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Configure Email Preferences
Cloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization can
use the system email settings or use its own email settings.
Procedure
1 Select an SMTP server option.
Option Description
Use the system default SMTP server
The organization uses the system SMTP server.
Set organization SMTP server
The organization uses its own SMTP server. Type the DNS host name or IP
address and port number of the SMTP server. (Optional) Select the Requires
authentication check box and type a user name and password.
2 Select a notification settings option.
Option Description
Use the system default notification
settings
The organization uses the system notification settings.
Set organization notification
settings
The organization uses its own notification settings. Type an email address
that appears as the sender for organization emails, type text to use as the
subject prefix for organization emails, and select the recipients for
organization emails.
3 (Optional) Type a destination email address and click Test Email Settings to verify that all SMTP server
settings are configured as expected.
4 Click Next.
Understanding Leases
Creating an organization involves specifying leases. Leases provide a level of control over an organization's
storage and compute resources by specifying the maximum amount of time that vApps can be running and
that vApps and vApp templates can be stored.
The goal of a runtime lease is to prevent inactive vApps from consuming compute resources. For example, if
a user starts a vApp and goes on vacation without stopping it, the vApp continues to consume resources.
A runtime lease begins when a user starts a vApp. When a runtime lease expires, Cloud Director stops the
vApp.
The goal of a storage lease is to prevent unused vApps and vApp templates from consuming storage resources.
A vApp storage lease begins when a user stops the vApp. Storage leases do not affect running vApps. A vApp
template storage lease begins when a user adds the vApp template to a vApp, adds the vApp template to a
workspace, downloads, copies, or moves the vApp template.
When a storage lease expires, Cloud Director marks the vApp or vApp template as expired, or deletes the
vApp or vApp template, depending on the organization policy you set.
For more information about specifying lease settings, see “Configure Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit
Settings,” on page 28.
Users can configure email notification to receive a message before a runtime or storage lease expires. See “Set
User Preferences,” on page 10 for information about lease expiration preferences.
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