System settings
establish systemwide behaviors and default values.
The
SystemSettings element
includes all system settings for this
vCloud Director
server group. The element also includes links that allow you to retrieve these
subsidiary elements, which define specific categories of settings.
GeneralSettings
|
Specify service URLs,
timeouts, truststore details, and similar global properties of the server
group.
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NotificationsSettings
|
Control the
vCloud Director
AMQP notifications service.
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LdapSettings
|
Specify details of the
system LDAP directory service.
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AmqpSettings
|
Specify credentials and
connection information for the AMQP broker that handles notifications and
blocking task messages.
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EmailSettings
|
Define configuration and
connection parameters for the system default email service, and specifies
properties of email alerts that the system sends.
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License
|
System license serial
number and related settings.
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BrandingSettings
|
Customize the branding
of the
vCloud Director
Web Console and some of the links that appear on the
vCloud Director
Home login screen.
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BlockingTaskSettings
|
Control the behavior of
blocking tasks and enable blocking for specific operations.
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PasswordPolicySettings
|
Specify default policies
to be followed when a user in any organization enters an incorrect password.
Organization administrators can override this default for their organizations.
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LookupServiceSettings
|
Specify the vSphere
Lookup Service URL. Certain
vCloud Director
services need this URL to authenticate with vSphere.
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CatalogSettings
|
Specify the schedule for
background synchronization of catalogs that have an external subscription.
These settings apply to all organizations in the system.
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You can retrieve the entire
SystemSettings element
to view all of these settings. To update an individual subsection, retrieve it
with a GET request, modify it, and update it with a PUT request.