Configure System Notification Settings; Configuring The System Ldap Settings - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Admin Manual

7 (Optional) Type a destination email address to test the SMTP settings and click Test SMTP settings.
8 Click Apply.

Configure System Notification Settings

Cloud Director sends system alert emails when it has important information to report. For example, Cloud
Director sends an alert when a datastore is running out of space. You can configure Cloud Director to send
email alerts to all system administrators or to a specified list of email addresses.
Organizations can use the system notification settings, or use custom notification settings.
Prerequisites
A valid connection to an SMTP server.
Procedure
1 Click the Administration tab and click Email in the left pane.
2 Select the recipients of system alert emails and click Apply.

Configuring the System LDAP Settings

You can configure Cloud Director to create user accounts and authenticate user credentials against an LDAP
server. Instead of manually creating user accounts, you can import LDAP users and groups by pointing the
installation to an LDAP server.
After you connect Cloud Director to an LDAP server, you can import system administrators from the groups
and users in the LDAP directory. You can also use the system LDAP settings to import users and groups to an
organization, or you can specify separate LDAP settings for each organization. An LDAP user cannot log in
to Cloud Director until you import them to the system or an organization.
When an imported LDAP user logs in to Cloud Director, Cloud Director checks the credentials of the user
against the LDAP directory. If the credentials are accepted, Cloud Director creates a user account and logs the
user in to the system.
Cloud Director cannot modify the information in your LDAP directory. You can add, delete, or modify LDAP
users or groups only in the LDAP directory itself.
You can control how often Cloud Director synchronizes user and group information with the LDAP directory.
LDAP Support
Cloud Director supports various combinations of operating system, LDAP server, and authentication method.
Table 9-2 displays a list of what Cloud Director supports.
Table 9-2. Supported Combinations of Operating System, LDAP Server, and Authentication Method
Operating System
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows 2003
Windows 2008
Windows 7 (2008 R2)
Windows 7 (2008 R2)
Windows 7 (2008 R2)
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Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
Active Directory
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Authentication Method
Simple
Simple SSL
Kerberos
Kerberos SSL
Simple
Simple
Simple SSL
Kerberos
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