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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
4 If necessary, enable or disable DHCP or Static IP for the network used as the vCenter network.
a Click Edit.
b Select or deselect the DHCPcheck box to enable or disable DHCP.
If the vCenter network and the Web console network map to the same network, you cannot disable
the existing IP allocation scheme (DHCP or static IP). You can enable a new IP allocation scheme for
the network used as vCenter network.
c Select or deselect the Static IPcheck box to enable or disable static IP, and enter the netmask if static
IP is enabled.
If the vCenter network and the Web console network map to the same network, you cannot disable
the existing IP allocation scheme (DHCP or static IP). You can enable a new IP allocation scheme for
the network used as vCenter network.
d Click OK.
5 To modify the vCenter network adapter settings for the Management Server-vCenter Network Adapter
or DB Name Server-vCenter Network Adapter, in the Network Adapters section, click the DHCP button,
or click the Static IP button and enter an FQDN.
6 Click Next.
7 Click Yes to confirm your selection.
Changes take effect immediately.
8 Click Next
9 Click Finish to complete the configuration.
10 Verify the IP address change in the vSphere Client.
a Log in to vSphere Client as an administrator.
b Select the Management Server virtual machine.
c Click the Summary tab, and examine the IP Addresses line.
d Click View all to check all IP addresses.
Reconfigure the DB Name Service Network or DB Name Service
Network Adapter
During installation, you configure the DB Name Service Network and the DB Name Service Network Adapter.
You can later reconfigure the DB Name Service Network or the DB Name Service Network Adapter by editing
the settings in the Data Director UI.
Prerequisites
Review the information about network settings in Data Director in the vFabric Data Director Installation Guide.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as a system administrator.
2 Click the System tab, and select System Settings.
3 Expand Other Settings and click Network.
4 In the Network tab, click Edit Network Settings.
5 Click Next to skip vCenter Network setup.
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