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Table Of Contents
- VMware vFabric Data Director Administrator and User Guide
- Contents
- About VMware vFabric Data Director
- Updated Information
- VMware vFabric Data Director and vFabric Postgres Overview
- Managing Data Director Resources
- Managing Users and Roles
- Managing Organizations
- Managing Database Groups
- Managing Database Templates
- Managing Databases
- Cloning Databases
- Managing Database Entities
- Safeguarding Data
- Monitoring the Data Director Environment
- Managing Licenses
- Reconfiguring Data Director Networks
- Change the vCenter IP Address
- Reconfigure the Web Console Network Mapping or Network Adapter
- Reconfigure the vCenter Network Mapping
- Reconfigure the vCenter Network Adapter Settings
- Reconfigure the DB Name Service Network or DB Name Service Network Adapter
- Reconfigure the Internal Network or Internal Network Adapter Mapping
- Verify Network Settings in Data Director
- Data Director Troubleshooting
- Index
By default, Data Director system administrators do not have access to organizations. Organization
administrators have access only to their own organization, can create organization users, and can grant access
to existing Data Director users.
Data Director system administrators can create users, but only organization administrators can grant those
users access to organizations.
vFabric Postgres Databases
Data Director provides self-service database provisioning and automation with vFabric Postgres (vPostgres).
vPostgres is built on the open source Postgres database. It is compatible with pSQL and the PostgreSQL tools
and client drivers. vPostgres databases are fully ACID and ANSI SQL-compliant. The ACID properties
(Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability) guarantee that database transactions are processed reliably.
Database administrators and application developers administer databases within their organizations.
Database administration includes the following tasks.
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Creating databases and allocating resources to them.
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Cloning databases.
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Managing database users, roles, privileges, and permissions.
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Maintenance, including backups, restores, and removing old and unused data.
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Scaling databases up.
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Monitoring database usage and performance.
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Monitoring database alarms.
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Decommissioning databases.
See the vFabric Postgres Standard Edition User Guide for information about the Postgres database features for
Data Director.
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