A Provider Administrator user manages system-wide VMware Data Services Manager settings from the Settings view. These settings include those for:
- Tanzu Network configuration
- Provider internal backup repository configuration
- Object storage repositories for Database backup storage and logs configurations
- SMTP email configuration
- LDAP configuration
- Log forwarding to a Syslog server or through Elastic Search
- Webhook configuration
- VM settings
Supported Actions
Actions that you can perform from the Settings view include:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Configure Log Forwarding | Configure Log forwarding for log aggregation and analysis. |
| Manage Provider VM Password | View and change passwords of Provider VM. |
| Configure Tanzu Network | Configure the token that VMware Data Services Manager uses to access Tanzu Network. |
| Configure Provider Storage | Configure the repository that VMware Data Services Manager uses for local storage of available database templates and software updates. |
| Configure Provider Backup Settings | Configure the repository that VMware Data Services Manager uses to store backups of the Provider internal database. |
| Configure Provider Log Storage | Configure the repository that VMware Data Services Manager uses for storing generated log bundles. |
| Configure Email Settings | Configure an SMTP server for VMware Data Services Manager system emails. |
| Configure LDAP Settings | Configure an LDAP server for user import into VMware Data Services Manager. |
| Configure Log Forwarding | Configure Log forwarding for log aggregation and analysis. |
| Configure Webhook Settings | Configure Webhook settings of the notification destinations of database alerts. |
