Setting Up AlertMail
AlertMail enables users to receive system events by e-mail instead of using SNMP traps. AlertMail is
completely independent from SNMP and both can be enabled at the same time. AlertMail uses standard
SMTP commands to communicate with an SMTP capable mail server.
Table 6-2
AlertMail Commands
Function
Command
Add an e-mail address using command line interface
SET ALERTMAIL MAILBOX <email
address>
Add an SNMP server address
SET ALERTMAIL
SMTPSERVER
<ip address>
Set the sender domain
SET ALERTMAIL
SENDERDOMAIN
<domain name>
Enable Alertmail
ENABLE ALERTMAIL
Disable Alertmail
DISABLE ALERTMAIL
* For security reasons, some SMTP servers will only forward mail if the sender’s domain is set properly.
You may need to set this parameter to match the network domain.
E-mail Alerts
AlertMail, if enabled, will send out alerts by e-mail for the following events:
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Enclosure boot message
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IA reboot message
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Fan status change
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Fan inserted
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Fan removed
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Enclosure thermal status change
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Power supply status change
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Power supply inserted
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Power supply removed
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Power subsystem redundancy change
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Blade inserted
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Blade removed
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Blade status change
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