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If the email server requires authentication, the specied user must be in an identity store and the
business group.
Procedure
1 Select Administration >  > Email Servers.
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Click the Add icon ( ).
3 Select Email – Outbound.
4 Click OK.
5 Enter a name in the Name text box.
6 (Optional) Enter a description in the Description text box.
7 Type the name of the server in the Server Name text box.
8 Choose an encryption method.
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Click Use SSL.
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Click Use TLS.
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Click None to send unencrypted communications.
9 Type the server port number in the Server Port text box.
10 (Optional) Select the Required check box if the server requires authentication.
a Type a user name in the User Name text box.
b Type a password in the Password text box.
11 Type the email address that vRealize Automation emails should appear to originate from in the Sender
Address text box.
This email address corresponds to the user name and password you supplied.
12 Choose whether vRealize Automation can accept self-signed certicates from the email server.
This option is available only if you enabled encryption.
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Click Yes to accept self-signed certicates.
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Click No to reject self-signed certicates.
13 Click Test Connection.
14 Click Add.
Add a Tenant-Specific Inbound Email Server
Tenant administrators can add an inbound email server so that users can respond to notications for
completing work items, such as approvals.
Each tenant can have only one inbound email server. If your system administrator already congured a
global inbound email server, see “Override a System Default Inbound Email Server,” on page 148.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a tenant administrator.
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Verify that the specied user is in an identity store and in the business group.
Procedure
1 Select Administration >  > Email Servers.
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