Dell DL4000 Appliance Deployment Guide

Configuring an email server and email notification template

1. From the Core, select the Configuration tab.
2. From the Manage option, click Events.
3. In the Email SMTP Settings pane, click Change.
   The Edit Email Notification Configuration dialog box appears.
4. Select Enable Email Notifications, and then enter details for the email server described 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.

   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).

   Username

   Enter a user name for the email server.

   Password

   Enter a password for accessing the email server.

   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.

   Email Subject

   Enter a subject for the email template. It is used to define the subject of the email notification template; for example, <hostname> - <level> <name>.

   Email

   Enter information for the body of the template that describes the event, when it occurred, and the severity.

5. Click Send Test Email and review the results.
6. After you are satisfied with the results of the tests, click OK.