7.1

Configuring Tenant Settings 2
Tenant administrators congure tenant seings such as user authentication, and manage user roles and
business groups. System administrators and tenant administrators congure options such as email servers
to handle notications, and branding for the vRealize Automation console.
You can use the Conguring Tenant Seings Checklist to see a high-level overview of the sequence of steps
required to congure tenant seings.
Table 2‑1. Checklist for Configuring Tenant Settings
Task
vRealize
Automation Role Details
Create local user accounts and assign a tenant
administrator.
System
administrator
For an example of creating local user
accounts, see “Scenario: Create Local
User Accounts for Rainpole,” on
page 132.
Congure Directories Management to set up tenant
identity management and access control seings.
Tenant
administrator
“Choosing Directories Management
Conguration Options,” on page 76
Create business groups and custom groups, and grant
user access rights to the vRealize Automation console.
Tenant
administrator
“Conguring Groups and User Roles,”
on page 127
(Optional) Create additional tenants so users can
access the appropriate applications and resources they
need to complete their work assignments.
System
administrator
“Create Additional Tenants,” on
page 136
(Optional) Congure custom branding on the tenant
login and application pages of the vRealize Automation
console.
n
System
administrator
n
Tenant
administrator
“Conguring Custom Branding,” on
page 139
(Optional) Congure vRealize Automation to send
users notications when specic events occur.
n
System
administrator
n
Tenant
administrator
“Checklist for Conguring
Notications,” on page 141
(Optional) Congure vRealize Orchestrator to support
XaaS and other extensibility.
n
System
administrator
n
Tenant
administrator
“Conguring vRealize Orchestrator and
Plug-Ins,” on page 152
(Optional) Create a custom remote desktop protocol
le that IaaS architects use in blueprints to congure
RDP seings.
System
administrator
“Create a Custom RDP File to Support
RDP Connections for Provisioned
Machines,” on page 150
(Optional) Dene datacenter locations that your fabric
administrators and IaaS architects can leverage to allow
users to select an appropriate location for provisioning
when they request machines.
System
administrator
For an example of adding datacenter
locations, see “Scenario: Add Datacenter
Locations for Cross Region
Deployments,” on page 151.
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