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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
configure clone options settings 112
configure clone settings 111
configure database refresh profile 93
configure DB parameter group 77
configure Oracle update chain 58
configure tags for a clone 112
connect to VDR 137
constraint creation 125
convert base DBVM to base DB template 42, 47,
56
Create base database VM from template 55
create base DBVM 41
create check constraints 123
create column constraints 123
create constraints 125
create database from catalog 86, 89
create database schemas 123
create databases 85, 87
create DB parameter group 77
create empty database 86, 88
create foreign key 123
create golden clone 93
create IP whitelists 67
create post-clone script in Data Director 114
create SQL queries 126
create system resource pool 21
create tags 96
create unique constraints 123
create views 124
creating users 33
custom alarms 151
custom kickstart file, repackage 45
customizations 143
customize cloning 109
customize monitoring 148
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dashboard, organization administrator 148
Dashboard 142, 146
Data Director
clone a database 109
supported databases 12
system architecture 9
system hierarchy 10
user management modes 10
Data Director administration 11
database activity logs 105
database administration 101
database backup settings, changing 104
database backup template 75
database backups 129
database calculator 103
database configuration settings, for clone 110
database configuration template 75, 77
database configuration templates 75
database creation types 86
database creator permissions 85
database end of life 138
database entities, managing 121
database entities,managing 121
database entity management 121
database group, assign resource bundle 25
database group privileges 31
database groups
and resource management 72
creating 73
resource assignment 17
resource isolation 72
security 73
database IP whitelist 67
database lifecycle 83
database management 83, 121
database performance statistics, monitoring 104
database privileges 31
database properties 102
database property settings 103
database recovery 129
database resource allocation 104
database resource settings, configure 103
database schemas 123
database settings, templates 77
database storage allocation 85
database tags 102
database template, modifying 78
database templates 75
database version 104
database VMDK 37
database,connectingusing JDBC string 189
databases
creating 87
diagnostics package 142
monitoring 150
recover 135
resource assignment 17
DB Access Networks 16
DB Name Service Network reconfiguration 176
DB parameter group, configure 77
DBVM
blank 37
building custom templates 44
DBVM OVA files, deploy 39
DBVM template 37
dedicated Oracle cluster 18
define custom IP whitelists 68
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