VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager 6.1.1 User guide

Application Discovery Manager

Repository Reference Guide

vCenter Application Discovery Manager 6.1.1

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Contents

AboutThisBook 5

1 Introduction 7

Overview 7

HowDataIsCollected 7

SynchronizingtheExternalDatabase 8

2 SetUptheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationPolicy 11

SetUpandMonitortheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationPolicy 11

CreatingtheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationPolicy 11

ChecktheStatusoftheSynchronizationProcess 13

3 ExternalDatabaseSetup 15

ExternalDatabaseSystemRequirements 15

MinimumHardwareRequirements 15

SoftwareRequirements 15

InstallingandConfiguringtheExternalDatabaseforOracle 16

InstalltheClient‐SideScript 16

CreatetheExternalReportingDatabaseUser 17

Createtheadm_olapTables 17

ConfiguretheSynchronizationProcess 18

InstallingandConfiguringtheExternalDatabaseforMSSQL 20

InstalltheClient‐SideScripts 20

InstalltheExternalDatabaseforMS

SQLServer 20

ConfiguretheSynchronizationProcess 21

ManuallyLoadingDatatotheExternalDatabase 23

CheckingtheStatusoftheExternalDatabaseLoadProcess 23

UpgradingtheExternalDatabase 24

UpgradingforMSSQL 24

UpgradingforOracle 25

4 ADMERDSchema 27

OverviewofExternalDatabaseTables 28

DatabaseStructureandDependencies 28

Address 29

Change_Log 29

CPU 29

Database 30

Dependency 30

Group_Membership 31

Installed_Software 32

IP_Route 32

Java_EE 33

Network_Element 33

Network_Interface 34

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Port 35

Property 35

Service 36

Storage_Device 36

Switch_Address_Forwarding 37

Time 37

Usage_Metric 38

Usage_Metric_Baseline 38

Virtual_System_Settings 38

5 ADMCustomReports 41

CreatingCustomReports 41

HostInventory 41

ConnectionInventory 41

MostUsedServices 41

ApplicationDependency 42

Index 43

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TheVMwarevCenter™ApplicationDiscoveryManager(ADM)RepositoryReferenceGuideprovides

informationaboutsettingupandconfiguringtheADMexternalrepository.Itdescribesthetablestructureand

dependencieswithintheADMexternaldatabaseandalsoillustratesthetables.Tohelpyouwiththecustom

reports,thebookprovidesexamplesofreports

thatcanbegeneratedfromtheADMexternaldatabase.

Intended Audience

ThisdocumentispartoftheVMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManagerdocumentationset,andis

intendedforusebycorporateInformationTechnology(IT)personnelwhoneedtomonitorenterprise

applicationsandresourcesandmakedecisionsaboutacquiring,allocating,andmodifyingtheseresources.

Readersofthisguideareexpectedtobefamiliar

withthesetopics:

 Oracledatabase

 SQL

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ThischapterintroducestheVMwarevCenter™ApplicationDiscoveryManager(ADM)repositoryand

providesanoverviewthatincludesdescriptionsofdatacollection,tabletypes,andkeyfields.

Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:

 “Overview”onpage 7

 “SynchronizingtheExternalDatabase”onpage 8

Overview

TheADMprovidesstandardreportsbasedonthedatacollectedandstoredintheADMRepository.The

schemaofthenewADMExternalDatabaseissimpletounderstandandallowsyoutowritereportingqueries

overitwithoutdisruptingtheperformanceoftheotherADMservices.

How Data Is Collected

TheADMcollects,manages,andstoresdatathroughthecomponentslistedinTable 1‐1.

Figure 1‐1illustrateshowdataiscollectedandstoredintheADMdatabase.

Introduction

Table 1-1. ADM Components

Component Description

ActiveDiscovery‐

Unix

Collectsdatafromtheconfigurationobjectsinyourdatacenter.Thefollowingdiscoverytypes

apply:

 IPdiscovery:DetectshostsorotherconfigurationitemswithaspecificIPaddresswhen

passivediscoveryfailstodiscoverthem.

 Detaildiscovery:ExtendstheinformationobtainedusingpassiveandIPdiscovery.Ituses

commonnetworkprotocolstoremotelyqueryserversinthemanagednetworkandobtains

supplementaryinformationaboutnetworkhoststhatisaddedtothedatabase.

