VMware VCENTER CHARGEBACK 1.5 Manual page 142

vCenter Chargeback User's Guide
3 If you are using SQL Server for the vCenter Chargeback database and using the port number of the named
database instance to connect to it, ensure that the port is a dedicated or static port for the database instance.
a Modify the database configuration to use dedicated ports for the named database instances.
In SQL Server, the default configuration is to use dynamic ports for named database instances.
b Configure the database named instance with the formerly configured port number.
c Restart the database service and the vCenter Chargeback services, including the data collector
services.
4 If you are using Oracle Database for vCenter Chargeback database, then you must set the maximum limit
of server appropriately.
vCenter Chargeback and each data collector registered with it connect to the vCenter Chargeback
database. In the case of a cluster installation the number of connections to the database is higher. To ensure
the smooth functioning of vCenter Chargeback, the Oracle Database must be configured to allow a larger
number of server process to run.
a In the Oracle Database, run the following command from the SQL prompt.
ALTER SYSTEM SET PROCESSES=
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b Restart the Oracle Database service and the corresponding Oracle TNS Listener service.
c Restart the vCenter Chargeback and data collector services.
Unable to Connect to the vCenter Server Database
vCenter Chargeback data collector must connect to the vCenter Server database to synchronize the vCenter
Chargeback database.
Problem
The vCenter Chargeback data collector is unable to connect to the vCenter Server database.
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vCenter Chargeback is unable to connect to the vCenter Server database when adding the vCenter Server.
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Cause
This issue can occur due to multiple reasons.
The database service is not started and running.
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The database is not reachable over the network.
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The port number for the SQL Server named database instance has changed.
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TCP/IP protocol is not enabled for the vCenter Server database.
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Solution
1 Check whether the database service is started and running.
2 Check whether the database machine is reachable over the network.
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NNN SCOPE=SPFILE;
is the maximum limit for server processes. The default value is 150.
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