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If you reinitialize the database after you deploy vSphere Replication, you must go to the
vSphere Replication virtual appliance management interface (VAMI) to reconfigure vSphere Replication to
use the new database connection.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vSphere Replication appliance is powered on.
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You must have administrator privileges to configure the vSphere Replication appliance.
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You must create and configure the external database before you connect it to vSphere Replication.
See Databases that vSphere Replication Supports for the configuration requirements for each
supported type of database.
Procedure
1 Connect to the VAMI of the vSphere Replication appliance in a Web browser.
The URL for the VAMI is https://vr-appliance-address:5480.
2 Type the root user name and password for the appliance.
You configured the root password during the OVF deployment of the vSphere Replication appliance.
3 Select the VR tab and click Configuration.
4 Select Manual configuration to specify a configuration or select Configure from an existing VRM
database to use a previously established configuration.
5 In the DB text boxes, provide information about the database for vSphere Replication to use.
Option Setting
DB Type Select SQL Server or Oracle.
DB Host IP address or fully qualified domain name of the host on which the database server is running.
DB Port Port on which to connect to the database.
DB Username Username for the vSphere Replication database user account that you create on the database server.
DB Password Password for the vSphere Replication database user account that you create on the database server.
DB Name Name of the vSphere Replication database instance.
DB URL Auto-generated and hidden by default. Advanced users can fine-tune other database properties by modifying
the URL, for example if you use a named instance of SQL Server.
6 Click Save and Restart Service to apply the changes.
You configured vSphere Replication to use an external database instead of the database that is
embedded in the vSphere Replication appliance.
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