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Managing vCenter Server Settings
To make it easier for vSphere administrators to i nd and change the settings that affect the
behavior or operation of a vCenter Server instance, VMware centralized these settings into a
single area within the vSphere Web Client user interface. This Settings area is found on the
Manage tab when a vCenter Server is selected in the vSphere Web Client Navigator. From here
you can coni gure vCenter Server after installation with options that are not provided during
installation. The Administration menu contains the following items:
General
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Licensing
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Message Of The Day
Advanced Settings
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The vCenter Server Settings area lets you change the settings that control how vCenter
Server operates, as you'll see in the next section.
General vCenter Server Settings
The General vCenter Server Settings area contains 10 vCenter Server settings:
Statistics
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Runtime Settings
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User Directory
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Mail
SNMP Receivers
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Ports
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Timeout Settings
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Logging Settings
Database
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SSL Settings
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When you have vCenter Server instances running in a linked mode group, be sure to select
the correct vCenter Server instance within the Navigator.
Each of these settings controls a specii c area of interaction or operation for vCenter Server,
which we briel y discuss next:
Statistics
On the Statistics page, shown in Figure 3.30, you can coni gure the collection
intervals and the system resources for accumulating statistical performance data in vCenter
Server. In addition, it provides a database-sizing calculator that can estimate the size of a
vCenter Server database based on the coni guration of statistics intervals. By default, the
following four collection intervals are available:
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Past day: 5 minutes per sample at statistics level 1
Past week: 30 minutes per sample at statistics level 1
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