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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
DB parameter group, configure 93
DBVM
blank 45
building custom templates 56
DBVM OVA files, deploy 48
DBVM template 45
dedicated Oracle cluster 24
define custom IP whitelists 84
delete custom IP whitelists 84
delete IP pools 192
delete post-clone scripts 137
deleting alarms 178
deploy base database VM 53, 57, 64
deploy DBVM template OVA files 48
DHCP 20
diagnostic packages 168
diagnostics package 171
disabling alarms 178
disk configuration for DBVMs
See also disk
See also storage
disk usage exceeds acceptable levels 214
downloadable DBVM OVA files 48
DRS 24, 214
dump-restore update 68
E
edit custom IP whitelists 84
edit database backup settings 124
edit DB name server SSL certificate 210
edit DBVM SSL certificate 212
edit IP pools 192
edit management server SSL certificate 209
Edit or disable vCloud Director integration 197
edit post-clone scripts 135
empty SQL Server database 105
enable vCloud Director integration after
setup 196
enable vCloud Director integration in setup 196
encryption 35
enter general database information 112
evaluation licenses 185, 187
Expandable Reservation setting 24
external backup 151
external backups, VDR 158
F
filtering 116, 167
filtering customization 167
foreign key 143
full clone 130
full database clone 127
G
general clone settings 131
global mode 77
Global user management mode 12
golden clone
create 102, 112
use case 102
grant direct permission 40
grant permission 40
H
High Availability 163
High Availability in Data Director 163
I
identify target DBVM 71
implementing security 34
import backup sets 156
import DB name server SSL key and
certificate 210
import DBVM SSL key and certificate 211
import management server SSL key and
certificate 208
import Single Sign-On service users 42
import VDR backup 159
in place update 68
in-place refresh 116
ingest external database, requirements 109
ingest external databases 112
initialize base DBVM 65
initialize base DBVM operating system 65
initialize virtual machine 54, 59
install database software 55
install Linux on a blank virtual machine 54, 58
install Oracle into a base DBVM in vSphere 56
install Oracle software 59
internal network, reconfigure 203
internal network adapter mapping,
reconfigure 203
IP address range 83
IP pool management 191
ip whitelists, for a clone 133
IP whitelists, create 83
K
kickstart file
repackage 53, 57
requirements 60
L
license, evaluation 187
license counting 187
license management 185
Index
VMware, Inc. 221