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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
Procedure
1 Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template on page 66
Data Director system administrators convert base DBVMs into base DB templates to provide the
blueprints for creating databases.
2 Validate a Base DB Template on page 67
As a Data Director system administrator, you can validate a base DB template to confirm that it built
correctly. You can validate a base DB template at any time.
3 Assign a Base DB Template to a Resource Bundle on page 67
As a Data Director system administrator, you assign base DB templates to resource bundles as part of
providing organizations with access to the base DB templates.
Convert a Base DBVM into a Base DB Template
Data Director system administrators convert base DBVMs into base DB templates to provide the blueprints
for creating databases.
When you convert a base DBVM to a DB template, you can define the storage structure and disk layout that
best suits your database deployment's workloads and use cases. Before converting a base DBVM to a DB
template, carefully consider the storage requirements for the database you are deploying. Refer to the database
vendor's documentation for information on storage capacity planning as it relates to storage usage, I/O, and
redundancy.
The running status of a base DB template depends upon the status of the base DBVM from which it is created.
When you convert a running base DBVM to a base DB template, after conversion the status of the base DB
template is Running. When you convert a base DBVM that is powered-off to a base DB template, after
conversion the status of the base DB template is Powered-off.
Prerequisites
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The operating system and database software is installed in the base DBVM.
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You know the file path location of the virtual disks available for use by Data Director, and understand the
vSphere disk provisioning types. See “Disk Configuration for DBVMs and DB Templates,” on page 49.
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Understand how to assign your database's data and log files to the specified virtual disks for optimal
storage usage and performance.
Procedure
1 Log in to Data Director as a system administrator.
2 Click the Manage and Monitor tab and expand Templates.
3 Select Base DBVMs.
4 Select the base DBVM to convert.
5 Click the gear icon and select Convert to Base DB Template.
6 In the Convert to Base DB Template wizard, provide the appropriate information.
Option Action
Name
Enter a unique name for the base DB template.
Description
(Optional) Enter a description of the base DB template.
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