VMware vFabric Data Director

VMware vFabric Data Director is cloud data management reduces costs and increases agility, accelerates analytics and automates database life cycle management. 

Key benefits:

• Database-Aware Virtualisation:Enable database administrators to virtualise databases on the proven VMware vSphere infrastructure.
• Automated Life Cycle Management: Provide cloud data management for thousands of databases through database templates, cloning and post-clone scripts for policy compliance.
• Self-Service:Take advantage of development tools such as RBAC database access and the capability to clone, back up, snapshot and restore with a single click.

VMware vFabric Data Director - Features

Current Features

Database-Aware Virtualisation

Quickly virtualise databases on vSphere with built-in workflows. Copy a database from a physical server to a virtualised database. Customisable templates increase resource utilisation and eliminate over-provisioning database resources. Other features include resource management and isolation, integrated template management and database ingestion.

Automated Lifecycle Management

Web-based data management console, fast database provisioning, cloning, policy compliance and database-aware high availability provider better SLAs to your business.

Self-Service

Self-service capabilities for heterogeneous data engines, including database provisioning, common database management operations and robust role-based access control (RBAC) for authorised users.

VMware vFabric Data Director - System Requirements

VMware vFabric Data Director requires VMware vSphere 5.0 Enterprise or Enterprise Plus licences and one instance of vCenter Server 5.0 Foundation or Standard.