Configure email notification parameters

Perform this task to enable the system to send email notifications for alarms to the users.

Restrictions and guidelines

For the system to send email notifications, you must also configure a mail server. For more information, see "Configure the mail server."

Procedure

1. On the top navigation bar, click Cloud Resources, and then select Monitoring and Alarms > Alarms > Alarm Notifications from the navigation pane.

2. Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."

3. Click Configure Mail Settings, configure the mail server parameters as described in "Parameters," and then click Save.

4. Click Test Connectivity to check the email notification settings.

5. Click Save to save the email notification settings.

Parameters

• Destination Addresses: Enter an email address and click the  icon to add the address to the list below. To delete an email address, select the address and click the  icon.

• Severities: Select the levels of alarms to be monitored. Options include Critical, Major, Minor, and Info.

• Alarms: Select the types of alarms to be monitored. Options include All and Selected. If you select Selected, click the Add icon  or Delete icon  to specify alarm types.

• Alarm Source: Select the hosts and VMs to be monitored.

• Server Address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the SMTP server.

• Port Number: Specify the TCP port number of the SMTP server.

• Authentication: Select whether to enable identity authentication. If you select On, configure the following parameters:

• Username: Enter the username used to access the SMTP server.

• Password: Enter the password of the username.

• Sender Name: Enter the name of the sender.

• Sender Address: Enter the email address of the sender.