Global Settings

Global

Global value settings for some retentions and schedules:

• Node status update interval - how often nodes should update their status

• Backup history retention - how long should the history of backups be kept (even removed from backup provider)

• Task retention (in console) - how long finished/failed tasks should be kept in the console in UI/CLI

• Periodic inventory synchronizarion interval - how often vProtect should scan for changes in VM inventory on HV/HVMs

• Old backups removal time - time, when daily backup destination cleanup should be invoked (for all backup destinations)

• Old snapshots removal time - time, when daily snapshots cleanup should be invoked (for all VMs with any policy assigned)

• Session timeout [min] - Session timeout [min] - the time after which you will be logged out of the webUI

• Default paging size - Default value of items shown on lists

• Format time - you can choose between 12h and 24h time format

E-mail

Email configuration for reports purposes

• Sender e-mail - address from which should e-mail be sent

• SMTP server - SMTP server address

• SMTP port - SMTP server port

• SMTP SSL port - SMTP SSL port (if enabled)

• SMTP user - SMTP user used to send e-mails

• E-mail recipients (comma-separated) - list of recipients of daily backup report

• Daily backup report (sending time) - time when daily backup report should be sent

• Daily backup report - sending time for summary report

• Enable virtual environment/application grouping - you can group environment by selected parameter

License

This section enables you to view current license status and upload a new license if necessary.

License details:

• MAX_xxx_HOSTS - maximum number of hosts for given platform

• BP_xxx - maximum number of backup destinations per backup provider type

• EXPIRE_DATE - trial period expiration date

Authentication

This section enables you to setup LDAP authentication for administrative accounts in vProtect:

Note: accounts will be added to vProtect automatically with the first successful login

• Enable LDAP authentication - enables LDAP authentication, vProtect will try to check for non-existing accounts in LDAP, and if authenticated successfully, new account will appear on the list

• Server URL - LDAP server URL

• Base DN - Base DN that needs to be searched

• User filter - filter to be used to authenticate only users in a specific group

• Enable LDAP subtree search - when disabled, only 1 level below base DN is being searched

• Use SSL - enables SSL for LDAP connection

• Use TLS - enables TLS for LDAP connection

• Anonymous access allowed - if users are not allowed to anonymously browse LDAP directory you need to provide account which has that privilege:

• Service account DN - DN of the user

• Service account password - password of that user