Dell PowerVault MD3820f - Manual (Page 55)

3. In the Configure Alerts dialog, select the Mail Server tab and do the following:
a) Type the name of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail server.
The SMTP mail server is the name of the mail server that forwards the e-mail alert to the
configured e-mail addresses.
b) In Email sender address, type the e-mail address of the sender. Use a valid e-mail address.
The e-mail address of the sender (the network administrator) is displayed on each e-mail alert
sent to the destination.
c) (Optional) To include the contact information of the sender in the e-mail alert, select Include
contact information with the alerts, and type the contact information.
4. Select the Email tab to configure the e-mail destinations:
– Adding an e-mail address — In Email address, type the e-mail address, and click Add.
– Replacing an e-mail address — In the Configured email addresses area, select the e-mail address
to be replaced, type the replacement e-mail address in Email address, and click Replace.
– Deleting an e-mail address — In the Configured email addresses area, select the e-mail address,
and click Delete.
– Validating an e-mail address — Type the e-mail address in Email address or select the e-mail
address in the Configured email addresses area, and click Test. A test e-mail is sent to the
selected e-mail address. A dialog with the results of the test and any error is displayed.
The newly added e-mail address is displayed in the Configured e-mail addresses area.
5. For the selected e-mail address in the Configured e-mail addresses area, in the Information To Send
list, select:
– Event Only — The e-mail alert contains only the event information. By default, Event Only is
selected.
– Event + Profile — The e-mail alert contains the event information and the storage array profile.
– Event + Support — The e-mail alert contains the event information and a compressed file that
contains complete support information for the storage array that has generated the alert.
6. For the selected e-mail address in the Configured e-mail addresses area, in the Frequency list,
select:
– Every event — Sends an e-mail alert whenever an event occurs. By default, Every event is
selected.
– Every x hours — Sends an e-mail alert after the specified time interval if an event has occurred
during that time interval. You can select this option only if you have selected either Event +
Profile or Event + Support in the Information To Send list.
7. Click OK.
An alert icon is displayed next to each node in the Tree view where an alert is set.
8. If required, verify if the e-mail is sent successfully:
– Provide an SMTP mail server name and an e-mail sender address for the e-mail addresses to
work.
– Ensure that the e-mail addresses that you had previously configured appear in the Configured e-
mail addresses area.
– Use fully qualified e-mail addresses; for example, [email protected].
– Configure multiple e-mail addresses before you click OK.
Configuring SNMP Alerts
You can configure SNMP alerts that originate from:
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