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resource bundles to organizations. Organization administrators must enable
at least one base database template in their organization resource bundle(s) to
allow organization users to create databases. See Chapter 4, “Building DBVMs
and Base DB Templates,” on page 37.
Create databases
Create and allocate resources to a new database using base database templates,
database resource templates, and parameter groups. Database resource
templates specify resource limits. Parameter groups specify sets of database
parameters, such as maximum connections allowed, encoding, and checkpoint
timeout. Application developers can perform do-it-yourself database creation
using the predefined base database templates, resource templates, and
parameter groups. See “Requirements for Creating Databases,” on page 85.
Administrators can grant permissions to their users to create databases from
resource templates, but not allow users to modify the resource templates or
change the default resource allocations. This restriction provides resource limit
enforcement and allows administrators to retain control of resource and
security policies. See Chapter 8, “Managing Database Templates,” on page 75.
Manage schema
Manage vFabric Postgres database schemas and add data. You can create
tables, designate primary and foreign keys and indexes, and create views,
sequences, triggers, and other database entities.
NOTE Data Director supports managing schemas for vFabric Postgres
databases only.
Backup and restore
Safeguard your data by taking regular backups and testing your backups. See
Chapter 12, “Safeguarding Data,” on page 129.
Update database
Choose the database version to update within Data Director to meet IT policies
or application requirements.
Clone
Ensure access to consistent, yet isolated databases by cloning the database for
specific purposes such as development or quality assurance. See Chapter 10,
“Cloning Databases,” on page 107.
Scale up
Dynamically increase the database size as required during the development,
test, and production phases.
Monitor performance
and usage
Use the Data Director user interface to monitor resource usages, recent alarms,
tasks and events. See Chapter 13, “Monitoring the Data Director
Environment,” on page 141.
Stop and restart the
database
Stop and restart, for example, to perform maintenance tasks.
Decommission the
database
Disable and then delete databases. Free up the resources when they are no
longer needed.
Add databases to the
organization catalog
Add any Data Director database to the organization catalog. Organization
users can create databases using the catalog databases when they need a
database with known characteristics and preloaded data, for example, for
testing SQL scripts or usage scenarios.
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