Updating Networks

VMware Data Services Manager allows you to update Database Networks and the Management Network. You can add one or more Database Networks and change the default Database Network that is attached to the onboarded Agent, when required. You can also change the Management Network that is attached to the onboarded Agent, when required. However, you can only remove a Database Network or Management Network from an environment if none of the databases provisioned with that environment are using that network.

Note: While you update the Database Networks or the Management Network, in-flight database operations use the existing configured networks. After the process of updating Database Networks and the Management Network is completed, databases that are subsequently created use the newly configured networks.

Audience

These procedures are typically performed by an Organization Administrator or Provider Administrator.

Prerequisites

• Before you remove an Database Network or change a Management Network that is configured, ensure that you delete the databases that are provisioned using these networks.
• Before you change a Management Network, ensure that the Agent VM can access the new Management Network that will be configured.

Procedure to Update Database Networks and Management Network

Perform the following procedure to update the Database Networks and Management Network:

1. Log in to the VMware Data Services Manager console using your Organization Administrator or Provider Administrator credentials.

2. From the left navigation pane, select Environment.

   The Environment view table displays the currently onboarded environments.

3. Examine the environments listed in the table, identify the environment for which you want to update the network, and click that row.

   The environment information in the Details tab displays.

4. To update the configured Database Networks or the Management Network, click the EDIT button in the Environment Information section.

   The Environment Edit dialog box displays.

5. Click the Networks tab in left pane of the Environment Edit dialog box.

   The Networks form displays with the existing configuration pre-selected.

6. In the Database Network section, select one or more Database Network entries in the right pane and select one of the Database Network entries as Default.

7. In the Management Network section, select a Management Network in the right pane from the drop-down list.

8. Click UPDATE.

9. To validate the success of this operation, you can monitor the status in the Recent Operation pane.

Note: After you update the Database Networks and the Management Network of an Environment, the existing Database Instances belonging to that environment are not updated with the network modifications. They continue to use the networks that were configured during their creation.