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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
Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR) Settings
Enabled or disabled
Enable point-in-time recovery to continuously record each change to the
database in a write-ahead log (WAL) while the database is running. In the event
of a failure, you can replay the WAL to restore the database to its state at a point
in time within the retention period of the database backups.
Recommended point-in-
time recovery storage
allocation
The recommended storage amount is based on the database size and storage
allocation. You can accept the recommendation or enter a different amount.
If storage runs out
Select whether to suspend the database or adjust the point-in-time WAL
retention period.
Backup Label
The backup label can be any text that helps you identify the backup. The format is backup label-
yyyy:mm:dd:hh:mm:ss-dbname.
Preconfigured Backup Templates
The preconfigured backup templates enable you to standardize your database backups and enforce resource
limitations. Organization administrators and organization users with sufficient privileges can modify the
templates' default settings or create custom backup templates.
For more information, see Chapter 6, “Managing Database Templates,” on page 45.
Data Director includes the following preconfigured backup templates. Each template has system-controlled
start times.
Disabled.
No backups are taken.
Development.
Schedules snapshot backups every 24 hours and external backups each week.
PITR is disabled.
Auto.
Schedules snapshot backups every 12 hours with retention period of 24 hours
and external backups each day. External backup retention time is 1 month. PITR
is enabled. If PITR storage runs out, the available PITR timeline is adjusted and
the oldest archived WAL segments are deleted automatically.
Standard.
Same settings as Auto. If PITR storage runs out, the database is suspended.
Maximum.
Schedules snapshots every 4 hours with retention period of 48 hours, and
external backups taken every 12 hours with retention time of 1 month. PITR is
enabled. If PITR storage runs out, the database is suspended.
Select a Database Backup Template
You can associate a backup template with your database as part of database creation, or you can select a backup
template later. Databases must be associated with a backup template to enable scheduling regular backups.
See “Preconfigured Backup Templates,” on page 81 and “Backup Template Settings,” on page 80 for
information on the settings in the preconfigured templates.
Prerequisites
Log in to your organization as a user with at least the following privileges.
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Use Templates
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