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Configure email alert settings

The set emailAlert command configures the email to send an email to a specified technical support or organization. The email alert contains a summary of the event, detailed information about the affected storage, and customer contact information.

Supported Arrays​

This command applies to an individual DE2000H, DE4000H, DE4000F, DE6000H, or DE6000F storage array.

Syntax​


set emailAlert
    serverAddress="serverAddress" |
    serverEncryption=none | smtps | starttls |
    serverPort=port value |
    serverUsername="username" |
    serverPassword="password" |
    senderAddress="emailAddress" |
    additionalContactInfo="filename"  |
    (recipientAddresses=("emailAddress1" ... "emailAddressN") |
 addRecipientAddresses=("emailAddress1" ... "emailAddressN"))

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
serverAddress Allows you to set the email server address. The email server address can be a fully qualified domain name, IPv4 address, or IPv6 address.
serverEncryptionThe encryption to be used to communicate with the server. The value may be one of the following:
  • none - No encryption
  • smtps - Create an SSL/TLS connection (implicit TLS)
  • starttls - Create an unencrypted connection and then establish an SSL/TLS session (explicit TLS)
serverPortThe TCP port to be used to connect to the server. The default value will depend on the encryption type.
  • none - Defaults to port 25
  • smtps - Defaults to port 465
  • starttls - Defaults to port 587
serverUsernameThe user name to provide authentication credentials to the server. If the user name is specified, the password must also be specified.
serverPasswordThe password to provide authentication credentials to the server. If the password is specified, the user name must also be specified.
senderAddress Allows you to set the sender’s email address.
additionalContactInfo Allows you to provide the filename that contains the additional contact information to be used in the email alert.
recipientAddresses Allows you to set one or more recipient email addresses. Using this set option will clear out existing email addresses. Enclose all of the names in parentheses. Enclose each of the names in double quotation marks (""). Separate each of the names with a space.
addRecipientAddresses Allows you to add one or more recipient email addresses to the existing list. Enclose all of the names in parentheses. Enclose each of the names in double quotation marks (""). Separate each of the names with a space.

Examples​


SMcli -n Array1 -c "set emailAlert
   serverAddress="email.server.domain.com"
    serverEncryption=("smtps") |
    serverPort="smtps" |
    serverUsername="username" |
    serverPassword="password" |
   senderAddress="no-reply@server.domain.com"
   additionalContactInfo="C:\additionalInfo.txt"
   recipientAddresses=("person1@email.domain.com" "person2@email.domain.com");"

SMcli -n Array1 -c "set emailAlert addRecipientAddresses=("person3@lenovo.com");"

SMcli completed successfully.

Minimum firmware level​

11.70.1 adds the serverEncryption , serverPort, serverUsername, and serverPassword parameters.