Configuring email notification

You can configure the required information to notify storage system failure (SIM) by email. For information about SIM host reporting, see the SNMP Agent User Guide.

Before you begin

  • You must have a Storage Administrator account with an Initial Configuration role to perform this task.
  • You must have a mail server that supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
  • If a firewall is used, port 25 must be used.

Procedure

  1. In the Maintenance Utility menu, select Alert Notifications.

  2. Click Set Up on the Alert Notifications window. The Set Up Alert Notifications window displays.

  3. For Notification Alert, select one of the following:

    Host Report: Sends alerts only of SIMs that report to hosts.

    All: Sends alerts of all SIMs.

    Alert destinations are common to Syslog, SNMP, and Email.

  4. On the Email tab, for Mail Notice select Enable.

  5. In the Email Settings table, set the email destination address and attributes (To, Cc, Bcc).

    • To add an email address, click Add. On the Add Email Address window, set the email address and attributes.
    • To delete an email address, select the line for the email address to be deleted and click Delete. You can select more than one email address.

    This field is mandatory when you select Enable in Mail Notice.

  6. Enter the email source address (mandatory) and return address (optional).

    You can use up to 255 alphanumeric characters (ASCII codes) and symbols (! # $ % & ` + - * / ' ^ { } _ . )

  7. Enter the following email server information:

    • Identifier: To specify a host name, select Identifier. You can use up to 63 alphanumeric characters (ASCII codes) and symbols (" ! # $ ` + - * ' { } _ . ).
    • IPv4: To set an IPv4 address, select IPv4, and enter four numbers within the range of 0 to 255.

      Example: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (X indicates a numeral)

    • IPv6: To set an IPv6 address, select IPv6, and enter eight hexadecimal alphanumeric characters within the range of 0 to FFFF. You can also use an abbreviated-format IPv6 address.

      Example: YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY (Y indicates a hexadecimal digit)

  8. In SMTP Authentication, select Enable to use SMTP authentication. Select Disable to not use SMTP authentication. If you select Enable, enter an account and password for SMTP authentication.

    You can use up to 255 alphanumeric characters (ASCII codes) and symbols (! # $ % & ` + - * / ' ^ { } _ .).

    This field is mandatory when you selected Enable in Mail Notice.

  9. Click Apply. A completion message box displays. Click OK.

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