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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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