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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
3 (Optional) If you selectGolden clone in catalog, you can select Take a snapshot before refreshing, and
select Automatic refresh and specify a refresh frequency and start time.
What to do next
Click Next to configure Ingestion Process Settings or click Back to make changes.
Configure the Ingestion Process Settings
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.
You can ingest an external database from backup files that reside in NFS shared storage.
Prerequisites
Complete the refresh profile configuration settings.
Procedure
1 (Optional) If you selected One-time clone in the Refresh Profile, enter the following information.
Field Option
NFS share name
(Required) NFS share containing the RMAN backup of the source database.
Catalog start
Root folder that contains the RMAN backup set. This is the relative path to
NFS Share. All backups under this directory are used for ingestion and
refresh. For example, if the daily backups for a database are stored under a
specific folder in the NFS share, catalog start should point to it.
Control file
(Required) Relative path to NFS Share. This is the control file used to restore
the database. It is a control file backup that includes a copy of the control file
and spfile.
Optional pfile
Custom pfile.
Refresh point
Select Most recent backup or specify a point in time for the ingestion. For a
point in time ingestion, the backup set under the catalog start directory must
include a level 1 incremental backup.
2 In the Scheduling Window section, select Run this action now to ingest the external database
immediately, or specify the ingestion start date and time.
3 Specify the maximum network bandwidth the ingestion process can use.
4 (Optional) If you selected Golden clone in catalog, enter the backup storage information, including the
NFS share name and relative path.
Data Director checks the specified NFS information to verify that the NFS server is accessible.
What to do next
Click Next to enter general database information.
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