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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
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Create Snapshots
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Create External Backups
Procedure
1 Navigate to your database's Properties window.
a In your organization, click the Manage & Monitor tab.
b Select your database group, and click the down arrow to display the list of databases.
c Right-click your database name and select Properties.
2 Click the Backup tab, and click Edit.
3 Click the name of the backup template to associate it with your database.
What to do next
Schedule regular database backups in the Details - Current Backup Configuration pane.
Schedule Regular Database Backups
To set up an automated schedule of backups of your database, you can specify the backup settings in the
database's Properties window. You protect your data when you set up an automated database backup
schedule.
Prerequisites
Verify that your database is associated with a database backup template. See “Select a Database Backup
Template,” on page 81.
Log in to your organization as a user with at least the following privileges.
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Use Templates
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Create Snapshots
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Create External Backups
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Use Template
Procedure
1 Navigate to your database's Properties window.
a Click the Manage & Monitor tab.
b Select your database group, and click the down arrow to display the list of databases.
c Right-click your database name, and select Properties.
2 Click the Backup tab and click Edit.
3 To view the backup templates' configuration settings, click the backup template's name in the Backup
Templates pane.
The backup template configuration settings appear in the Details pane, and <Current Backup
Configuration> is replaced with the name of the template. If you have the Manage Backup Templates
privilege, you can override the template settings.
a Select the check box in the Override column.
b Adjust the settings for each type of backup.
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