ActiveDiscovery‐

Windows

AdiscoveryenginethatusesWMIbaseddiscoverypoliciesforperformingactive

discoveryon

Windowsmachines.

PassiveDiscovery Passivelyobservesthenetworktrafficbyperformingadeep‐packetanalysistodiscover

applicationsandcomponentrelationshipsinphysicalandvirtualenvironments.

Passivediscoveryalsoallowsyoutodothefollowing:

 Mapdependencies.

 Counttheactivityofthesedependencies.

 Identifyservices.

Aggregator Receivesdatafromthediscoverycomponentsandreconcilesthedatabeforetransferringittothe

databasecomponent.TheaggregatoralsoprovidestheuserinterfaceforusingADMandisthe

integrationpointforvariousintegrations,forexample,ERDB.

Database AnOracleRDBMSusedtostorediscovereddataandADMconfiguration.

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Figure 1-1. Collection, Management, and Storage of ADM Data

ThedatastoredintheADMdatabasecannotbecustomizedormanipulatedforcreatingcustomreports.

Therefore,ADMprovidesfunctionalityforexportingthedataintoanADMexternalrepository,fromwhich

customreportsarecreated.

Thedatatransferredtotheexternalrepositoryisnotreal‐timedata.Itissynchronized

atregularintervalsas

definedintheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicy.

Synchronizing the External Database

Figure 1‐2illustrateshowtheADMexternaldatabaseissynchronizedwiththeADMrepositorythroughthe

ETL(Extract‐Transform‐Load)process.ExtractionandtransformationisdonethroughADMandloadingis

donebytheadm_olapcomponentontheexternaldatabasehost.

Figure 1-2. External Database Synchronization Process

Thesynchronizationprocesscomprisesofthefollowingsteps:

1Thesynchronization

istriggeredaccordingtothesettingsintheExternalReportsSchemeConfiguration

policy.

2ADMchecksthestatusofthereplicationtoensurethattheprevioussynchronizationandthatanyreport

requestsagainsttheexternaldatabasehascompleted.

3ADMextractsthedatafilesfortheloadprocessasfollows:

aTheReportSchema

isextractedandtranslatedto.csvfiles.

bThedatafilesarecompressedandplacedtogetherinasingleZiparchive.

cTheZipfileisuploadedtotheassignedFTPserver.

4ThesystemrunningtheexternaldatabaseperiodicallycheckstheFTPserverfordatafilesbasedonthe

synchronizationscheduledefinedonthe

externaldatabasesystem.

Database

detail

passive

Discovery

Management

database

server

flat files

data download

ADM_OLAP

Reporting Schema

FTP server

ADM

flat files

data upload

load flat files into

ADM_OLAP Schema

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5Whenadatafileisfound,thefollowingprocesstakesplaceontheexternaldatabasesystem:

aThelatestZipfileisdownloaded.

bTheZipfileisextractedtothedecompressed.csvdatafiles.

cThedatabaseloadingisperformedusingthedatabasespecificloader.

Performance and Scalability

Thefollowingstepsindicatetheamountoftimerequiredtocompleteeachprocess:

 Extractionandflatfilecreation:ThissteputilizestheADMresourcestothemaximum.Therefore,itis

scheduledtoextractthedataatnightorsomeotherperiodoflowresourceconsumptionandtoallow

enoughtimetocomplete.

 Transferringthedatafiles:ThisstepinvolvesuploadingoftheflatfilesfromtheADMRepository

appliancetotheexternaldatabasehost.ThisstepdoesnotconsumemanyADMresources.However,the

transfertimemightvarygreatlybecauseofnetworkconditionsattheexternaldatabasehostsite.

 Loadingthedatabase:Thisstepmighttakefewhourstocomplete.

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TheADMConsoleprovidesthenecessaryfunctionalityto:

 “SetUpandMonitortheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationPolicy”onpage 11

 “ChecktheStatusoftheSynchronizationProcess”onpage 13

Set Up and Monitor the External Reports Scheme Configuration Policy

TheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicydefinestheFTPsitewherethedatabasefilesaresentand

howoftenextractionisperformed.TheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationprovidesfunctionalityfor

runningthepolicyautomaticallyatascheduledtime,orstartingthesynchronizationnow.

