VMware vFabric Postgres Standard Edition 1.0 User Guide

About this manual

This document serves as the user guide for VMware vFabric Postgres Standard Edition 1.0 and vFabric Data Director 1.0. It provides instructions for experienced database administrators and application developers on using client tools to interact with vPostgres databases. The guide details how to install client tools, connect to databases using JDBC, ODBC, or psql, and manage data.

What's inside

• About This Book
• Introduction to VMware vFabric Postgres
• VMware Customizations for Postgres
• Getting Started with VMware vFabric Postgres
• About the vPostgres Client Tools
• Connecting to vPostgres Databases
• Querying vPostgres Databases
• Loading Data Into vPostgres Databases

Frequently asked questions

What assumptions must be met before using this documentation?

You must have vFabric Data Director installed and running, know how to connect to Data Director, be familiar with Postgres and psql, have a running database server, and be familiar with JDBC/ODBC and programming languages like Java.

What features does vFabric Postgres include?

Its features include elastic database memory, database-aware high availability, and automated optimal database configuration.