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Contents About VMware vFabric Data Director 5 1 Installation Prerequisites and vSphere Setup 7 Prerequisites for Data Director 7 vSphere Settings for Data Director 9 2 Planning the Network Configuration 13 Network Configurations for vFabric Data Director 13 Relating Networks in vSphere and Data Director 15 Data Director Networks, IP Allocation, and Firewalls 15 Four VLAN Network Configuration 18 Minimum Two VLAN Network Configuration 20 3 Deploy the Data Director vApp 23 Start the Wizard and Specify
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About VMware vFabric Data Director ® The VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide provides information about installing VMware vFabric Data Director, including configuring networks, deploying Data Director in vSphere Client as a virtual appliance (vApp) running on a vCenter Server, and performing setup and configuration using the Data Director administration UI.
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Installation Prerequisites and vSphere Setup 1 Before you start installing Data Director, you must understand the environment requirements, you must set up vSphere, and you must determine your networking configuration.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide n 1 Gigabit Ethernet VLAN. This VLAN will carry Data Director network traffic. n One or more Gigabit Ethernet VLANs for one or more database networks. Database networks carry SQL traffic to and from Data Director databases. Database clients such as JDBC and libpq send and receive SQL traffic from database servers on these networks.
Chapter 1 Installation Prerequisites and vSphere Setup vSphere Settings for Data Director Before you can install Data Director, set up the vSphere Cluster to deploy Data Director to, and enable the cluster for vSphere High Availability (HA), and vSphere Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS). Data Director also requires that you have Network Time Protocol (NTP) enabled in your environment. Create and Configure the Data Director Cluster A cluster is a group of hosts.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide 7 8 9 On the Virtual Machine Options page, select the settings required for the Data Director cluster settings and click Next. Option Description VM Restart Priority Any option that does not disable VM restart priority is acceptable. Data Director requires that VM restart priority is enabled. Host Isolation Response Leave the default or change the setting to support your environment.
Chapter 1 Installation Prerequisites and vSphere Setup Virtual Switches and Port Groups in vSphere You create virtual switches and port groups in vSphere for use in Data Director. vSphere port groups correspond to networks in Data Director. You can later allocate the vSphere port groups for resource bundles for the Data Director Management Server or DB Access Networks. See the vFabric Data Director Administrator and User's Guide. VMware, Inc.
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Planning the Network Configuration 2 When you install Data Director, the installer prompts you for the IP addresses for the different networks in the Data Director environment. Data Director network traffic runs on several different networks. Before you start the installation, review the supported Data Director network configurations and plan your Data Director network configuration.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide When a database client or application wants to connect to a vPostgres database using the Data Director JDBC or libpq drivers, the driver retrieves the database IP address from the DB Name Server using the connection string. The driver sets up the connection between the application and the target database. When you use the application to access the database, the application uses that connection.
Chapter 2 Planning the Network Configuration If you set up two separate database networks, the database network traffic can use the vCenter Network, Web Console Network, or DB Name Server Network. Placing database traffic in the same network for vCenter, Web Console, or DB Name Server can carry a security risk. You can have as many database networks as your site requires. However, database clients must have access to the DB Name Service Network.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide You can assign static IP addresses to the DB Name Service Network Adapter on the DB Name Server and the vCenter Network adapters on both the Management Server and the DB Name Server. DHCP service is not required on their corresponding networks. Data Director network configuration depends upon your existing network configuration.
Chapter 2 Planning the Network Configuration Table 2-1.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide IP Address and DHCP Setup This section provides information about the requirements for Data Director IP address and DHCP setup. IP Address and DHCP Setup for Data Director Network Traffic Table 2-3. Required IP Addresses and DHCP Setup Data Director Networks DHCP Require d IP Address vCenter Network no n n Internal Network yes 1 IP address used by the Data Director Management Server. 1 IP Address used by the Data Director DB Name Server.
