Configuring e-mail notification
About event notification settings
You can use the Notification Setting option of the SnapManager Options menu to display the Auto Notification Settings window that you use to set options for e-mail notification and filer SysLog and Autosupport services. If these options are set, they convey information about errors and other events that occur related to SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange to a designated recipient.
Note
By default, all notifications are disabled.
Information that e-mail notification provides
The SMTP Mail Setup tab of the Auto Notification Settings window enables you to configure SnapManager to notify you through e-mail (using SMTP) of the success or failure of the following operations:
- SnapManager backup
- Database integrity verification
Note
SnapManager Restore and Configuration Wizard operations are not reported through the SMTP e-mail notification system. However, they are reported through Autosupport. For more information about configuring SysLog and Autosupport, see Configuring filer SysLog and Autosupport.
Enabling e-mail notification
To enable e-mail notification, complete the following steps.
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Select Options > Notification Setting from the SnapManager main menu.
Result
The Auto Notification Settings window is displayed.
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Select the Send E-mail Notification check box.
Note
SnapManager requires an external mail host at your site to send mail. The mail host is a host that runs a mail server that listens on the SMTP port (25).
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Provide the following information in the SMTP Mail Setup tab fields of the Auto Notification Settings window:
- SMTP Server
The name or the IP address of the SMTP e-mail server or gateway to be used.
- From
The e-mail address of the sender of the notification. By default, the name SMEAutoSender is used. To specify a sender other than the default, use the following format:
Sender<name@yourcompany.com>
or
Sender
or
name@yourcompany.com
- To
The e-mail address of the recipient to whom the notification is to be sent. For more than one recipient, use a semicolon (;) to separate the addresses.
- Subject
The subject line text to be appended to the following standard subject line, which is included in all notification messages:
Backup status at mm_dd_yyyy_hh.mm.ss] from
machine_name
By default, SnapManager for Exchange is used for the appended subject string.
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If you want to send the report as an attachment or in verbose mode, click Advanced and select the appropriate options as follows, then click OK:
- Send operation results summary (default)
If you select this option, only the last error or OK string is sent in the body of the e-mail.
You can optionally have the verbose operation results included as an attachment by selecting the Include SnapManager Operation Report as an Attachment option.
- Send verbose operations results
If you select this option, the entire status report is sent in the body of the e-mail.
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Click Apply to commit your settings.
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Click Send a Test E-mail to test the e-mail notification process.
Result
SnapManager sends the e-mail notification, using the settings you specified.
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