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sorina
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Add vcenter to chargeback

Hi,

I want to add vcenter server to charge back but it is stated that default Databas URL is : IP address\SQLEXP_VIM

and default database name is :VIM_VCDB

in picture that is attached:  vcotest@sol.local  is my user that have access to vcenter .

Now I should insert  above information  (default DB) to chargeback. but I have problem. WHY?

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pmasrani
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Hi,

I believe your issue is similar to http://communities.vmware.com/message/2171090#2171090

Can you please verify the suggestions available there?

Let me know if it doesn't help.

Thanks,

Piyush

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pmasrani
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Hi,

I believe your issue is similar to http://communities.vmware.com/message/2171090#2171090

Can you please verify the suggestions available there?

Let me know if it doesn't help.

Thanks,

Piyush

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hcvr
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Could I know if anyone is able to connect Chargeback to a vcenter 5.1 that uses the embeded postgresql database as backend database? Or does Chargeback support the remote access to that embeded postgresql database? The available 'Database type', when adding a vcenter to Chargeback, is SQL Server and Oracle, so I'm kind of suspecting whether postgresql is supported or not. Thanks for your info / help.

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jddias
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No support for Postgres at this time.  If you're using the vCenter virtual appliance you will need to configure it for a Oracle external DB.

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hcvr
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I had already spent almost a day trying to get that working and was getting to suspect that it may even not be supported. Thanks very for your info. BTW, this question might not be for this thread -- for external DB on a vcenter virtual aplicance 5.1, Oracle is the only one supported, correct?

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jddias
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I feel your pain Smiley Happy  I, too, got my lab all set up with vCVA only to realize afterward that I would have to switch to the Windows server.

Yes, only Oracle DB for external.

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hcvr
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ok. at least my 'pain' stops from here on ...... till running accross whatever the next one (hope not). Thanks very much again.

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