Configuration Settings

Use Configuration > Settings to manage global system behavior, security policies, branding, networking, and external integrations.

Settings are organized into tabs:

  • General

    System titles, links, language, and session timeout settings.

  • Security

    Password policies, expiration, MFA enforcement, and reset email settings.

  • Branding

    Customized logos and the password reset email template.

  • Services & Support

    Enable or disable cluster services and related features.

  • Proxy

    Semi-offline cluster management proxy settings and exclusions, generally set up by Zadara Operations.

  • DNS & SMTP

    DNS name servers and SMTP settings for system email delivery for alarms, generally set up by Zadara Operations.

  • External Monitoring

    External endpoints for resources tracking, logs, events, and inventory data, mainly set up by Zadara Operations.

Changes apply only after you select Save on the active tab.

General

Use the General tab to view or configure titles, links, language, and session settings.

Display names and external references.

  • Title

    Application title shown in the UI.

  • Product Name

    Product display name.

  • Support Link

    Zadara support site’s URL.

  • API Explorer

    Relative path to the zCompute API explorer.

  • Knowledge Base

    Zadara documentation guides portal’s URL.

  • Support Email

    Zadara support contact email address.

  • Custom Link Button Text

    Label on the optional Custom Link Button, when enabled.

  • Custom Link Button URL

    Target URL on clicking the optional Custom Link Button, when enabled.

Options:

  • Login Services Info:

    Reserved

  • Powered By

    Toggle to display or hide the Powered by Zadara caption during sign-on.

    Default: Enabled.

  • Custom Link Button: Toggle to enable or disable displaying the Custom Link Button. When enabled, the Custom Link Button appears at the top of the screen next to the Quick Start button.

Language

The UI display language.

Default Language:

From the dropdown, select the default UI language:

  • English (default)

  • German

  • Japanese

  • Korean

  • Portuguese

  • Spanish

UI settings

Session Idle Timeout:

The sessions inactivity timeout in minutes.

Select Save to apply changes on this tab.

Security

Use the Security tab to view or configure password policies and authentication requirements.

Password policy

The password requirements for user sign-on to the cloud.

  • Min. Password Length

    The minimum number of characters required in a user password.

    Default: 8 characters.

  • Must include a letter

    Toggle to enable or disable whether the password must include a letter.

    Default: Enabled - required.

  • Must include a special character

    Toggle to enable or disable whether the password must include a special character.
    (! ' @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + | = { } [ ] -)

    Default: Enabled - required.

  • Must include a digit

    Toggle to enable or disable whether the password must include a digit.
    (0 - 9)

    Default: Enabled - required.

Settings

  • Passwords expire after

    The number of days that a password is valid from the time it is created until it expires.

    Default: 90 days.

  • Enforce password history

    The number of most recent passwords that a user cannot reuse.

    Default: 6 immediate previous passwords cannot be reused.

  • Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication

    Toggle to enable or disable whether MFA is required for user sign-on.

    Default: Disabled - not required.

  • Password Reset SMTP Endpoint

    The SMTP endpoint that is used for password reset emails.

    Default: Not configured.

    Select an existing SMTP endpoint from the dropdown, or click “+” for Creating an External Endpoint. In addition, see the Branding tab, for the Password reset email template.

Select Save to apply changes on this tab.

Branding

Use the Branding tab to view and customize logos and the password reset email template.

Logos

Each logo has required dimensions and a maximum file size. Ensure that images meet the specified requirements before uploading.

You can upload:

  • Login Logo

    Displayed on the login screen.

  • Main Navigation Pane Logo

    Shown in the navigation pane and in the About dialog.

  • Favicon Logo

    Displayed in the browser tab.

  • External Object Storage Logo

    The logo appears in the Object Storage Screen.

Password reset email template

The template for the email subject line and body, sent to users notifying them to reset their password.

  • Subject

    Email subject line.

  • Text Template

    Plain-text version of the email body.

  • HTML Template

    HTML version of the email body.

    The HTML template must include required variables as indicated in the UI.

Select Save to apply changes on this tab.

Services & Support

Use this tab to enable or disable cluster services.

When you disable a service, related UI functionality is hidden from non-admin users.

Manage cluster services

Toggle availability of the following services and functionality for non-admin users:

  • Marketplace

    Enable or disable access to the collection of downloadable machine images in the Marketplace.

  • Data Protection

    Enable or disable access to configuration of backup and recovery for protection groups.

  • Load Balancing

    Enable or disable access to configuration of distribution of traffic and workloads across resources, to improve availability and performance.

  • Certificates

    Enable or disable access to certificate management for secure communication (HTTPS protocol) between the outside consumer and certain services.

Changes take effect immediately when toggled.

Proxy

The Proxy tab displays semi-offline cluster managment proxy settings, generally configured by the Zadara Operations team on provisioning the cloud.

General proxy settings

  • Enabled

    Toggle to enable or disable proxy usage.

    Default: Disabled.

  • Exclusion list

    Direct addresses that bypass the proxy.

Region proxy settings

  • HTTP proxy

    Specifies the address of the HTTP proxy server.

  • Port

    Defines the port used to connect to the proxy server.

  • Username and Password

    Authentication credentials for the proxy.

  • Use this proxy server for all protocols

    Toggle to apply the HTTP proxy settings to all outbound traffic.

    Default: Disabled.

