OpenManage Enterprise 4.1.x User's Guide

Configure SMTP, SNMP, and Syslog

Click Application Settings > Alerts to configure the email (SMTP) address that receives system alerts, SNMP alert forwarding destinations, and Syslog forwarding 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 enter the username and password.
4. By default, the SMTP port number to be accessed is 25. Edit if necessary.
5. The Connection Encryption can be updated using the drop-down to STARTTLS or SSL/TLS.
6. You can change the Email Content-Type from HTML(default) to Plain Text.
7. To test if the SMTP server is working properly, click the Send Test Email check box and enter an Email Recipient.
8. Enter the SMTP timeout. The default value for the SMTP timeout is 2 minutes, and the allowed values range from 2 minutes to a maximum of 30 minutes. The SMTP timeout in the appliance indicates the maximum duration the appliance waits for a response from the SMTP server during email communication. If the server does not respond within this time, the appliance considers the operation as timed out. Increasing the timeout may be necessary for users with slower network connections or servers that take longer to process emails.
9. Click Apply.
10. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.

To configure the SNMP alert forwarding configuration:

1. Expand SNMP Alert Forwarding Configuration.
2. Click the left-most check box on any of the four rows on which you want to add/edit the SNMP Alert Forwarding Configuration details.
3. Select the Enabled check box to enable the respective SNMP traps to send alerts if there is predefined events.
4. In the Destination Address box, enter the IP address of the destination device that must receive the alert.
   NOTE:Entering of the console IP is disallowed to avoid duplication of alerts.
5. From the SNMP Version menu select the SNMP version type as SNMPv1, SNMPv2, or SNMPv3 and fill the following fields:
   1. In the Community String box, enter the SNMP community string of the device that must receive the alert.
   2. Edit the Port Number if needed. Default port number for SNMP traps=162.

      See Management ports and protocols.

   3. If SNMPv3 is selected, provide the following additional details:
      • Username: Provide a username.
      • Authentication Type: Select SHA, MD_5, or None.
      • Authentication Passphrase: Enter a minimum of eight characters.
      • Privacy Type: Select DES, AES_128, or None.
      • Privacy Passphrase: Enter a minimum of eight characters.
6. To test an SNMP message, click the Send button of the corresponding trap.
7. Click Apply. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.
   NOTE:To forward internal alerts, select the option Normalized (Valid for all events) under Application Settings > Console Preferences > Trap Forwarding Format. See Manage console settings.

To update the Syslog forwarding configuration:

1. Expand Syslog Forwarding 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 field, 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 Management ports and protocols.

5. Click Apply.
6. To reset the settings to default attributes, click Discard.