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5 In Users & Groups, enter the maximum number of users and groups to display.
If you enter 0 (zero), all users and groups appear.
6 Select Enable Validation to have vCenter Server periodically check its known users and groups against
the Active Directory server.
7 In Validation Period, enter the number of minutes between instances of synchronization.
8 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 In the navigation pane, select Mail.
3 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
4 Enter the sender account information.
The Sender Account is the email message address of the sender.
NOTE The full email address must be entered, including the domain name (the information after the @
sign).
For example, [e-mail].
5 Click OK.
What to do next
To test the mail settings, create an alarm that can be triggered by a user action, such as an alarm triggered by
powering off a virtual machine, and verify that you receive an email when the alarm is triggered.
Configure SNMP Settings
You can configure up to four receivers to receive SNMP traps from vCenter Server. For each receiver,
specify a host name, port, and community.
Prerequisites
To configure SNMP settings, the vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server system.
Required privilege: Global.Settings
Procedure
1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings
dialog box.
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