Thispolicyonlycontrolsthefollowingstepsof

thesynchronizationprocess:

 Databasedataextraction

 Databasefilescreation

 PostingthedatabasefilestotheFTPsite

YoumustconfiguretheexternaldatabasehosttoretrievethedatafilesfromtheFTPsiteandcompletethe

synchronizationprocess.Chapter 3,“ExternalDatabaseSetup,”onpage 15providescompletedetails.

Creating the External Reports Scheme Configuration Policy

To set up the External Reports Scheme Configuration policy

1LogintotheADMConsoleasadminuser.

2FromtheADMConsole,navigatetoConnectors>ReportsandclickConfigurationintheleftpane.

Set Up the External Reports Scheme

Configuration Policy

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3InthePublishertab,entertheFTPsitetowhichthedatafilesarepublishedasshownbelow.

where:

 TargetHost:ThesystemhostingtheFTPserver.

 TargetDirectory:ThedirectoryontheFTPserverhosttowhichthefilesaresent.

 UserName:ThenameofauserwithaccesstotheFTPserver.

 Password:Thepasswordassociatedwiththeusername.

 TransportChannel:AllowsusertochoosebetweenFTPandSecuredFTP(SFTP)fordataupload

fromthedrop‐downmenu.

 NumberofRetries:Thenumberoftimesthesynchronizationprocessattempts,incaseoffailure.

4ClickTestConnectiontotesttheconnectiontotheFTPserverbasedonthepublishingcredentialyou

entered.IfyouhaveenteredinvalidcredentialsoriftheFTPserverisdown,thetesttimesoutor

fails.

5ClickCreatepolicy.Ifyouhavepreviouslydefinedthepolicy,clickUpdate.

Running the Synchronization Process at Scheduled Times

To schedule the synchronization process

1AftercreatingtheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicy,selecttheEnableAutomatic

Schedulingoptionatthebottomofthepageasshownbelow.

2IntheSchedulingtab,selectoneormoredaysoftheweektoschedulethestartofthesynchronization.

OTEEnsurethattheusernameandpasswordarethesame,asusedtoconfigurethe

synchronizationontheexternaldatabasesystemasdescribedin“InstallingandConfiguringthe

ExternalDatabaseforOracle”onpage 16forOracledatabasesuserand“InstallingandConfiguring

theExternalDatabaseforMSSQL”onpage 20

forMSSQLServerusers.

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Chapter 2 Set Up the External Reports Scheme Configuration Policy

3Enterthetimeofdaythesynchronizationoccurs.

IntheaboveexamplethesynchronizationautomaticallybeginseverySaturdayat11:00A.M.

4ClickUpdatetosavethesetting.

Running the Synchronization Process Now

To start the synchronization process on demand

AftercreatingtheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicy,clickCompleteSynchronizationunderthe

Actionsmenuintheleftpane.

Check the Status of the Synchronization Process

TheADMConsoledisplaysthestatusoftheExternalReportsSchemaConfigurationpolicythatincludesthe

followingsynchronizationsteps:

 Extractionofthedatabasefile.

 Creationofthedatabasefile.

 PostingthedatabasefilestotheFTPsite.

To check the status of the synchronization process

1LogintotheADMConsoleasadminuser.

2FromtheADMConsole,navigatetoConnectors>ReportsandclickStatusintheleftpane.

3Thedisplaypaneliststhefollowingparameters:

 LastSync.Time:ThelasttimetheexternaldatabasewassynchronizedwiththeADMrepository.The

timeisbasedonthelocationoftheappliance.

 SynchronizationStatus:Thestatusofthesynchronizationprocess.

 ScheduledSynchronizationStatus:thestatusofthesynchronizationschedule.

 PopulatedElements:Liststheelementsthatwerepopulatedtotheexternaldatabaseduringthelast

synchronization.

 Count:Givesthenumberofelementsthatwerepopulatedtotheexternaldatabase.

4ClickLogintheleftpanetoviewthemessages,describingtheeventsofthesynchronizationprocess.

MPORTANTIfanexistingsynchronizationprocesshasnotcompleted,thenADMdoesnotstartthe

synchronizationprocess.

NOTEStatusofthesynchronizationprocessisoneofthefollowing:

 Idle:Theprocessisidle.Nothingiscurrentlyrunning.

 Syncinprogress:TheADMsynchronizationprocessisinprogress.

 Complete:TheADMsynchronizationiscompleteandtheFTPfilesareloadedtotheFTPServer.

OTEStatusofthesynchronizationscheduleisoneofthefollowing:

 Active:Thesynchronizationscheduleissetandrunsatthescheduledtime.

