9.3.2
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware vFabric Postgres
- Contents
- Preface
- VMware Customizations for PostgreSQL
- Installing vFabric Postgres
- vFabric Postgres Client Tools and Libraries
- Managing vFabric Postgres
- Migrate PostgreSQL Data from Earlier Versions Into vFabric Postgres 9.3
- Migrate PostgreSQL Data Into vFabric Postgres
- Restarting the vFabric Postgres Service
- Connection to a vFabric Postgres Database
- Accounts and Services
- Safeguarding Data
- About vFabric Postgres Replication
- Create a Replication User Account
- Create a Replica Server
- Promote a Replica Database to Primary Database
- Monitoring Replication Status
- Using Perl and Python Language Extensions
- Viewing Performance Statistics
- Troubleshooting Guidelines
- Using the Graphical User Interface
- Index
RPM Deployment Overview
The process of installing the vFabric Postgres DBMS from RPM packages consists of the following high-level
tasks.
1 Make sure the host or virtual machine that you want to use is running a supported operating systems
and meets all the other requirements.
2 Download and install the client, server, and init RPM files.
a client package
b server package
c init package
3 Log in to the new DBMS using the client software.
System Requirements
You can deploy the virtual appliance and install the RPM packages on several operating systems.
Supported Platforms for OVA Deployment
For the virtual appliance (OVA), several virtualization platforms are supported during development, but
support is more limited during production.
Development
While you develop your application and run tests, you can deploy the virtual
appliance on the latest edition of any VMware virtualization platform,
including VMware vSphere 5.1 or later, VMware Workstation 9.x, VMware
Fusion 5.x, or VMware Player 5.x.
Production
In a production environment, you must install vFabric Postgres on VMware
vSphere 5.1 ESXi or later.
Resource Requirements for RPM Installation
If you install the RPM files, you must have a physical host or a virtual machine that meets the following
minimum requirements.
RAM
512 MB
CPUs or vCPUs
1 or more
Disk Space
12 GB
Resource Requirements for OVA Deployment
The virtual appliance requires 1GB of RAM. See the vSphere documentation for information on the required
memory overhead.
Operating Systems
The vFabric Postgres server software is currently supported on the following operating systems.
Red Hat Linux
RHEL 6.2 (64 bit) and 6.4 (64 bit)
SUSE Linux
SLES 11 SP 1 (64 bit), SLES 11 SP2 (64 bit), or SLES 11 SP3 (64 bit)
Oracle Enterprise Linux
OEL 6
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