VMware Data Services Manager
VMware Data Services Manager™ offers modern database and data services management for vSphere. It is a solution that provides a data-as-a-service toolkit for on-demand provisioning and automated management of PostgreSQL and MySQL databases in vSphere environment.
With VMware Data Services Manager, you create and manage open-source and commercial data services and databases easily and consistently through a centralized platform in vSphere environment:
- VMware Data Services Manager simplifies management for administrators by operating as a fleet management tool; it provides a centralized view of databases running in the environment.
- Database users can benefit from self-service capabilities of VMware Data Services Manager to create new databases, or to operate on existing databases safely and securely, without requiring environment or database expertise.
- VMware Data Services Manager also provides full automation for provisioning databases, backups, security patches, and periodic updates of the engine of databases.
If the volume and scale of your data is growing, VMware Data Services Manager can help you reduce the time that you spend on the administrative tasks related to your data environment. You can also leverage an existing investment in vSphere environment with VMware Data Services Manager.
APIs
Kubernetes API - VMware Data Services Manager™ offers a rich set of Kubernetes APIs for self service consumption of the supported data services.
REST API - VMware Data Services Manager™ also exposes a set of REST APIs for authentication, getting the kubeconfig, etc.