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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
System administrators can assign resources when they create an organization (see “Create an Organization,”
on page 38) or assign resources to an existing organization (see “Assign a Resource Bundle to an
Organization,” on page 22). Organization administrators can assign resources when they create a database
group or assign resources to existing database groups.
To help you specify the resources associated with a database template, Data Director includes a calculator that
computes the optimum resource configuration based on the anticipated usage patterns. When you create
databases from the template, the specified resources are allocated.
Resource Bundles and Resource Pools
A resource bundle is a set of compatible IT resources for provisioning databases. A resource bundle includes
CPU and memory resources as vSphere resource pools, and storage and networking resources.
To assign the appropriate amount of resources to each organization, system administrators create resource
bundles and assign them to organizations. System administrators specify a resource pool and storage and
networking resources when they create a resource bundle.
Resource Pool
All CPU and memory resources of a resource bundle come from a vSphere
resource pool that is created in the vSphere Client with reservation equal to
limit. See “Create a Resource Pool,” on page 20.
Storage Resources
Each resource bundle includes storage resources for data and storage resources
for backup. The storage resources must be visible to all hosts that use the
resource bundle.
DB Access Networks
DB Access Networks provide communication for databases. A DB Access
Network corresponds to a vSphere port group. Each network must be visible
to all hosts that use the resource bundle. DHCP is required.
Selecting one or more DB Access Networks allows you to isolate different
database groups from one another, for example, to isolate a QA database group
from a Production database group. When no DB Access Networks have been
assigned in the environment, select the network that is mapped to the Web
Console Network. Do not select internal networks for DB Access Network
traffic.
The following figure shows how Data Director resources come from vSphere resource pools, datastores, and
port groups. When administrators create a resource bundle, the resources are always coming from the
underlying vSphere environment.
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