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Configure Runtime Settings
You can change the vCenter Server ID and the vCenter Server Managed IP address. Usually, you do not
need to change these settings, but you might need to make changes if you run multiple vCenter Server
systems in the same environment.
Required privilege: Global.Settings
Prerequisites
To configure runtime 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 panel, select Runtime Settings.
4 In vCenter Server Unique ID, enter a unique ID.
You can change this value to a number from 0 through 63 to uniquely identify each vCenter Server
system running in a common environment. By default, an ID value is generated randomly.
5 In vCenter Server Managed IP, enter the vCenter Server system IP address.
6 In vCenter Server Name, enter the name of the vCenter Server system.
If you change the DNS name of the vCenter Server, use this option to modify the vCenter Server name
to match.
7 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
What to do next
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 In the navigation pane, select Active Directory.
3 In Active Directory Timeout, enter the timeout interval in seconds for connecting to the Active
Directory server.
4 Select Enable Query Limit to limit the number of users and groups displayed in the Add Permissions
dialog box.
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