 NotActive:Thereisnoscheduleassociatedwiththepolicy.

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Tousetheexternaldatabasefunctionalityyouneedtoperformthefollowingsteps:

 “ExternalDatabaseSystemRequirements”onpage 15

 “InstallingandConfiguringtheExternalDatabaseforOracle”onpage 16

 “InstallingandConfiguringtheExternalDatabaseforMSSQL”onpage 20

 “ManuallyLoadingDatatotheExternalDatabase”onpage 23

 “CheckingtheStatusoftheExternalDatabaseLoadProcess”onpage 23

 “UpgradingtheExternalDatabase”onpage 24

External Database System Requirements

ToincorporateanexternaldatabaseintoyourADMenvironment,youneedthefollowingcomponents:

 AccesstoanFTPserver.

 Theexternalreportingdatabaseclienthastobeinstalledonthesameserverasthedatabase.

 Thehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsasfollows.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Ensurethatyoursystemmeetsthefollowinghardwarerequirements:

 2GBmemory.

 Dualcore1.8GHZCPU.

 500MBfortheclientinstallation.IfthedataZipfilesareretainedontheserver,morediskspaceisneeded.

 1GBforthedatabaseinstance.

Software Requirements

Thesoftwarerequirementsforeachtypeofdatabaseareasfollows:

Oracle as the External Database

EnsurethesystemmeetsthefollowingrequirementswhenusingOracleasexternaldatabase:

 RedHatEnterpriseLinux4.0

 Oracle10gR2(10.2.0.1.0)

 PerlwiththeArchive::Zipmodule:

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PerlisbundledwithRHEL4.0,buttheArchive::ZipmoduleforhandlingZipfilesneedstobeinstalled

manually.

ToverifythattheArchive::Zipmoduleisloaded,runthefollowing:

perl -MArchive::Zip -e 'print'

Iftheresultis:Archive::Zip module is installed,thenthemoduleisinstalledcorrectly.

Iftheresultstartswith:can't find Archive/Zip,thenitisnotinstalled.

Toinstallthis,executethefollowingcommandfromthecommandprompt,withrootpermissions:

cpan -i Archive::Zip



PerlwithExpectmodule:

Toinstall,runthefollowing:

yum install perl-Expect

MS SQL as the External Database

EnsurethesystemmeetsthefollowingrequirementswhenusingMSSQLastheexternaldatabase:

 Windows2003ServicePack2

 MSSQL2005

 psftpinstalledandaddedtothePATHenvproperties

 PerlwiththeArchive::Zipmodule

CommonPerldistributionforWindowsisActivePerlfromActiveState.ThenecessaryArchive::Zip

moduleisbundledwithActivePerl.

Installing and Configuring the External Database for Oracle

UsethefollowingprocedurestoinstallandconfiguretheexternaldatabaseforOracle.

Install the Client-Side Script

To install the client-side script

1CopytheADMexternaldatabaseinstallationfile(adm_olap_

v.X.X-XXX

.zip,wherev.X.X‐XXXisthe

ADMversionandbuildnumber)fromhttp://downloads.vmware.com/ApplicationDiscoveryManager.

2LogintotheLinuxServer.

3 Changedirectoriestothelocationoftheinstallationfile.

4Unziptheadm_olap_

v.X.X-XXX

.ziptoadirectoryofyourchoice.

Adirectorynamedadm_olapiscreatedwithalltheclient‐sidescriptsinit.

5 Changetheadm_olapdirectorypermissiontoallowreadaccesstoallusers.

Toenablereadpermission,inLinuxrun:

chmod 777 -R adm_olap

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Create the External Reporting Database User

To create an external reporting database user

1Switchtoauserwithoraclepermissionsforexample:

$ su - oracle

$Password:

2 Changedirectorytounzip_path/adm_olap/schema/oracle/:

cd unzip_path/adm_olap/schema/oracle/

whereunzip_path/adm_olap/schema/oracle/isthedirectoryinwhichthe

adm_olap_

v.X.X-XXX

.zipfilewasextracted.

3LogintotheSQLplusserver:

$ sqlplus '/as sysdba'

SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Wed Dec 12 14:17:01 2007

Connected to:

Oracle Database 10g Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production

4Verifythattheinstanceisrunning,thedatabaseismounted,andthelistenerisstarted.

