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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
2 Configure the General Clone Settings on page 111
The general settings allow you to specify the name of the clone, a description, and to assign the clone to
a database group. You can assign a database group only if the clone is not a linked clone.
3 Enter the Clone Configuration Settings on page 111
When you clone a database, you can configure the resource settings, database parameters, and backup
settings for the clone.
4 Configure the Clone Options Settings on page 112
You can configure an expiration date and time for the clone, post clone scripts, and tags for the clone.
Post-clone scripts perform common tasks on newly-cloned databases, such as removing sensitive
customer data.
5 Configuring IP Whitelists Settings for the Clone on page 113
You create IP whitelists to specify trusted IP addresses from which the clone accepts connection requests.
6 Review the Clone Configuration Summary on page 113
The Summary panel lets you review the clone configuration before creating the clone.
Configure the Clone Type
The clone type allows you to specify which data are cloned. You can also choose custom configuration settings
and backup settings for the clone.
As part of the cloning process, you decide whether to create a full clone or a linked clone. See “Clone
Types,” on page 107 for a discussion of the differences.
The available options for the clone point depend on the type of clone. For a clone of only database settings,
clone points are not supported.
The following table summarizes the available clone point options.
Table 10-1. Clone Point Options
Clone Type Now Specific Point In Time Snapshot Backup
Full Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linked Yes No Yes No
Schema only Yes No No No
If you create a schema only clone, the database must be powered on. If you clone from a backup, see Chapter 12,
“Safeguarding Data,” on page 129.
Prerequisites
Log in to Data Director as an administrator or as a user with Clone Database privileges.
Procedure
1 Right-click an existing database and select Clone to start the Clone Database wizard.
2 In the Clone Type panel, select the data to clone and the type of cloning process to use.
Option Description
Clone schema and data
Clones both the database schema and all data. If you clone both schema and
data, you can select a full clone or a linked clone.
Clone schema only
Clones the database schema. Does not clone the data.
Do not clone schema or data
Clones only the resource, database parameters, and database backup
settings. Does not clone the schema, and does not clone the data.
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