Server Management Ver. 2.01 User Manual
Configuration
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Before you use SMS, it’s necessary to configure the mail server and IPMI LAN parameters in the SMS
Configuration and IPMI Configuration pages, so that the event messages received by SMS agent and
BMC can be sent out via mails, alerts or other events notification manners.
4.3.1 Configuring Mail Server
The system event messages issued by SMS agent can be notified to the administrators or other relevant
persons via mails or SNMP traps. This function is available only when the mail server is properly
configured and the events notification manners are enabled.
If you've skipped the configuration of mail server during the installation of SMS, you can still complete
it here in the SMS configuration page.
The SMS configuration page provides the following functions:
Setting and Testing Mail Server
The following information should be configured for the mail server:
Server IP: The IP address of the mail server.
Port Number: The port number (1-65535) of the mail server.
Mail From: The sender's mail address. Length < = 128 characters.
Require Authentication:
If the mail server supports ESMTP, this item should be selected and the following information
should be provided. Otherwise, this item should not be selected.
User Name: The user name of the mail account. Length < = 32 characters.
Password: The password of the mail account. Length < = 32 characters.
When finishing, you can test the validation of the mail server with the mail testing function.
Enabling Events Notification Manners
Only when you've configured the general notification manners for the SMS agent in this page can
the specific notification settings of each SMS event trigger take effect.
The system events can be notified through the following ways:
Write Operating System Event Log
The SMS events will be written to the operating system event log.
Send Mail
When this option is selected, the SMS events will be notified through mails. Subsequently, you