Specifications

5 Enter the sender account information.
The Sender Account is the email message address of the sender.
NOTE The full email address must be entered, including the domain name (the information after the @
sign).
For example, [e-mail].
6 Click OK.
What to do next
To test the mail settings, create an alarm that can be triggered by a user action, such as an alarm triggered by
powering off a virtual machine, and verify that you receive an email when the alarm is triggered.
Configure SNMP Settings
You can configure up to four receivers to receive SNMP traps from vCenter Server. For each receiver, specify
a host name, port, and community.
Prerequisites
To configure SNMP settings, the vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server system.
Required privilege: Global.Settings
Procedure
1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings dialog
box.
2 If the vCenter Server system is part of a connected group, select the server you want to configure from the
Current vCenter Serverdrop-down menu.
3 In the settings list, select SNMP.
4 In Receiver URL, enter the host name or IP address of the SNMP receiver.
5 In the field next to the Receiver URL field, enter the port number of the receiver.
The port number must be a value between 1 and 65535.
6 In Community, enter the community identifier.
7 Click OK.
View Ports Settings
You can view the ports used by the Web service to communicate with other applications. You can no longer
configure these port settings.
The Web Service is installed as part of the VMware vCenter Server installation. The Web Service is a required
component for third-party applications that use the VMware SDK application programming interface (API).
For information about Web Service installation, see the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation.
Procedure
1 If necessary, select Administration > vCenter Server Settings to display the vCenter Server Settings dialog
box.
2 If the vCenter Server system is part of a connected group, select the server you want to configure from the
Current vCenter Serverdrop-down menu.
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