed.
9 Note this URL, and click Done.
NOTE If the installation fails, the uninstaller starts automatically and removes all the components installed.
What to do next
After you install a VMware Cloud Director Data Collector instance, the VMware Cloud Director Data Collector
service starts and runs automatically. You can manually start and stop the service from the Start > Programs
> VMware > VMware vCenter Chargeback menu.
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