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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide
- Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager
- Configuring Adapters
- Configuring Resources
- Configuring Attribute Packages
- Configuring Applications
- Configuring and Managing Users
- Configuring Alert Notifications
- Performing Basic System Administration Tasks
- View Performance Information
- View Status Information
- vCenter Operations Manager Service Names
- Start or StopvCenter Operations Manager Services
- Viewing and Managing System Log Files
- Delete Old Data in the File System Database
- Run the Audit Report
- Modify Global Settings
- Modify Global Settings for Virtual Environments
- Create a Support Bundle
- Resolving Administrative System Alerts
- Analytics FSDB Overloaded
- Analytics Threshold Checking Overloaded
- Collector Is Down
- Controller Is Unable to Connect to MQ
- DataQueue Is Filling Up
- Describe Failed
- Failed to Connect to Replication MQ
- Failed to Repair Corrupted FSDB Files
- File Queue Is Full
- FSDB Files Corrupted for Resources
- FSDB Storage Drive Free Space Is Less Than 10%
- No DT Processors Connected
- One or More Resources Were Not Started
- Outbound Alert Send Failed
- Replication MQ Sender Is Blocked
- Backing Up and Recovering Data
- Using System Tools
- Summary of System Tools
- Check the FSDB and Repair Problems
- Move the FSDB
- View Resources in the FSDB
- Remove System-Generated Metrics from the FSDB
- Monitor vCenter Operations Manager Services in JConsole
- Verify Server to Collector Communication
- Configuring and Running the Repository Adapter
- conf.properties File
- Configure Database Connections for the Repository Adapter
- Set the Repository Adapter Schedule
- Configure the Source and Destination Columns for the Repository Adapter
- Set Operation Options for the Repository Adapter
- Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
- Start the Repository Adapter
- Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration
- Managing Dashboards and Dashboard Templates
- Using the FSDB JDBC Driver
- Index
Backing Up and Recovering Data 10
You can configure vCenter Operations Manager to handle backup and recovery options, including high-
availability clustering and remote failover. The appropriate amount of component redundancy varies from
organization to organization.
At a minimum, include vCenter Operations Manager data components in the standard backup procedures of
your organization. Perform a complete backup of vCenter Operations Manager data before you upgrade the
vCenter Operations Manager software.
NOTE The vCenter Operations Manager vApp does not support replication, remote collectors, or distributed
analytics.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Backing Up and Recovering Data Components,” on page 121
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“Backing Up and Recovering Processing Components,” on page 126
Backing Up and Recovering Data Components
vCenter Operations Manager stores data in the file system database (FSDB), its relational database (RDB), and
its system files. Follow certain guidelines when you back up and recover these data components.
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Backing Up the FSDB on page 122
All metric values that vCenter Operations Manager collects are stored in its file system database (FSDB).
This implementation enables the vCenter Operations Manager analytics software high access rates to the
large amounts of data that vCenter Operations Manager stores.
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Backing Up the RDB on page 124
The vCenter Operations Manager RDB contains configuration and state information, such as dynamic
threshold results, anomalies, alerts, and data correlation results that vCenter Operations Manager
analytics and the vCenter Operations Manager user interface use.
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Backing Up System Files on page 124
vCenter Operations Manager uses system files for configuration, integration, and logging. These files are
located in the vCenter Operations Manager software directory tree.
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Recovering Data Components on page 126
No data components depend on other components, and they do not need to be absolutely in sync relative
to backup and recovery times. Keep the RDB and the vCenter Operations Manager system files as up-
to-date as possible because they contain the configuration of the vCenter Operations Manager system,
integration adapters, and monitored environment.
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