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Contents
About VMware vFabric Data Director Administrator and User Guide 9
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VMware vFabric Data Director Overview 11
Data Director System Architecture 11
VMware Data Director Components 12
Data Director User Management Modes 12
About Data Director Administration 13
Data Director Supported Databases 14
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Managing Data Director Resources 19
Resource Management Overview 19
Resource Bundles and Resource Pools 20
Storage Resources and Data Director 21
System Resource Bundle 22
Resource Assignment 23
vSphere Resource Pools and Data Director 24
Viewing Resource Information 26
Create the System Resource Pool 26
Create the System Resource Bundle 27
Monitor Resource Usage 28
Create a Resource Pool 28
Create a Resource Bundle 29
Assign a Resource Bundle to an Organization 31
Perform Advanced Cluster Configuration 31
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Managing Users and Roles 33
User Management Overview 34
Authenticating Users 35
Role-Based Access Control 35
Predefined Roles 36
Privileges 37
Propagation of Permissions and Roles 38
Organization Privileges and Permissions 38
Add Users to Your Organization 39
Add Roles to an Organization 39
Grant a Permission to a User 40
Modify Organization Security Settings 40
About vCenter Single Sign-On 41
Register vFabric Data Director with the vCenter Single Sign-On Service 41
Import vCenter Single Sign-On Service Users 42
Remove vCenter Single Sign-On Registration Before Uninstalling vFabric Data Director 43
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