5.8.5
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 Stop vCenter 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
- Backing Up and Recovering Data Components
- Backing Up and Recovering Processing Components
- Configuring the Repository Adapter
- Repository Adapter Requirements and Limitations
- Repository Adapter Configuration Steps
- Creating a Database User for the Repository Adapter
- Configure the Source Database Connection for the Repository Adapter
- Configure the Output Destination for the Repository Adapter
- Configuring the Source and Destination Columns for the Repository Adapter
- Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
- Customizing Repository Adapter Operation
- Start the Repository Adapter
- Using System Tools
- Using the Database Command Line Interface
- 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:
n
“Backing Up and Recovering Data Components,” on page 127
n
“Backing Up and Recovering Processing Components,” on page 134
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.
n
Backing Up the FSDB on page 128
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.
n
Backing Up the RDB on page 131
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.
n
Backing Up System Files on page 132
vCenter Operations Manager uses system files for configuration, integration, and logging. These files
are located in the vCenter Operations Manager software directory tree.
n
Recovering Data Components on page 133
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.
VMware, Inc.
127