Setting Up the VMware Data Services Manager Provider VM

As a DSM administrator, set up the VMware Data Services Manager Provider VM and enable data services. After performing these steps, you can start provisioning databases.

Prerequisites

Make sure that the following requirements have been met:

• The vSphere administrator has deployed the VMware Data Services Manager plugin in the vSphere Client. See Deploying the VMware Data Services Manager Plugin in vSphere Client.

  For information about upgrades, see Upgrading VMware Data Services Manager from Version 2.0.3 to Version 2.1.

• The vSphere administrator has configured VMware Data Services Manager and granted you access to the VMware Data Services Manager Console. See Configuring VMware Data Services Manager in the vSphere Client.
• You can access the VMware Data Services Manager Console as a DSM administrator. See Accessing the VMware Data Services Manager Console.

Procedure

1. (Optional) Configure storage.
   1. Configure Provider Log Repo.
      This setting enables you to generate and store logs for troubleshooting.
   2. Configure Provider Backup Repo.
      To be able to recover the Provider VM, configure the Provider Backup Repo.
   3. Configure Database Backup Storage.
      Use this step to add object storage buckets for database backup storage.
   
2. Enable Data Services.
   You must enable the data services to provision databases.

What to do next

After enabling the data services, you can start provisioning databases. See Working with Databases in VMware Data Services Manager.