5.1

Add Local Users to the Organization
Every organization should have at least one local organization administrator account, so that users can log in
even if the LDAP and SAML services are unavailable.
Procedure
1 Click Add.
2 Type a user name and password.
3 Assign a role to the user.
4 (Optional) Type the contact information for the user.
5 Select Unlimited or type a user quota for stored and running virtual machines and click OK.
These quotas limit the user's ability to consume storage and compute resources in the organization.
6 Click Next.
Set the Organization Catalog Publishing Policy
A catalog provides organization users with a library of vApp templates and media that they can use to create
vApps and install applications on virtual machines.
Generally, catalogs should only be available to users in a single organization, but a system administrator can
allow the organization administrator to publish their catalogs to all organizations in the vCloud Director
installation.
Procedure
1 Select a catalog publishing option.
Option Description
Cannot publish catalogs
The organization administrator cannot publish catalogs for users outside of
the organization.
Allow publishing catalogs to all
organizations
The organization administrator can publish catalogs for users in all
organizations.
2 Click Next.
Configure Email Preferences
vCloud 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 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.
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