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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
resource pools, missing 188
resource settings, templates 77
resource template, modifying 78
resources
monitor usage 22
physical and virtual 15
viewing 20
resources for database groups 72
restore VDR backup 137
RHEL and Oracle Database templates 44
role-based access control 27, 29
roles
add to an organization 33
propagation of 32
run basic batch operations 99
run batch database operations 99
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safeguarding data 129
save post-clone scripts to external location 116
schedule backups 134
schedule database operations 99
schedule tasks in batches 99
schema 123
schema data, creating tables for 123
schema only clone 107, 110
search filters 96
search tags 96
security, database groups 73
security model 27
security policies 27
security policy 27
security settings 34
select active post-clone script 117
self-service database provisioning 9
snapshot backups 130, 131
SQL management 126
SQL management tasks 121
SQL query 126
SQL query management 126
SQL query plan 127
SQL Server, create empty database 88
SSL
edit DB name server certificate 184
import DB name server key and
certificate 184
import DBVM key and certificate 185
import management server key and
certificate 182
regenerate DB Name Server key and
certificate 183
regenerate DBVM key and certificate 185
regenerate management server key and
certificate 181
SSL communication, troubleshooting 189
SSL key and certificate, troubleshooting 189
SSL keys and certificates, managing 181
SSL,edit DBVM certicate 186
SSL,edit management server certificate 183
storage reservation 73
supported vCPUs 161
system architecture for Data Director 9
system dashboard 143
system privileges 31
system resource bundle 15, 17
system resource bundle, creating 22
system-level operations 11
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tables, creating for schema data 123
tagging databases 102
tags
creating 96
using 96
tasks and events, database 105
Tasks side bar 141
template management privileges 31
templates
database settings 77
resource settings 77
RHEL and Oracle Database 44
test network setup 178
troubleshooting 187
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update an Oracle database 54
update chain management 52
update database procedure 59, 100
update database version 102
update databases 100
update DBVMs 100
update mode 52
upgrade database 102
upgrade databases 100
upgrade DBVMs 100
upgrade scripts for Oracle 52
user access 64
user authentication 64
user logins 29
user management 27
user management modes 10
user permissions 34
users, adding 33
Index
VMware, Inc. 195