5RuntheSQLscripttocreatetheadm_olapuser:

sql> @create_olap_user.sql

User created.

Grant succeeded.

6Typequittoexitthesqlplusprompt.

Create the adm_olap Tables

To create the adm_olap tables

1LogintoSQLplusasadm_olap:

sqlplus adm_olap/adm_olap

2RuntheSQLscripttocreatethetables:

SQL> @create_tables.sql

3Typequittoexitthesqlplusprompt.

OTEYoumusthavedatabaseadministratorpermissionstocreateanadm_olapuserandhave

$ORACLE_HOME/bin dirinthePATHtoinstallandconfigurethehostonwhichtheexternaldatabaseis

installed.

OTETheusercreatedheremustbe thesameuserthatwasdefinedwhensettinguptheExternalReports

SchemeConfigurationpolicy.TheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationdefinestheFTPserverwhere

theextracteddatafilesaretransferredandhowoftenthesynchronizationoccurs.

NOTETheadm_olapschemacreationismeanttobemanagedbytheclientDatabaseAdministrator(DBA).

SimpleSQLscriptsareprovidedtosupportthebasicADMtables.Tosupportadditionalinformationadd

externaltables.ChangestothetablesprovidedwithADMareoverwrittenwitheachload.Thescriptsare

locatedwhere

theadm_olap_

v.X.X-XXX

.zipfilewasextractedfollowedby/schema/oracle.

OTEDonotaddconstraints.Withtheconstraintsturnedon,theloaderfailstoloadthedata.

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Configure the Synchronization Process

To configure the synchronization process

1Configurethesync.propertiesfilelocatedintheadm_olapdirectory:

aMakeacopyofthesync.properties.examplefileandnameitsync.properties:

cp sync.properties.example sync.properties

bInthesync.propertiesfile,modifytheFTPinformation.Enterthepropercredentials,hostremote

directory,andwhetherornottodeletethefilesfromtheFTPserverafterthesynchronizationprocess

completes:

ftp.user=ftp-user

ftp.password=ftp-password

ftp.host=ftp-hostname

ftp.dir=remote-dir

ftp.local.dir=tmp

# filter FTP files: consider only files starting with the prefix.

ftp.file.prefix=adm_olap

# delete files from FTP when done?

ftp.delete.files=true

cInthesync.propertiesfile,ensurethattheloaderinformationpointstotheOracle:

loader.exec=./load_oracle.pl

loader.dir=load

loader.data.dir=data

dInthesync.propertiesfile,modifythearchivingifnecessary:

# archive option will save a local copy of the compressed data at the specified directory

archive=true

archive.dir=archive

archiveandarchive.dirdefineswhetherornottostorethezippedfileslocallyforhistory

tracking.

Youcanaddthehooksifnecessary.hook.before.load=andhook.after.load=allowcustom

behaviorjustbeforethedataloadingandaftertheloadingiscomplete.Suchhooksareusedtoadd

ordropindices,toadd

clientspecificdataforloadingtogetherwithADMdata,oranyotherdesired

actions.Thepropertycontainsthepathtoanexecutablescript:

# This can be used, for example, to remove indexes before the data loading

# and re-create the indexes after the load is complete.

#hook.before.load=

#hook.after.load=

2ConfigurethedatabaseloaderforOracle.

TheOracleloaderscriptisconfiguredusingtheoracle.propertiesfile,thatislocatedinthe

unzip_path/adm_olap/load/directory.Anexamplefile,oracle.properties.example,hasbeen

providedinunzip_path/adm_olap/load/:

aMakeacopyoftheoracle.properties.examplefileandnameitoracle.properties:

cp oracle.properties.example oracle.properties

bIfyouhaddefinedacustomadm_olapusernameandpasswordwhenyouhadcreatedthedatabase

userasdescribedin“CreatetheExternalReportingDatabaseUser”onpage 17,thenchangetheuser

nameandpasswordcredentialsaccordingly:

OTEAnexamplefile,sync.properties.example,isprovidedinadm_olap,touseasatemplateto

configurethesynchronizationprocess.

NOTEUsethesameusercredentialswhensettinguptheExternalReportsSchemeConfiguration

policyasdescribedin“CreatingtheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationPolicy”onpage 11

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user.id=adm_olap/adm_olap

c Changethedelete.data.filesparameterto=trueifyouwanttodeletethedatafilesafterthey

areloaded.Ifyoukeepthedefault,youneedadditionaldataspacethandefinedin“ExternalDatabase

SystemRequirements”onpage 15:

delete.data.files=false

3Loadthetimedata.

