PowerProtect smtp_send.py genera un error: El objeto "NoneType" no tiene ningún atributo "encode"

Summary: PowerProtect Data Manager se utiliza para proteger el entorno y "Support > Email Setup" se está configurando para recibir notificaciones por correo electrónico.

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Symptoms

El correo electrónico de prueba de configuración de correo electrónico falla, lo que indica que se deben validar los detalles del protocolo simple de transferencia de correo (SMTP).

Error
104: Sending the test email failed. Socket error : mailserver.mydomain.com
Verify the SMTP details and try again.

PowerProtect Data Manager contiene las /usr/local/brs/bin/smtp_send.py script para ayudar a solucionar problemas relacionados con SMTP. El script no se ejecuta y genera la siguiente información:

admin@my-ppdm:~> /usr/local/brs/bin/smtp_send.py -HOST mailserver.mydomain.com -FROM test_email_address@dell.com -PORT 25 -ARGS True -S "PowerProtect Data Manager test email" -C plain -R test_email_address@dell.com
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/brs/bin/smtp_send.py", line 338, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/local/brs/bin/smtp_send.py", line 308, in main
    outer.attach(MIMEText(args.body, args.content_type))
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.4/email/mime/text.py", line 33, in {}init{}
    _text.encode('us-ascii')
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'encode'

Cause

La variable smtp_send.py La ayuda muestra que todos los comandos son opcionales, pero la mayoría de ellos son obligatorios:

admin@my-ppdm:~> /usr/local/brs/bin/smtp_send.py -h

usage: smtp_send.py [-h] [-HOST MAILSERVER] [-PORT PORT] [-USER USERNAME]
                    [-PASS PASSWORD] [-FROM MAILFROM] [-ARGS USEARGS]
                    [-R RECIPIENTS [RECIPIENTS ...]] [-S SUBJECT]
                    [-C CONTENT_TYPE]
                    [-T {MAIL_BODY_AS_ARGUMENT,MAIL_BODY_AS_ATTACHMENT,MAIL_BODY_FROM_FILE}]
                    [-p TIMEOUT] [--hide] [-F FILENAME | -B BODY]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -HOST MAILSERVER      Mail server
  -PORT PORT            Mail port
  -USER USERNAME        Mail username
  -PASS PASSWORD        Mail password
  -FROM MAILFROM        Mail from
  -ARGS USEARGS         Use args
  -R RECIPIENTS [RECIPIENTS ...]
                        Mail recipients
  -S SUBJECT            Mail subject
  -C CONTENT_TYPE       Content Type
  -T {MAIL_BODY_AS_ARGUMENT,MAIL_BODY_AS_ATTACHMENT,MAIL_BODY_FROM_FILE}
                        Message type
  -p TIMEOUT            Timeout in minutes
  --hide                hide to field from recipients
  -F FILENAME, --Files FILENAME
                        File to be attached
  -B BODY, --Body BODY  Message body

Resolution

Todas las opciones a las que se hace referencia se deben utilizar mientras se utiliza el comando smtp_send.py script en lugar de confiar en el script "help" salida del comando. Ejemplo de sintaxis y salida:

admin@my-ppdm:~> /usr/local/brs/bin/smtp_send.py -HOST mailserver.mydomain.com -FROM test_email_address@dell.com -PORT 25 -ARGS True -T MAIL_BODY_AS_ARGUMENT -S "PowerProtect Data Manager test email" -B "This is a test email from a PowerProtect Data Manager appliance" -C plain -R test_email_address@dell.com
2023-11-08 18:05:10.150515 INFO : Sending email with subject : PowerProtect Data Manager test email
2023-11-08 18:05:10.866943 INFO : sending mail
2023-11-08 18:05:11.071116 INFO : result: {}
admin@my-ppdm:~>

Additional Information

Argumentos requeridos: 
  -HOST MAILSERVER      Mail server
  -FROM MAILFROM        Mail from
  -ARGS USEARGS         Use args
  -R RECIPIENTS [RECIPIENTS ...]
                        Mail recipients
  -S SUBJECT            Mail subject
  -C CONTENT_TYPE       Content Type
  -T {MAIL_BODY_AS_ARGUMENT,MAIL_BODY_AS_ATTACHMENT,MAIL_BODY_FROM_FILE}
                        Message type
  -B BODY, --Body BODY  Message body
Argumentos opcionales: 
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -PORT PORT            Mail port
  -USER USERNAME        Mail username
  -PASS PASSWORD        Mail password
  -p TIMEOUT            Timeout in minutes
  --hide                hide to field from recipients
  -F FILENAME, --Files FILENAME
                        File to be attached
Article Properties
Article Number: 000219362
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 03 Dec 2025
Version:  3
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