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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
Prerequisites
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Verify that Data Director is installed and the system resource bundle is set up.
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Verify that you have access to the ISO image of the operating system you want to install in your
environment.
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Verify that you have access to the Oracle or SQL Server ISO installation file. The installation file must be
available on an NFS share.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as a system administrator.
2 In the System tab, click Manage and Monitor.
3 Expand Templates and select Base DBVMs.
4 Click the plus (+) icon to start the Create Base DBVM wizard and enter the appropriate information.
Option Description
Name
Enter a unique name for the base DBVM.
Database type
Select a database type, or select Empty to create a blank base DBVM.
Database version
Select a version.
Installer ISO
Type the path to the ISO file on the datastore in the cluster. The path must
be of the form[datastore]folder/DB .iso. Ensure that the database version
matches the database type you selected.
Operating system
Select an operating system from the drop-down menu of supported
operating systems.
OS installer ISO
Type the path to the IOS file on the datastore in the cluster. The path must
be of the form[datastore]folder/OS.iso.
Data Director installs the operating system, copies the database files, and installs the virtual machine tools and
agents. The base DBVM appears in the Base DBVMs list with the status Creating.
What to do next
Go to “Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template,” on page 66.
Build a MySQL Base DBVM
You can create a base DBVM and DB template using Red Hat Linux with a supported version of the MySQL
database.
Prerequisites
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Verify that Data Director is installed and the system resource bundle is set up.
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Verify that you have access to a supported Red Hat installation ISO image. To build a base DBVM and
base DB template that uses the Red Hat operating system and MySQL database, you must meet both the
MySQL and Data Director prerequisites for installation.
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You have prepared a custom kickstart (KS.cfg) file for the Linux and MySQL installation. See
“Requirements for the Kickstart File,” on page 60.
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Verify that you have access to the MySQL installation ISO file. The installation ISO must be available on
an NFS share or the local host.
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