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If you made changes to the vCenter Server system Unique ID, you must restart the vCenter Server system for
these changes to take effect.
Configure Active Directory Settings
You can configure some of the ways vCenter Server interacts with the Active Directory server.
Required privilege: Global.Settings
Prerequisites
To configure active directory settings, the vSphere Client must be connected to the vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings dialog
box.
2 If the vCenter Server system is part of a connected group, select the server you want to configure from the
Current vCenter Server drop-down menu.
3 In the navigation pane, select Active Directory.
4 In Active Directory Timeout, enter the timeout interval in seconds for connecting to the Active Directory
server.
5 Select Enable Query Limit to limit the number of users and groups displayed in the Add Permissions
dialog box.
6 In Users & Groups, enter the maximum number of users and groups to display.
If you enter 0 (zero), all users and groups appear.
7 Select Enable Validation to have vCenter Server periodically check its known users and groups against
the Active Directory server.
8 In Validation Period, enter the number of minutes between instances of synchronization.
9 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Configure Mail Sender Settings
You must configure the email address of the sender account in order to enable vCenter Server operations, such
as sending email notifications as alarm actions.
Required privilege: Global.Settings
Prerequisites
To configure SMTP notifications, the vSphere Client must be connected to the vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings dialog
box.
2 If the vCenter Server system is part of a connected group, select the server you want to configure from the
Current vCenter Serverdrop-down menu.
3 In the navigation pane, select Mail.
4 Enter the SMTP server information.
The SMTP Server is the DNS name or IP address of the SMTP gateway to use for sending email messages
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