Managing e-mail service

Use the Manage E-mail Service panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console to change e-mail service settings, test error notifications, change contact details, and stop e-mail service. You can also add up to six additional e-mail servers. The SAN Volume Controller contacts each e-mail server in succession until a response is returned.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed in the table for the e-mail server:

Select
Allows you to select the e-mail server to use to complete an action from the task list.
Server Name
Displays the unique name that is assigned to the e-mail server.
IP Address
Displays the IP address of the e-mail server. Both IPv4 or IPv6 addresses are supported.
Port
Displays the port number for the e-mail server. This must be a value of 0 - 65535. The default value is 25.

Actions

You can select one of the following tasks from the task list to work with e-mail service:
  • Add E-mail Server
  • Modify E-mail Server
  • Delete E-mail Server
Note: With the exception of the Add E-mail Server task, you must first select a server before you can select a task.
Go
Click this button after selecting a task from the task list. Clicking Go launches the panel for the task that you selected.
The following actions are also available:
Stop E-mail Service
Click this button to stop e-mail service.
Send Test E-mail
Click this button to send a test e-mail notification.
Return
Click this button to return to the previous panel.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed for the contact settings:
E-mail Reply Address
Displays the e-mail address to which a reply is sent.
Contact Name
Displays the name of the person who receives the e-mail reply.
Machine Location
Displays the location of the SAN Volume Controller cluster.
Phone (Primary)
Displays the primary telephone number of the contact person.
Phone (Alternate)
Displays the alternate telephone number of the contact person.

Actions

Modify Contact Detail Settings
Click this button to change the contact information for e-mail event notifications.
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