How to get e-mail alerts from MD3000i

"I can't get it to work.

I have configured in the "Set Up Email Alerts" ection. Added a valid sender address and an address of the SMTP server (both as name and ip, have tried it all).

The SMTP server is out on the Internet, does that matter?

Every time I try to send an test e-mail I get:

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT DATA

Client system name: X
Client OS: Windows XP

Application version: 03.35.G6.45
Storage array management version: 03.35.G6.45
Storage array name: Unavailable
Firmware version: Unavailable
Management class: Unavailable

**************************************************

ERROR DATA

Command sent to RAID controller module in slot: Unavailable
Host name: Unavailable
IP address: Unavailable

Return code: Validation unsuccessful.

I/O error while creating socket. Email delivery failed.
Operation when error occurred: Alert validation
Timestamp: 2010-jul-13 15:23:48

STACK DATA

Validation unsuccessful.

I/O error while creating socket. Email delivery failed.
at devmgr.dmv.SMTPTestNotifyThread.performOp(Unknown Source)
at devmgr.v1035api01.shared.BackgroundTask.run(Unknown Source)


THREAD DATA

Thread[Reference Handler,10,system]
Thread[Finalizer,8,system]
Thread[Signal Dispatcher,9,system]
Thread[Java2D Disposer,10,system]
Thread[TimerQueue,5,system]
Thread[AWT-Shutdown,5,main]
Thread[AWT-Windows,6,main]
Thread[AWT-EventQueue-0,6,main]
Thread[DestroyJavaVM,5,main]
Thread[GarbageCollectorThread,6,main]
Thread[ChangeDetector,6,main]
Thread[LogMsgThread,6,main]
Thread[Np_Link_Monitor0,6,main]
Thread[RecoveryProfile-11,6,main]
Thread[AEN-12,6,main]
Thread[Timer-0,6,main]


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