VDB Groups

Overview

VDB Groups introduce a new functionality that allows users to organize and manage VDBs in a comprehensive listing page, accessible under the Data tab in DCT version 20.0.0 and above.

New in DCT 21.0.0

• VDB Group configuration management (add/remove VDBs and manage the order of execution)
  DCT can add/remove VDBs to/from the group and arrange the order from which bulk operations (like refresh) will be applied. This is particularly crucial for data sources like Oracle EBS, where application files and the underlying Oracle database need to be refreshed in a specific order.  

• VDB Group bookmark creation support
  DCT can create a bookmark across one or more VDBs contained in the group, to provide a human–readable reference point for that specific point in time.  

• VDB Group refresh support
  DCT can refresh one or more VDBs contained in the group based on a specific bookmark reference or to the latest snapshot on each VDBs' respective parent (VDB or dSource).  

New in DCT 22.0.0 and DCT 23.0.0

• VDB Group start/stop, disable/enable, and lock/unlock support
  With these features, users can perform key operations on VDB groups, such as starting, stopping, enabling, disabling, locking, and unlocking VDBs. An option has now been added to refresh VDB Group immediately after creation. Using this option will refresh each VDB in VDB Group to latest snapshot of its parent. The functionality allows for batch processing, where multiple VDBs within a group can be managed simultaneously, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

Creating a VDB Group

The creation of a VDB Group is facilitated through a three-step wizard:

1. Configuration

   • Add identifying details for the VDB group, including Name and Tags.

     

2. Provision Point

   • Select one or multiple VDBs to include in the group based on user needs.

     

3. Operation Order for VDBs

   • Add the order for the selected VDBs to ensure the operations are run sequentially for each of them.
     

     

4. Summary

   • Review the configurations and click Save VDB Group to finalize the creation process.

     

Viewing and managing VDB Groups

Once created, VDB Groups are displayed in a list with several columns of information: Name, Status, Platform, Last Refresh, Tags

Users can select the View button from the group list to open the details page of the selected VDB Group.

VDB Group detail page

The detail page for each VDB Group includes two tabs:

1. Overview tab

   • Status: Displays the status of each VDB within the group.

   • Number of VDB sets: Indicates the number of VDB sets.

   • Details: Includes information such as Last Refresh and Tags.

     

2. VDBs Tab

   • Displays the VDBs that are part of the VDB Group, with the following columns of information: Status, Name, Creation Date, Last Refresh, Platform, Engine, Compliance, Tags

     

3. Bookmarks Tab

   • Displays the compatible bookmarks that are part of the VDB Group, with following columns of information: Bookmark Name, Source VDB Group, Creation Date, Expiration Date, Data Timestamp and Tags

     

4. Access Tab

   • Displays the access, with the following columns of information: User, Access Groups, Permissions

     

The Actions menu in the top corner of this page has the following options:

• Delete: Delete the VDB Group.

• Create Bookmark: Creates a bookmark on the VDB Group.

• Start: Starts all VDBs within the VDB Group.

• Stop: Stops all VDBs within the VDB Group.

• Enable: Enables all VDBs within the VDB Group.

• Disable: Disables all VDBs within the VDB Group.

• Lock: Locks all VDBs within the VDB Group.

• Unlock: Unlocks all VDBs within the VDB Group.