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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- vCloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Updated Information
- Getting Started with vCloud Director
- Adding Resources to vCloud Director
- Creating and Provisioning Organizations
- Understanding Leases
- Create an Organization
- Allocate Resources to an Organization
- Open the Allocate Resources Wizard
- Select a Provider vDC
- Select an Allocation Model
- Configure the Allocation Model
- Allocate Storage
- Select Network Pool and Services
- Configure an Edge Gateway
- Configure External Networks
- Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway
- Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway
- Create an Organization vDC Network
- Name the Organization vDC
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization vDC
- Creating a Published Catalog
- Managing Cloud Resources
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC
- Delete a Provider vDC
- Modify a Provider vDC Name and Description
- Merge Provider vDCs
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Host
- Prepare or Unprepare a Provider vDC Host
- Upgrade an ESX/ESXi Host Agent for a Provider vDC Host
- Repair a Provider vDC ESX/ESXi Host
- Enable vSphere VXLAN on an Upgraded Provider vDC
- Provider vDC Datastores
- Add a Storage Profile to a Provider vDC
- Edit the Metadata for a Storage Profile on a Provider vDC
- Add a Resource Pool to a Provider vDC
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Resource Pool
- Detach a Resource Pool From a Provider vDC
- Migrate Virtual Machines Between Resource Pools on a Provider vDC
- Configure Low Disk Space Warnings for a Provider vDC Datastore
- Send an Email Notification to Provider vDC Users
- Managing Organization vDCs
- Create an Organization vDC
- Open the New Organization vDC Wizard
- Select an Organization for the Organization vDC
- Select a Provider vDC
- Select an Allocation Model
- Configure the Allocation Model
- Allocate Storage
- Select Network Pool and Services
- Configure an Edge Gateway
- Configure External Networks
- Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway
- Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway
- Create an Organization vDC Network
- Name the Organization vDC
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization vDC
- Enable or Disable an Organization vDC
- Delete an Organization vDC
- Organization vDC Properties
- Add a Storage Profile to an Organization vDC
- Create an Organization vDC
- Managing External Networks
- Managing Edge Gateways
- Add an Edge Gateway
- Open the New Edge Gateway Wizard
- Select Gateway and IP Configuration Options for a New Edge Gateway
- Select External Networks for a New Edge Gateway
- Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway
- Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure the Name and Description of a New Edge Gateway
- Review the Configuration of a New Edge Gateway
- Configuring Edge Gateway Services
- Configure DHCP for an Edge Gateway
- Add a Source NAT rule to an Edge Gateway
- Add a Destination NAT rule to an Edge Gateway
- Configure the Firewall for an Edge Gateway
- Add a Firewall Rule for an Edge Gateway
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Edge Gateway
- Enable VPN for an Edge Gateway
- Configure Public IPs for External Networks
- Creating VPN Tunnels on an Edge Gateway
- Edit VPN Settings
- Enable Static Routing on an Edge Gateway
- Managing Load Balancer Service on an Edge Gateway
- Editing Edge Gateway Properties
- Delete an Edge Gateway
- View IP Use for an Edge Gateway
- Apply Syslog Server Settings to an Edge Gateway
- Add an Edge Gateway
- Managing Organization vDC Networks
- Adding Networks to an Organization vDC
- Configuring Organization vDC Network Services
- Configure DHCP for an Organization vDC Network
- Enable the Firewall for an Organization vDC Network
- Add a Firewall Rule for an Organization vDC Network
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Organization vDC Network
- Enable VPN for an Organization vDC Network
- Create a VPN Tunnel Within an Organization
- Create a VPN Tunnel to a Remote Network
- Enable Static Routing for an Organization vDC Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to the Same Organization vDC Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to Different Organization vDC Networks
- Reset an Organization vDC Network
- View vApps and vApp Templates That Use an Organization vDC Network
- Delete an Organization vDC Network
- View IP Use for an Organization vDC Network
- Editing Organization vDC Network Properties
- Managing Network Pools
- Managing Cloud Cells
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Managing vSphere Resources
- Managing Organizations
- Managing System Administrators and Roles
- Add a System Administrator
- Import a System Administrator
- Enable or Disable a System Administrator
- Delete a System Administrator
- Edit System Administrator Profile and Contact Information
- Send an Email Notification to Users
- Delete a System Administrator Who Lost Access to the System
- Import a Group
- Delete an LDAP Group
- View Group Properties
- Roles and Rights
- Managing System Settings
- Modify General System Settings
- General System Settings
- Editing System Email Settings
- Configuring Blocking Tasks and Notifications
- Configuring the System LDAP Settings
- Customize the vCloud Director Client UI
- Configuring Public Addresses
- Configure the Account Lockout Policy
- Configure vCloud Director to use vCenter Single Sign On
- Monitoring vCloud Director
- Roles and Rights
- Index
3 Select the default extension timeout.
4 Select the default timeout action.
5 Click Apply.
Enable Blocking Tasks
You can configure certain tasks to be enabled for blocking tasks.
Procedure
1 Click the Administration tab and click Blocking Tasks in the left pane.
2 Click the Blocking Tasks tab.
3 Select the tasks to enable for blocking extensions
4 Click Apply.
Configuring the System LDAP Settings
You can configure vCloud 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 vCloud 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 vCloud Director until you import them to the system or an organization.
When an imported LDAP user logs in to vCloud Director, vCloud Director checks the credentials of the user
against the LDAP directory. If the credentials are accepted, vCloud Director creates a user account and logs
the user in to the system.
vCloud Director does not support hierarchical domains for LDAP authentication.
vCloud 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 vCloud Director synchronizes user and group information with the LDAP directory.
LDAP Support
vCloud Director supports various combinations of operating system, LDAP server, and authentication method.
Table 9-2 displays a list of what vCloud Director supports.
Table 9-2. Supported Combinations of Operating System, LDAP Server, and Authentication Method
Operating System LDAP Server Authentication Method
Windows 2003 Active Directory Simple
Windows 2003 Active Directory Simple SSL
Windows 2003 Active Directory Kerberos
Windows 2003 Active Directory Kerberos SSL
Windows 2008 Active Directory Simple
Windows 7 (2008 R2) Active Directory Simple
Windows 7 (2008 R2) Active Directory Simple SSL
Windows 7 (2008 R2) Active Directory Kerberos
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