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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
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Database Virtual Machine OVA Files,” on page 39
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“Deploy a DBVM OVA File,” on page 39
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“Build a SLES and Oracle Base Database Virtual Machine,” on page 40
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“Build a Custom RHEL and Oracle Database Template,” on page 44
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“Install the Operating System and Database Software in a Blank DBVM,” on page 49
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“Requirements for the Kickstart File,” on page 49
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“Database Update Configuration,” on page 52
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“Configure a vFabric Postgres Update Chain,” on page 53
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“Update an Oracle Database,” on page 54
Database Virtual Machine OVA Files
Data Director provides downloadable database virtual machine (DBVM) templates as OVA files.
Downloadable OVA Files
vFabric Data Director
vPostgres 9.0 (VMware-
Data-Director-SLES11-
vPostgres 90-Base-
DBVM-<build#>.ova)
Includes virtual hardware and the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with
vFabric Postgres 9.0 database software installed with default parameters.
vFabric Data Director
vPostgres 9.1 (VMware-
vFabric-Data-Director-
SLES11-vPostgres 91-
Base-DBVM-
<build#>.ova)
Includes virtual hardware and the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with
vFabric Postgres 9.1 database software installed with default parameters.
vFabric SUSE Linux
operating system
(VMware-Data-Director-
SLES11-Base-DBVM-
<build#>.ova)
Includes virtual hardware and the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with no
database software installed.
Custom (blank) VM
Template (VMware-Data-
Director-Blank-Base-
DBVM-<build#>.ova)
Contains only virtual hardware, no operating system or database components.
Also called the custom or empty DBVM. The blank DBVM template has the
disk layout required for Data Director database virtual machines. Use the blank
DBVM template to build custom database environments. For example, use the
blank DBVM template to build a custom DBVM with the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating system and Oracle 11g database software.
Deploy a DBVM OVA File
As a vSphere administrator, you deploy the provided DBVM template OVA files to the system resource pool
for Data Director.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have vSphere administrator privileges.
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Verify that you can log in to the console as root.
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