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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
Build a Custom RHEL and Oracle Database Template
Data Director system administrators can build custom DBVMs to enable organization users to create databases
with a specific operating system and database combination.
To build a template that includes RHEL 5.5 and Oracle 11gR2, you must meet Oracle and Data Director
prerequisites.
Prerequisites
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Verify that Data Director is installed and the system resource bundle is set up.
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Verify that you have access to a RHEL 5.5 installation ISO image
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You have prepared a custom KS.cfg file for the Linux and Oracle. See “Requirements for the Kickstart
File,” on page 49.
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Verify that you have access to Oracle installation bits. The installation bits must be available on an NFS
share.
Procedure
1 Deploy the base database VM into the System Resource Pool on page 44
You can use a blank base database VM to build a custom database template.
2 Repackage the Linux ISO Image on page 45
Because the original Red Hat ISO image is not Data Director compliant and does not distribute Data
Director related scripts, repackage your custom kickstart file with Red Hat ISO image
3 Install Linux on a Blank Virtual Machine on page 45
You can install Linux as the operating system on the blank virtual machine.
4 Initialize the Virtual Machine to Make It Oracle and Data Director Compliant on page 46
You can initialize the base database virtual machine to ensure that the Oracle and Data Director
requirements are met.
5 Install Oracle 11g R2 Software on page 47
You can use a provided script that will install Oracle Home in the correct disk.
6 Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template on page 47
Data Director system administrators convert base DBVMs into base DB templates to provide the
blueprints for creating databases.
7 Validate a Base DB Template on page 48
As a Data Director system administrator, you can validate a base DB template to confirm that it built
correctly. You can validate a base DB template at any time.
8 Assign a Base DB Template to a Resource Bundle on page 48
As a Data Director system administrator, you assign base DB templates to resource bundles as part of
providing organizations with access to the base DB templates.
Deploy the base database VM into the System Resource Pool
You can use a blank base database VM to build a custom database template.
Prerequisites
Verify that the system resource pool has sufficient resources.
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