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Dell DL1300 Appliance User's Guide

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Configuring an email server

  • NOTE: You must configure notification group settings, including enabling the Notify by email option, before sending out email alert messages.

To configure an email server and email notification template:

  1. From the Core Console, click Configuration > Events .
  2. In the Email Settings pane, click SMPT server. The SMTP Server Settings dialog box appears.
  3. Enter details for the email server as follows:
    Text Box Description
    SMTP Server Enter the name of the email server to be used by the email notification template. The naming convention includes the host name, domain, and suffix; for example, smtp.gmail.com.
    From Enter a return email address. It is used to specify the return email address for the email notification template; for example, noreply@localhost.com.
    Username Enter a user name for the email server.
    Password Enter a password for accessing the email server.
    Port Enter a port number. It is used to identify the port for the email server; for example, the port 587 for Gmail.

    The default is 25.

    Timeout (seconds) To specify how long to try a connection before timing out, enter an integer value. It is used to establish the time in seconds when trying to connect to the email server before a time-out occurs.

    The default is 30 seconds.
    TLS Select this option if the mail server uses a secure connection such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
  4. Click Send Test Email perform the following:
    1. In the Send Test Email dialog box, enter a destination email address for the test message and click Send.
    2. If the test message fails, exit the error dialog box and the Send Test Email dialog box, and revise your email server configuration settings. Repeat step 4.
    3. Click OK to confirm.
    4. Verify the test email message was sent.
    5. Return to the SMTP Server Settings dialog box, click Save to close the dialog box and save your settings.

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