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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
6 In the Convert to Base DB Template wizard, provide the appropriate information.
Option Action
Name
Enter a unique name for the base DB template.
Description
(Optional) Enter a description of the base DB template.
Save the source DBVM (clone before
converting)
Click the checkbox to retain the source base DBVM for future use.
7 Click OK.
When conversion is finished, the base DB template appears in the Base DB Templates list.
What to do next
For Oracle and vFabric Postgres BDVMs, go to “Validate a Base DB Template,” on page 43. Template validation
is optional. Validation is not supported for SQL Server.
Validate a Base DB Template
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.
Prerequisites
Complete the step “Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template,” on page 42.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director with system administrator privileges.
2 Click Manage and Monitor, expand Templates and click Base DB Templates.
3 Right-click a base DB template and select Validate.
4 Select the organization and database group in which to validate the base DB template and click OK.
What to do next
If validation does not succeed, troubleshoot the base DB template in vSphere. Contact your VMware
representative for assistance. After you have validated a base DB template, see “Assign a Base DB Template
to a Resource Bundle,” on page 43.
Assign a Base DB Template to a Resource Bundle
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.
As a best practice, run validation before assigning a template to an organization. See “Validate a Base DB
Template,” on page 43.
Prerequisites
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Complete the task “Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template,” on page 42.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as a user with system administrator privileges.
2 In Manage and Monitor, select Resource Bundles.
3 Right-click a resource bundle, and select Assign Base DB Templates.
4 Select one or more templates.
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