Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Configure Storage Center SMTP Server Settings

Configure SMTP settings to allow the Storage Center to send alert message emails to users who have specified a recipient address in their contact properties.

1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. Click Summary.
   The Summary view is displayed.
3. Click (Settings).
   The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4. Click the SMTP Server tab.
5. Configure the SMTP server settings.
   1. Select the Enable SMTP Email check box.
   2. In the SMTP Mail Server field, type the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the SMTP email server.
   3. (Optional) In the Backup SMTP Server field, type the IP address or fully qualified domain name of a backup SMTP email server.
   4. Click OK.
   5. Open the SMTP Server tab and click Test Server to verify connectivity to the SMTP server.
   6. If the SMTP server requires emails to contain a MAIL FROM address, specify an email address in the Sender Email Address field.
   7. (Optional) In the Common Subject Line field, type a subject line to use for all emails sent by the Storage Center.
   8. Configure how the Storage Center identifies itself to the SMTP server:
      • To use SMTP, type the Storage Center fully qualified domain name in the Hello Message (HELO) field.
      • To use ESMTP, select the Send Extended Hello (EHLO) check box, then type the Storage Center fully qualified domain name in the Extended Hello Message (EHLO) field.
6. Click OK.