Users Guide

5. For SMTP (E-mail) Server Settings provide the following details:
● SMTP (E-mail) Server IP Address or FQDN/DNS Name
● Custom Sender Address — This field has the following options:
○ Default — Address field is not editable
○ Custom — You can enter the email ID from which you can receive the email alerts
● Custom Message Subject Prefix — This field has the following options:
○ Default — Default message is not editable
○ Custom — You can choose the message to appear in the Subject line of the email
● SMTP Port Number — The connection can be encrypted and emails can be sent over secure ports:
○ No Encryption — port 25 (default)
○ SSL — Port 465
● Connection Encryption — When you do not have an email server in your premises, you can use cloud based email servers
or SMTP Relays. To configure cloud email server, you can set this feature to any of the following values from the drop
down:
○ None — No encryption on the connection to the SMTP server. It is the default value.
○ SSL — Runs SMTP protocol over SSL
NOTE:
○ This feature is not configurable via Group Manager.
○ This is a licensed feature and is not available in iDRAC Basic License.
○ You must have Configure iDARC privilege to use this feature.
● Authentication
● Username
For Server settings, the port usage depends on connectionencryptiontype and this can be configured only using
RACADM.
6. Click Apply. For more information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help.
Configuring email alert settings using RACADM
1. To enable email alert:
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.Enable.[index] [n]
Parameter
Description
index
Email destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 4.
n=0
n=1
Disables email alerts.
Enables email alerts.
2. To configure email settings:
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.Address.[index] [email-address]
Parameter
Description
index
Email destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 4.
email-address
Destination email address that receives the platform event alerts.
3. To configure sender email settings:
racadm set iDRAC.RemoteHosts.[index] [email-address]
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Configuring iDRAC to send alerts