2.7

Prerequisites
n
Create a resource pool to use for allocating CPU and memory resources. See “Create a Resource Pool,” on
page 28.
n
Decide on the storage resources that you want to include in the resource bundle. Plan storage resources
for database storage, backup storage, and log storage. For more information on storage types, and how
they relate to the disk mappings you create for the DBVMs and DB templates, see “Disk Configuration
for DBVMs and DB Templates,” on page 49.
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Decide on the database templates (base DB templates) that you want to assign to the resource bundle.
Organization users can create and provision databases only when base DB templates are assigned to, and
enabled in, an organization's resource bundle(s). You can assign additional base DB templates to resource
bundles at any time.
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Decide on the networking resources that you want to include in the resource bundle. The resource bundle's
networking resources are used for the DB access network for databases in an organization.
NOTE If you do not configure your resource pool with these settings, you might have problems with resource
bundle creation or other Data Director tasks.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director with system administrator privileges.
2 Select System, and click Manage & Monitor.
3 Click Resource Bundles.
4 Click the plus (+) icon.
5 Specify the following information about the resource bundle in the wizard.
Wizard Screen Action
Name and Description
Type a name and optional description.
Resource Pool
a Select the resource pool from which you want to assign CPU and
memory resources.
b (Optional) Select the VM DRS Group checkbox, and then select the DRS
Group to assign to the resource bundle from the drop-down menu.
Storage Allocation
a Click the checkbox next to the name of the datastore whose storage you
want to allocate, and specify the number of gigabytes to use with Data
Director, or allocate all unallocated space.
NOTE Do not select a datastore that is in a datastore cluster.
b Select a storage type to assign to the selected datastore. The available
storage types are: OS (operating system), Backup, Data, and Log.
You can only assign the OS and Backup storage types to a single
datastore within a given resource bundle. Once you assign the OS and
Backup storage types to a datastore, they are not available to assign to
another datastore within that resource bundle, and are removed from
the list of available storage types.
You can assign the Data and Log storage types to multiple datastores
within the same resource bundle.
c Specify the storage reservation. The default is 100%. The minimum
storage reservation is the lower bound of the storage reservations of
database groups created under the resource bundle. System
administrators typically use this reserve to control how much storage
over allocation can be allotted by organization administrators with this
resource bundle. See Chapter 7, “Managing Database Groups,” on
page 87 for more information about storage reservation.
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