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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
- Storage Resources and Data Director
- 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
- User Management Overview
- Authenticating Users
- Role-Based Access Control
- Predefined Roles
- Privileges
- Propagation of Permissions and Roles
- Organization Privileges and Permissions
- Add Users to Your Organization
- Add Roles to an Organization
- Grant a Permission to a User
- Modify Organization Security Settings
- About vCenter Single Sign-On
- Register vFabric Data Director with the vCenter Single Sign-On Service
- Import vCenter Single Sign-On Service Users
- Remove vCenter Single Sign-On Registration Before Uninstalling vFabric Data Director
- Building DBVMs and Base DB Templates
- Database Virtual Machine OVA Files
- Deploy a DBVM OVA File
- Disk Configuration for DBVMs and DB Templates
- Build an Oracle, SQL Server, or Empty Base DBVM
- Build a MySQL Base DBVM
- Build an Oracle and SUSE Linux Base DBVM
- Build an Oracle DBVM with a Custom Linux Operating System
- Requirements for the Kickstart File
- Build a Base DBVM with a Custom Operating System
- Create and Validate a Base DB Template
- 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
- Create a Database Snapshot
- Recover a Database from Backup
- Import Backups
- Recover a Database from Last State
- 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
- High Availability and Replication
- 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
- vCenter Server Stops Responding
- Disk Usage Exceeds Acceptable Levels
- Resource Bundles Become Unusable Because DRS Is Disabled
- Missing Resource Pool
- Troubleshooting for SSL Communication
- Database Cannot Be Connected Using the JDBC Connection String
- Unable to Import or Login Users of the Single Sign-On Service
- Index
The following are the vFabric Postgres database usage types.
vFabric Postgres Non-
Production Use License
For internal development, quality assurance, proof of concept, or other testing
purposes.
vFabric Postgres
Production Use License
Includes use of vFabric Postgres databases in any manner other than Non-
Production Use.
You can change the vFabric Postgres database usage type at any time.
You cannot remove the last remaining permanent or evaluation license.
Data Director will not accept a version 1.0 license key. When upgrading to Data Director 2.7, all existing Data
Director 1.0 license keys are removed. You must use a license key from Data Director 2.0 or the most current
release.
Data Director accepts vFabric Postgres 9.1 production license keys and vFabric Postgres 9.2 production license
keys. You can mix and match them. For example, you can install a vFabric Postgres 9.1 license key and use it
for vFabric Postgres 9.2 production database.
Data Director does not require a vFabric Postgres license key for vFabric Postgres nonproduction use. All
existing vFabric Postgres Non-Production Use license keys are removed during the upgrade process.
Data Director supports Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases, however, Data Director does not install
Oracle or Microsoft license keys. To manage license keys from these vendors, use the Oracle or Microsoft
management tools and follow their license policiy.
Table 15-2. License Key Requirements
Database type Data Director license key Database license key
vFabric Postgres Non-Production Use Apply license to Data Director. No license key needed.
vFabric Postgres Production Use Apply license to Data Director. Apply license to Data Director.
Oracle Apply license to Data Director. Follow Oracle policy.
SQL Server Apply license to Data Director. Apply license to Data Director.
Purchasing vFabric Developer Support
You can optionally purchase vFabric Developer Support for Production Use and Non-Production Use
vFabric Postgres databases.
Data Director requires SnS licenses. vFabric Postgres: Production Use databases also require SnS licenses.
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Basic SnS licenses provide weekday support for test, development, and noncritical deployments.
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Production SnS licenses provide focused, 24-hour support for production environments.
See the VMware Support Offerings Web site for details about the SnS licensing options. Manage your SnS
licenses through standard VMware support processes.
For details about your licensing arrangement, contact your VMware representative.
Roles and License Management Tasks
System administrators and organization administrators have licensing privileges by default, and can grant the
View and Manage Licenses privilege to users. For example, an organization administrator can grant the View
and Manage Licenses privilege to a database user. The database user can then view database license
information and change the database usage type.
Organization administrators can view only their organization's license information.
Only system administrators can add and remove licenses.
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