DSM
A quick reference to VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) content
DSM, short for Data Services Manager, is VMware’s self-service database offering for VMware Cloud Foundation. It enables VI Admins to set aside a subset of vSphere resources, dedicate those resources to databases and data services, whilst also guard-railing those services from over-using a customer’s finite set of vSphere resources. Databases (currently PostgreSQL and MySQL, with Microsoft SQL Server in tech preview) can be provisioned through DSM by Data Admins for end-users, or it can be used in a self-service method by end-users. Since the release of VCF 9.0, much work has been done to integrate DSM with VCF Automation to offer DBaaS (Database as a Service) to our VCF customers. This integration enables Supervisor Namespaces to define the resources for a database, and enables VKS (vSphere Kubernetes Service) to back the database clusters.
Videos
- Check out my full range of YouTube recordings on DSM 9.0.
- Check out my full range of YouTube recordings on DSM 2.2.
- Check out my full range of YouTube recordings on DSM 2.1.x.
- Check out my full range of YouTube recordings on DSM 2.0.x.
- Check out my full range of YouTube recordings on DSM 1.x.
DSM 9.0.x Posts
- DSM 9.0.1 – Using VCFA Blueprints to provision databases
- DSM 9.0.1 – MySQL Database deployments through VCF Automation
- DSM 9.0.1 – VCF Operations 9.0.1 Integration Improvements
- DSM 9.0.1 – PostgreSQL HA & DR Improvements
- DSM 9.0.1 – Postgres Database Access via Client Certificates
- Deploy DSM Consumption Operator in air-gap environment using Harbor
- DSM 9.0.1 – New Microsoft SQL Server enhancements Part 2
- DSM 9.0.1 – New Microsoft SQL Server enhancements Part 1
- DSM 9.0.1 – New RBAC Features
- Data Services Manager 9.0.1 Announced
- Using ldap2pg to integrate between AD Groups and Postgres Roles
- Getting started with DSM 9.0 and VCF Automation (Videos)
- Getting started with DSM 9.0 – Short Video Series
- What’s new in DSM 9.0 (Virtually Speaking Podcast)
- Sending DSM 9.0 metrics to Prometheus & Grafana
- Sending DSM 9.0 metrics to VCF Operations
- Creating firewall rules in NSX to control client access to DSM provisioned databases
- Why choose Data Services Manager as your on-premises DBaaS?
- Data Services Manager 9.0 with VCF 9.0 and VCF Automation
- Microsoft SQL Server now tech preview in Data Services Manager 9.0
- Data Services Manager 9.0 Announced
DSM 2.2.x Posts
- DSM 2.2.1: Aria Automation Integration revisited (Video)
- VMware Data Services Manager 2.2.1 and Aria Automation Enhancements
- Data Services Manager 2.2 on Duncan Epping’s Unexplored Territory podcast
- DSM 2.2: Using the API to change the database admin password
- DSM 2.2: Onboarding existing Postgres databases into DSM
- DSM 2.2: Postgres Database Major Version Upgrade (Video)
- DSM 2.2: Database Delete Protection (Video)
- DSM 2.2: Scale down support for Postgres databases (Video)
- DSM 2.2: Configuring OpenLDAP Users to access Postgres databases
- DSM 2.2: User Experience Enhancements – Certificates and Authentication (Video)
- DSM 2.2: Object Store Service (Video)
- DSM 2.2: Object Store Service (Tech Preview)
- DSM 2.2: Disaster Recovery with Database Replication (Video)
- DSM 2.2: Postgres Cross vSphere Cluster deployment (Video)
- Data Services Manager version 2.2 now available
DSM 2.1 Posts
- DSM 2.1.3: Retrieving database CA to enable secure client connections
- DSM 2.1.3: Postgres Host-Based Authentication (pg_hba.conf) Configuration API
- Data Services Manager 2.1.x integration with VMware Cloud Director extension for Data Solutions
- Data Services Manager 2.1.1 – Certificate Management (Video)
- Data Services Manager 2.1.1 – Initial Configuration (Video)
- Replacing Data Services Manager Database Certificate
- Replacing Data Services Manager Provider Appliance Certificate
- Encrypting Data Service Manager databases with vSphere Native Key Provider
- Configuring LDAPS for database access in DSM v2.1
- Getting started with Data Services Manager v2.1
- Data Services Manager version 2.1 now available
DSM & CCI
- Provisioning databases with Aria Automation, Cloud Consumption Interface and Data Services Manager – Part 1: Setup
- Provisioning databases with Aria Automation, Cloud Consumption Interface and Data Services Manager – Part 2: CCI
- Provisioning databases with Aria Automation, Cloud Consumption Interface and Data Services Manager – Part 3: CCI Config
- Provisioning databases with Aria Automation, Cloud Consumption Interface and Data Services Manager – Part 4: DSM
DSM 2.0.x Posts
- Data Services Manager Air-Gap deployment steps
- DSM + MinIO: Certificate chain obtained from endpoint is incomplete or empty
- Creating a “least privileged” service account for Data Services Manager 2.0.x
- Getting started with VCF Data Services Manager 2.x – Part 12: Aria Operations for Logs
- VCF Data Services Manager 2.0.2 – Aria Automation Integration (Video)
- Data Services Manager v2.0.2 available with new Aria Automation Integration
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 11: Simple troubleshooting guidance
- Data Services Manager 2.0 – Consumption Operator (Video)
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 10: Consumption Operator
- New Aria Operations True Visibility Management Pack Releases
- Data Services Manager 2.0 – Gateway API (Video)
- Data Services Manager 2.0 – Database Deploy (Video)
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 9: Lifecycle Management
- Data Services Manager 2.0 – Infrastructure Policy (Video)
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 8: DSM Appliance Restore
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 7: DSM (Gateway) API
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 6: Day 2 Operations
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 5: Web hooks
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 4: Scaling Up and Out
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 3: Deploy PostgreSQL
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 2: Configuring Appliance
- Getting Started with Data Services Manager 2.0 – Part 1: Infrastructure Policies
- Announcing VMware Data Services Manager 2.0