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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
Index
A
ACID properties 13
add catalog database 97
add custom IP whitelists 68
Add database owner account 102
add databases to the catalog 97
add IP pools 165
add organization administrator to vCloud Director
organizations 171
add post-clone scripts 115
add pre-action and post-action scripts 139
adding databases to organization catalogs 97
adding users 33
administer SQL 126
Administration tab 142, 146
alarms
custom 151
database 105
delete 152
disabling 152
Alarms side bar 141
analyze SQL query plan 127
apply security groups to databases 68
assign base DB template to resource bundle 43,
48, 57
assign IP whitelist to databases 68
associate post-clone script with a database 115
aurora mon monitoring agent, modifying
parameters 156
aurora_mon configuration 153
aurora_mon configuration parameters 154
aurora_mon monitoring agent, managing 156
authentication 27, 28, 64
author post-clone script 114
authorization 27
auto-vacuum 102, 123
auto-vacuum settings 103
automatic refresh profile for cloned
databases 118
B
backup settings, for clone 110
backup strategies 130
backup template, creating 79
backup template settings 132
backup template, selecting 133
backup templates, modifying 80
backups, monitoring 105
base database virtual machines, apply a
patch 55
base DB template, validating 43, 48, 57
base DB templates
assign to resource bundles 43, 48, 57
enabling 58, 76
basic database properties 102
batch operations 99
batch scheduled tasks 100
bind vCloud Director organizations 65
blank DBVM 37
build a blank database virtual machine 44
build SLES and Oracle base DBVM 40
by organization mode 61
By Organization user management mode 10
C
Catalog tab use 98
change basic database properties 102
change database configuration settings 103
change database usage type 163
change the vCenter IP address 173
choose default post-clone script 117
clone a database 109
clone configuration settings 111
clone configuration summary 113
clone database 86
clone type 110
clone types 107
cloned database, refresh manually 118
cloned databases
automatic refresh profile 118
refresh 117
clones, configuring IP Whitelists for 113
cloning
backup settings 110
customization 109
database configuration settings 110
cloning databases 107
cluster alarms 146
cluster configuration 26, 146
configuration templates 75
configure auto-vacuum 123
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