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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
4 Click Tasks & Events in the panel on the left, and click either Tasks or Events.
Option Description
Tasks
Tasks are scheduled system activities requested by the system or a user, for
example, Create database and Repair database. A task can succeed or fail.
The Tasks tab includes information about the target and the user who
initiated the task.
Information such as related events appear in the Details panel below the
Tasks table. A task can have no related event or one or more related events.
Click the event in the Details panel to view the event in the Tasks &
Events tab.
For certain tasks, a right-button menu allows you to cancel or retry the task.
Events
Events are records of user actions or system actions. For example, the system
logs when a user logs in to Data Director, or when a database is repaired.
Events can be of type info, error, or warning. Use Hide Info Events to limit
the choices. You can filter the Events pane to show only some of the columns.
Information such as related tasks appear in the Details panel below the
Events table. An event can have no related tasks, or one related tasks. Click
the task in the Details panel to view the task in the Tasks & Events pane.
5 Click Reports, and click Summary Reports or Time Interval Reports.
6 Use the filter options below the Action and Reload icon to customize what the system displays.
The customization steps depend on the report type.
Report type Action
Summary Report
a Select Resource bundle or Organization from the Type drop-down
menu and click Browse.
b Select the specific resource bundles or organizations for which you want
to generate a report. By default, no objects are selected.
c Select a time range, or click Customize to configure a custom time range.
d Select Compute & Network or Storage to focus the report.
e Click the Filter button to filter the report.
f Click the Action icon and select Download to download the report.
Interval Reports
a Select Resource bundle or Organization from the Type drop-down
menu and click Browse.
b Select the resource bundles or organizations for which you want to
generate a report.
c Select a sampling interval.
d Select a time range or click Customize to configure a custom time range.
e Select Compute & Network or Storage to focus the report.
f Select the sampling mechanism from the Sampling drop-down menu.
g Click the Filter button to filter the report.
h Click the Action icon and select Download to download the report.
7 Click Resource Bundles or Datastore Usage to display all resource panels or all data stores and
corresponding usage information.
What to do next
Customize the Manage & Monitor options, or customize and download reports.
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