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Table Of Contents
- VMware vFabric Data Director Administrator and User Guide
- Contents
- About VMware vFabric Data Director Administrator and User Guide
- VMware vFabric Data Director Overview
- Managing Data Director Resources
- Resource Management Overview
- Resource Bundles and Resource Pools
- System Resource Bundle
- Resource Assignment
- vSphere Resource Pools and Data Director
- Viewing Resource Information
- Create the System Resource Pool
- Create the System Resource Bundle
- Monitor Resource Usage
- Create a Resource Pool
- Create a Resource Bundle
- Assign a Resource Bundle to an Organization
- Perform Advanced Cluster Configuration
- Managing Users and Roles
- Building DBVMs and Base DB Templates
- Database Virtual Machine OVA Files
- Deploy a DBVM OVA File
- Build a SLES and Oracle Base Database Virtual Machine
- Build a Custom RHEL and Oracle Database Template
- Deploy the base database VM into the System Resource Pool
- Repackage the Linux ISO Image
- Install Linux on a Blank Virtual Machine
- Initialize the Virtual Machine to Make It Oracle and Data Director Compliant
- Install Oracle 11g R2 Software
- Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template
- Validate a Base DB Template
- Assign a Base DB Template to a Resource Bundle
- Install the Operating System and Database Software in a Blank DBVM
- Requirements for the Kickstart File
- Database Update Configuration
- Configure a vFabric Postgres Update Chain
- Update an Oracle Database
- Identify Existing Target DBVM
- Create a Base Database VM from an Existing Template
- Apply a Patch to the Base Database Virtual Machine
- Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template
- Validate a Base DB Template
- Assign a Base DB Template to a Resource Bundle
- Enable a Base DB Template
- Configure an Oracle Update Chain
- Update a Database
- Managing Organizations
- IP Whitelists
- Managing Database Groups
- Managing Database Templates
- Managing Databases
- Database Lifecycle
- Requirements for Creating Databases
- Database Creation
- Using Tags
- Managing the Organization Catalog
- Batch Operations and Scheduled Tasks
- Updating Databases
- Database Administration
- Cloning Databases
- Managing Database Entities
- Safeguarding Data
- Backup Strategies
- Backup Types
- Backup Template Settings
- Preconfigured Backup Templates
- Select a Database Backup Template
- Schedule Regular Database Backups
- Recover a Database
- Import Backups
- Use VMware Data Recovery to Back Up Data Director
- Database End of Life and Backups
- Perform Point-in-time Recovery of Management Server Database
- Add Pre-Action and Post-Action Scripts to the DBVM for Selected Agents
- Monitoring the Data Director Environment
- Managing Licenses
- IP Pool Management
- VMware vCloud Director Integration
- 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
- Reconfigure the Database Access Network Used by a Database Group
- Modify IP Pool Settings
- Managing SSL Keys and Certificates
- Regenerate Management Server Key and Certificate
- Import Management Server Key and Certificate
- Edit Management Server Certificate
- Regenerate DB Name Server Key and Certificate
- Import DB Name Server Key and Certificate
- Edit DB Name Server Certificate
- Regenerate DBVM Key and Certificate
- Import DBVM Key and Certificate
- Edit DBVM Certificate
- Data Director Troubleshooting
- Index
Procedure
1 On the organization Manage and Monitor tab, select the database group.
2 Right-click the database name, and select Properties.
3 Click the Resources tab and view the current settings, using the scroll bar as necessary.
4 Click Edit.
5 To change a resource setting, click the corresponding check box in the Override column and modify the
value.
A restart icon appears next to resources that require a restart of the database to take effect.
6 When you finish, click OK to close the Edit Resource Settings dialog box and click OK again.
7 If you changed settings that require a database restart, click Yes when prompted.
Edit Database Backup Settings
As your database use or backup requirements change, you can adjust the database backup settings to suit
current use patterns and database recovery requirements.
Prerequisites
Verify the following items.
n
You are logged in to your organization as a DBA or application developer with Edit backup settings
privileges on the database.
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The database is running.
Procedure
1 On the organization Manage & Monitor tab, select the database group.
2 Right-click the database name, and select Properties.
3 Click the Backup tab and view the current backup settings, using the scroll bar as necessary.
4 Click Edit.
5 Click the backup template to modify.
6 Select the check box in the Override column and select new values to modify the backup template settings.
7 When you finish, click OK and click OK again.
8 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
Monitor Database Group and Database Statistics
Monitoring database statistics helps you to ensure that your databases run efficiently. You can use the statistics
to identify and troubleshoot problem areas, such as low resources, that might affect the ability to meet service
goals. You monitor database statistics by viewing resource use and performance data.
Data Director keeps statistics for database groups and for the databases in those groups. You must have View
properties and Monitor status permissions on the organization, database group, or database. With these
permissions you can monitor statistics, alarms, tasks and events, get reports, and view permissions.
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