HP Insight Environmental Software Installation Guide

Configuration 58
Alert processor configuration
The alert processor evaluates sensor readings when they are received by the gateway node. The processor
compares sensor readings to configured thresholds in the console application. If the processor triggers an
alert, alert recipients are notified of the condition that prompted the alert. For more information on alert
conditions, see the HP Insight Environmental Observer Software User Guide.
Configuring alert notifications
The mail service configuration file provides the system with the setup information needed to send alert
notifications to alert recipients. The mail-service.xml file is located in C:\Program
Files\jboss-4.2.2.GA\server\default\deploy (or the directory where jboss-4.2.2.GA is
installed). The following example is the mail configuration:
You can configure the alert notification using the Observer web interface ("Configuring alert notification
SNMP traps using the Observer interface" on page 60), or to manually update the alert configuration file,
perform the following steps:
1. After the line <!—add here more properties -->, add the following lines.
<property name="mail.transport.protocol" value="smtp" />
<property name="mail.smtp.host" value="YOUR_EMAIL_SERVER_IP" />
<property name="mail.smtp.port" value="25" />
<property name="mail.from" value="EMAIL_ADDRESS_SEND_ALERTS" />
2. If your email server uses authentication, change the following lines:
<attribute name="User">USER_ID_FOR_EMAIL_ACCOUNT</attribute>
<attribute name="Password">PASSWORD_FOR_EMAIL_ACCOUNT</attribute>
3. If your email server uses SSL or TCL, add these lines:
<property name="mail.smtp.port" value="465" />