This documentation supports the 21.05 (12.2) version of BMC Discovery.To view an earlier version of the product, select the version from the Product version menu.

Configuring mail settings

Configuring an email server enables BMC Discovery to send email as a result of:

To configure mail settings:

  1. From the main menu, click the Administration icon.
    The     Administration page opens.
  2. In the Appliance section, select Configuration and then click the Mail Settings tab.

  3. The options on the page are described in the following table.

    Field Name

    Details

    Options

    Select Mail Enabled to enable email delivery from BMC Discovery.

    From Address

    Enter a sender's email address from which the email is sent.

    SMTP Server

    Specify the IP address or resolvable name of the SMTP server.

    SMTP Port

    Specify the port number on which to contact the SMTP server.

    Authentication

    If the SMTP server requires authentication, select Required in the Authentication section, and then enter the user name and password for the SMTP server.

    Use secure connection

    Specify the type of authentication used by the SMTP server. Select one of:
    • Never – if the SMTP server does not require authentication
    • STARTTLS
    • SSL/TLS

  4. Click Apply to save the changes.
  5. You can use Test email... to verify the settings. Note that any changes need to be applied before doing a test.

If you configure the appliance mail server settings for an invalid mail server, using mail.send() in a pattern introduces a delay of approximately 3 minutes while the appliance attempts to contact the SMTP server.

You can also send email from the Linux command line. This is intended for situations when you might want to automatically send email using a script. For more information, see Sending-email-from-the-Linux-command-line.