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Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.1 User's Guide

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Configure SMTP, SNMP, and Syslog alerts

By clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Application Settings > Alerts, you can configure the email (SMTP) address that receives system alerts, SNMP destinations, and Syslog properties. To manage these settings, you must have the OpenManage Enterprise administrator level credentials.

To configure and authenticate the SMTP server that manages the email communication between the users and OpenManage Enterprise:
  1. Expand Email Configuration.
  2. Enter the SMTP server network address that sends email messages.
  3. To authenticate the SMTP server, select the Enable Authentication check box, and then enter the username and password.
  4. By default, the SMTP port number to be accessed is 25. Edit if necessary.
  5. Select the Use SSL check box to secure your SMTP transaction.
  6. Click Apply.
  7. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
To configure the SNMP trap forwarding:
  1. Expand SNMP Configuration.
  2. Select the ENABLED check box to enable the respective SNMP traps to send alerts in case of predefined events.
  3. In the DESTINATION ADDRESS box, enter the IP address of the destination device that must receive the alert.
  4. Select the SNMP version type from the SNMP VERSION drop-down menu. Currently, only SNMP1 and SNMP2 versions are supported.
  5. In the COMMUNITY STRING box, enter the SNMP community string of the device that must receive the alert.
  6. Default port number for SNMP traps=162. Edit if necessary. See Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise.
  7. To test an SNMP message, click the Send button of the corresponding trap.
  8. Click Apply. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
To configure the Syslog messages:
  1. Expand Syslog Configuration.
  2. Select the check box to enable the Syslog feature on the respective server in the SERVER column.
  3. In the DESTINATION ADDRESS/HOST NAME box, enter the IP address of the device that receives the Syslog messages.
  4. Default port number by using UDP=514. Edit if necessary by entering or selecting from the box. See Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise.
  5. Click Apply.
  6. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.

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