Users Guide

For information about the options, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help.
4. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
The alert destinations are configured.
Configuring email alert settings
You can configure the email address to receive the email alerts. Also, configure the SMTP server address settings.
NOTE: If your mail server is Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, ensure that the iDRAC domain name is configured for the
mail server to receive the email alerts from iDRAC.
NOTE: Email alerts support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The iDRAC DNS Domain Name must be specified when using
IPv6.
NOTE: If you are using an external SMTP server, ensure that iDRAC can communicate with that server. If the server is
unreachable, the error RAC0225 is displayed while trying to send a test mail.
Configuring email alert settings using web interface
To configure the email alert settings using Web interface:
1. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Configuration > System Settings > SMTP (E-mail) Configuration.
2. Type a valid email address.
3. Click Send under Test Email to test the configured email alert settings.
4. Click Apply.
5. For SMTP (E-mail) Server Settings provide the following details:
• SMTP (E-mail) Server IP Address or FQDN/DNS Name
• SMTP Port Number
• Authentication
• Username
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 a custom message:
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.CustomMsg.[index] [custom-message]
Configuring iDRAC to send alerts
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