Thecurrentadm_olapschemahasatimedimensiontablethatisstatic.Fillthetimetableonceandleave

itunchangedthereafter.Performthefollowingstepsbeforetheloaderfirstrun:

cd adm_olap

unzip static_data/time.csv.zip -d data/

Thetime.csvdataisloadedthenexttimethesynchronizationprocessruns.

4Testtheconfigurationtoensurethatyouhaveinstalledandconfiguredtheclientcorrectly:

aRunacompletesynchronizationfromtheADMConsoleasdescribedin“Runningthe

SynchronizationProcessNow”onpage 13.

bAftertheuploadcompletes,loginasa

userwithOraclepermissions,onthesystemonwhichthe

databaseisinstalled.

c Changedirectoriestounzip_path/adm_olap/andrunthesynchronizationprocess:

cd <unzip_path>/adm_olap/

chmod 755 sync_adm_olap.pl

$ ./sync_adm_olap.pl

5SchedulethesynchronizationprocessonLinux.

aLoginasauserwithoraclepermissionsandenter:

crontab -e

bVerifythefollowinginformation.Ithastobepartofthecrontabforittorunproperly:

PATH=... <oracle home full path/bin>

ORACLE_SID=<>

ORACLE_HOME=<>

<install_dir>/adm_olap/log/sync.log 2>&1

ThefollowingisanexampleofacronentryinLinux,wheretheprocessisscheduledtorunafterevery15

minutes:

PATH=...

ORACLE_SID=...

ORACLE_HOME=...

*/15 * * * * <install dir>/adm_olap/sync_adm_olap.pl >> <install dir>/adm_olap/log/sync.log

2>&1

NOTEForsecureFTP,usethesync_adm_olap_sftp_oracle.plscriptinsteadof

sync_adm_olap.pl

OTEForsecureFTP,usethesync_adm_olap_sftp_oracle.plscriptinsteadofsync_adm_olap.pl

andformoreinformationaboutcronexpressionpleasecontactyourunixadmin.

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Installing and Configuring the External Database for MS SQL

UsethefollowingprocedurestoinstallandconfiguretheexternaldatabaseforMSSQL.

Install the Client-Side Scripts

To install the client-side script

1CopytheADMexternaldatabaseinstallationfile(adm_olap_

v.X.X-XXX

.zip)from

http://downloads.vmware.com/ApplicationDiscoveryManager.

2Unziptheadm_olap_

v.X.X-XXX

.ziptoadirectoryofyourchoice.

Adirectorynamedadm_olapiscreatedwithalltheclient‐sidescriptsinit.

Install the External Database for MS SQL Server

To install the external database for MS SQL

1FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectRunandtypecmd.Thecommandpromptappears.

2 Changedirectoriestounzip_path/adm_olap/schema/sqlserver/:

cd <path>\adm_olap\schema\sqlserver

3Runthecreate_database.sqlscripttocreatetheADMexternaldatabase:

sqlcmd -S <serverName> -i create_database.sql

4Runthecreate_olap_schema.sqlscripttocreatetheadm_olap schema:

sqlcmd -S <serverName> -i create_olap_schema.sql

5Runthecreate_adm_olap_login.sqlscripttocreatethelogin:

sqlcmd -S <serverName> -i create_adm_olap_login.sql

6Runthecreate_user_for_login.sqlscripttocreatetheloginuser:

sqlcmd -S <serverName> -i create_user_for_login.sql

7Runthecreate_tables.sqlscripttocreatetheadm_olaptables:

sqlcmd -S <serverName> -i create_tables.sql

NOTEYoumusthaveadministratorprivilegestoinstalltheclient‐sidescriptsonWindows.

NOTEYoucanuseeitherSQLServerManagementStudioorSQLCMDcommandtoruntheinstallation

scripts.ThefollowingstepsdemonstratethecommandsusingSQLCMD.

OTETheusercreatedhere,mustbethesameuserthatwasdefinedwhensettinguptheExternal

ReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicy.TheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicydefinestheFTP

serverwheretheextracteddatafilesaretransferredandhowoftenthesynchronizationoccurs.

OTEDonotaddconstraints.Withtheconstraintsturnedon,theloaderfailstoloadthedata.

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