SSL proxy

  • HTTPS proxy

    Specifies the address of the secure HTTPS proxy server.

  • Port

    Defines the port used for the HTTPS proxy connection.

  • Username and Password

    Authentication credentials for the HTTPS proxy.

Select Save to apply changes on this tab.

DNS & SMTP

The DNS & SMTP tab contains the server configurations for alarms. These settings are generally configured by the Zadara Operations team.

SMTP configuration

  • Server Name

    Specifies the address of the SMTP server.

  • Port

    Defines the port used for SMTP communication.

  • Username and Password

    Authentication credentials for the SMTP server.

  • From Address

    The sender address for system-generated emails.

  • TLS Enable

    Toggle to enable or disable TLS encryption for secure email transmission.

Select Test Settings to validate the configuration.

System alert subscribers

Add email recipients who receive system alerts.

Select Save to apply changes on this tab.

External Monitoring

Use the External Monitoring tab to view and configure external endpoints for logs, events, and inventory data.

External endpoints

From the dropdown for each category, select an endpoint or click the plus icon (+) for Creating an External Endpoint.

  • Resource Tracker

    S3 endpoint for exporting resource usage data.

  • Events

    S3, Rsyslog, Zendesk, or SMTP endpoint for forwarding system events.

  • Logs

    S3 or Rsyslog endpoint for log export.

  • Metrics

    Not in use. Replaced with the Observability endpoint.

  • Hardware Inventory

    S3 endpoint for hardware inventory data.

  • Logical Inventory

    S3 endpoint for logical inventory data.

  • API Trail

    S3 or Rsyslog endpoint for API audit logs.

  • Observability

    Selects an S3 endpoint for observability data export.

Select Save to apply changes on this tab.

Creating an External Endpoint

Use this procedure to create a new external endpoint.

  1. Go to Configuration > Settings.

  2. Select the External Monitoring tab.

  3. Select the plus icon (+) next to the required category.

    The Create External Endpoint dialog opens.

  4. In the Create External Endpoint dialog, enter the external endpoint’s initial details:

    1. Name

      A unique name for the external endpoint.

    2. Description

      An optional description of the endpoint.

    3. Endpoint Type

      The type of external integration.

      Note

      zCompute provides configurations for several types of external endpoints.

      Depending on the selected endpoint type, the dialog prompts for parameters specific to that endpoint type:

      From the dropdown, select the endpoint type and enter values for its parameters:

S3 endpoint type

For an S3 endpoint type, configure the following:

  • Region

    Select one of AWS Region or Custom Region.

    • AWS Region

      From the dropdown, select the AWS region for the bucket.

    • Custom Region

      • Custom Region

        A name to identify or describe the custom region.

      • Endpoint URL

        The URL custom region’s external endpoint.

    Enter values for the parameters that are common to both AWS Region and Custom Region external endpoints:

  • Bucket

    The target S3 bucket name.

  • Access Key

    The S3 access key ID.

  • Secret

    The S3 secret access key.

  • Verify SSL

    Toggle to enable or disable certificate verification, that checks whether the SSL certificate is valid.

For all endpoint types, continue with Endpoint Permissions.

Rsyslog endpoint type

For an Rsyslog endpoint type, configure the following:

  • Hostname/IP

    The Rsyslog server address.

  • Port

    The port used by the server.

  • Protocol

    • TCP

      Used for traffic requiring high reliability, such as HTTP/HTTPS, database connections, and file transfers.

    • UDP

      Used for speed-sensitive applications, such as streaming, voice over IP (VoIP), or DNS, where minimal latency is preferred over perfect reliability.

For all endpoint types, continue with Endpoint Permissions.

Zendesk endpoint type

For an Zendesk endpoint type, configure the following:

  • Zendesk full address

    The full Zendesk URL.

  • Zendesk username

    The Zendesk account username.

  • Zendesk password

    The Zendesk account password.

For all endpoint types, continue with Endpoint Permissions.

SMTP endpoint type

For an SMTP endpoint type, configure the following:

  • SMTP Hostname/IP

    The SMTP server address.

  • SMTP Port

    The SMTP server port.

  • SMTP From

    The sender email address.

  • SMTP To

    The recipient email address.

  • SMTP Username

    The SMTP authentication username.

  • SMTP Password

    The SMTP authentication password.

  • Verify SSL

    Toggle to enable or disable certificate verification, that checks whether the SSL certificate is valid.

For all endpoint types, continue with Endpoint Permissions.

Endpoint Permissions

  1. Permissions

    1. Scope

      One of:

      • Public

        The endpoint is public.

      • Account

        From the Account dropdown, select the account to which the endpoint must be accessible to all projects in that account.

        From all other accounts, the endpoint is inaccessible.

      • Project

        From the Project dropdown, select the project to which the endpoint is accessible.

        From all other projects, the endpoint is inaccessible.

    2. Access

      Determine access via the endpoint:

      • Read/Write

      • Read Only

  2. Select Finish to create the endpoint.

Modifying an External Endpoint

  1. Navigate to Configuration > External Endpoints.

    A list of configured External Endpoints displays.

  2. Click an External Endpoint to display its details.

  3. In the top menu bar, click Modify.

  4. In the Modify External Endpoint dialog, the following fields can be updated:

    • Name: A unique meaningful name for the External Endpoint.

    • Description: Optional description.

    Depending on the endpoint type, some of the endpoint type-specific fields can be updated.