Selecting a database for the vCenter deployment

The vCenter Server requires a supported database to be deployed to store virtual infrastructure configuration information, logging, and performance statistics. The vCenter Server Appliance and the vCenter Server on Windows both support an embedded or external database.

How to do it…

Perform the following steps to select a database for the vCenter deployment:

  1. Estimate the number of host and virtual machines that will be managed by the vCenter Server.
  2. Choose a supported database platform that is suitable to support the vCenter inventory.

How it works…

The database stores configuration and performance information. The three database deployment options are as follows:

  • Use the embedded vPostgreSQL database on ...

Get VMware vSphere 6.x Datacenter Design Cookbook - Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.