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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
Ingest an External Database
You ingest a database to reproduce a production environment and create a one-time (golden) clone. The
imported database is a clone of a physical database that exists outside of Data Director.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have access to the organization and database group in which to create the new database.
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Verify that you have Ingest databases permission on the database group in which you create the new
database.
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Verify that you have Use template permission on at least one resource template and backup template.
Procedure
1 Configure the Database Refresh Profile on page 93
The database refresh profile determines how, and how often, to refresh database data.
2 Configure the Ingestion Process Settings on page 94
The ingestion process settings specify the source of the database to ingest, the ingestion schedule, and
the maximum network bandwidth the ingestion process can use.
3 Enter General Database Information on page 95
Specify general information about the database, including name, database type and template, parameter
group, Point-In-Time Recovery allocation, and whether to take a snapshot backup after database creation
completes.
4 Refresh a Data Director Database from an External Database on page 95
You can refresh a database in Data Director from an external backup database. This is also known as an
in-place refresh.
Configure the Database Refresh Profile
The database refresh profile determines how, and how often, to refresh database data.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the organization and to the database group in which to create the database.
a Click the Manage & Monitor tab.
b Click the Databases tab.
c Click the plus (+) icon to start the Create Database wizard.
d Select Ingest external database and click Next.
2 Select One-time clone or Golden clone in catalog.
Option Description
One-time clone
One-time clones are not linked to the source database. After the database is
ingested, it is open and running, and you can modify data as required. You
can also refresh it froman external database by performing an in-place
refresh, but the original database will be removed.
Golden clone in catalog
A golden clone, once ingested, is marked as a catalog database and the virtual
machine is powered off. You cannot use it directly but must provision a
database from it. You can then refresh the target database from the source
database manually, or by scheduling incremental backups at regular
intervals.
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