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VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide n One VLAN mapped to the DB Name Service Network enables database client applications to connect to DBVMs. The clients request the database virtual machine IP address from the DB Name Server using the DB Name Service network. The DB Name Server provides connection information to a database client application, which then connects to the database using its Database Access Network.
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VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide Limitations Using only two VLANs has some limitations. 22 n Because all vCenter Network traffic, Web Console Network traffic, and SQL traffic is carried by one network, you cannot isolate databases into different networks. n vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and Data Director Management Server traffic is exposed to regular database users, which can introduce security risks. VMware, Inc.
Deploy the Data Director vApp 3 The Data Director OVA file contains the compressed open virtualization format files that compose the Data Director vApp. After setting up vSphere and planning the network configuration, download the Data Director OVA file and deploy it as a vSphere virtual appliance (vApp).
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide Start the Wizard and Specify vApp Properties In this first part of Data Director OVA deployment, you specify basic information about the product, including its name, location, and storage. Prerequisites You will select the disk format for the vApp virtual disks as part of deployment.
Chapter 3 Deploy the Data Director vApp Procedure 1 In the Network Mapping screen, choose the vSphere networks that will carry traffic for the two Data Director Networks. Table 3-1. Data Director Networks Data Director Network Description vCenter Network The vCenter Network carries management traffic between vCenter Server and the Data Director Management Server. Select the vSphere Network that you decided to use for this traffic.
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Set Up Data Director 4 After you successfully deploy the Data Director vApp, you configure Data Director using the Data Director setup wizard. As part of the setup process you specify user management mode, network mapping, and license information. Prerequisites n Complete the network planning for your environment. See the vFabric Data Director Worksheets. n Deploy the Data Director vApp. Procedure 1 Start the Data Director Setup Wizard on page 28 You start the setup wizard from a Web browser.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide 8 Configure Network Mapping on page 31 The Network Mapping screen of the setup wizard allows you to map the vSphere networks to the type of Data Director network traffic they will carry. 9 Configure Networks and Network Adapters on page 31 To allow the Management Server and DB Name Server to communicate by using the Internal and DB Name Service Networks, you set up the network settings and configure the adapters.
Chapter 4 Set Up Data Director Create the Initial Data Director System Administrator Account The initial Data Director system administrator performs Data Director setup and configuration, creates other system administrators and organization administrators, creates and allocates resources for organizations, and monitors resource usage. You specify the initial Data Director system administrator account when you connect to Data Director for the first time.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide Configure the Branding Settings You can optionally specify branding information that will appear on Data Director page headers and in the login screen. Branding information includes your company name, logo, and About and Support URLs. Prerequisites Complete the User Management Mode selection in the Data Director Setup wizard. Procedure 1 (Optional) Add branding information for your company.
Chapter 4 Set Up Data Director 8 Click Next to continue. Configure Network Mapping The Network Mapping screen of the setup wizard allows you to map the vSphere networks to the type of Data Director network traffic they will carry. Prerequisites n Plan the network setup for your environment. See the vFabric Data Director Worksheets. n Complete the vCenter Network setup in the Data Director Setup wizard. Procedure 1 Use the Internal Network drop-down menu to configure the network mapping.
VMware vFabric Data Director Installation Guide Enter License Information Data Director offers evaluation and permanent licenses, with database usage designated as production or nonproduction. See the vFabric Data Director Administrator and User Guide for a discussion of Data Director and vFabric Postgres licensing. Prerequisites n Obtain license keys for your Data Director products from your VMware representative. n Complete the Networks and Network Adapters page of the Data Director Setup wizard.
Index A M accepting license agreement 28 accounts, system administrator 29 Admission Control 9 audience for Data Director 5 Management Server 31 minimum network configuration 20 multiple-gateway network setups 18 B network configuration 13 network configurations 13 network mapping 31 network resources 15 network resources, gaining access to 15 networks 15 NTP 10 branding 30 C clusters 9 create initial system administrator 29 D N Data Director deployment 24 DB Access Network 15 DB Name Server 31 D
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