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vCenter CapacityIQ Installation Guide
You configured the network and time zone settings. You are finished working in the vSphere Client for now.
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These time zone settings do not affect the monthly, quarterly, and yearly dates in the dashboard and
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views that depend on UTC time. Time zones set in the virtual appliance affect the daily and weekly dates in
the dashboard and views and all of the recurring time intervals for scheduled reports.
What to do next
Configure optional SMTP server settings for CapacityIQ email service.
Configure SMTP Settings
Configure an optional SMTP server to activate email service for CapacityIQ reports.
Prerequisites
Log in to the Administration Portal with the user name ciqadmin and the password you selected during
installation. The Administration Portal is accessible using the IP address shown in the virtual appliance console
interface.
Procedure
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On the SMTP tab, select the Enable report email service check box.
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Type the SMTP server address and port number.
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Type the name and email address of the sender for the reports.
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If the SMTP server requires SSL or TLS protocols, select the Server requires an encrypted connection
check box and select the protocol.
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If the SMTP server requires credentials, select the Outgoing SMTP server requires authentication check
box and type the user name and password.
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Click Update.
The SMTP server setup activates CapacityIQ options to email reports.
What to do next
Configure CapacityIQ.
CapacityIQ Configuration
Configuring CapacityIQ includes registering CapacityIQ, installing the license, and optionally installing a
custom SSL certificate.
Register CapacityIQ
Register the CapacityIQ appliance to establish communications and credentials for the vCenter Server system
to which CapacityIQ connects.
Prerequisites
Log in to the Administration Portal.
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Because the registration process involves assigning permissions at the root vCenter Server folder level
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and propagating them to child objects in the inventory tree, verify that the user who registers CapacityIQ
does not have conflicting permissions that are set outside of the registration process and might block access
to any objects. For more information about creating roles and assigning users to roles, see the vSphere
documentation.
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