Configuring e-mail settings to receive alerts


Review the e-mail settings on the server target computer to ensure that it is configured to receive e-mail alerts from TrueSight Infrastructure Management. If it is not, an error or warning message similar to the following is displayed: 

Warning: Infrastructure Management's e-mail alerts may not work with the current configuration 

If this message is displayed, perform the following procedure.

To configure e-mail settings to receive alerts from TrueSight Infrastructure Management

  1. Review the e-mail settings and make any necessary changes, as described in the table below: 

    E-mail settings required to receive alerts from Infrastructure Management

    Setting

    Location

    Parameter or property to change

    Correct format

    Administrator's e-mail address

    • Linux
      /usr/installationDirectory
      /etc/hosts/admin_user
    • Microsoft Windows
      installationDirectory\pw
      \etc\hosts\admin_user
    admin_user

    Fully qualified e-mail address in the following format: user@company.com

    Sender's e-mail address

    • Linux
      /usr/installationDirectory
      /etc/hosts/ from_name
    • Microsoft Windows
      installationDirectory\pw
      \etc\hosts\from_name
    from_name

    Either user or user@company.com, depending on the valid From address accepted by the SMTP server

    SMTP server hostname or IP address

    • Linux
      /usr/installationDirectory
      /custom/conf/pronet.conf
    • Microsoft Windows
      installationDirectory\pw
      \custom\conf\pronet.conf
    pronet.api.emailer.smtp.host

    Fully qualified server hostname or IP address reachable from the TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server host

    SMTP port

    • Linux
      /usr/installationDirectory
      /custom/conf/pronet.conf
    • Microsoft Windows
      installationDirectory\pw
      \custom\conf\pronet.conf
    pronet.api.emailer.smtp.port

    Valid port number on which the SMTP server is listening for SMTP requests

     

  2. After you modify the e-mail settings, verify the configuration by using the following commands from /usr/pw/pronto/bin (Linux) or installationDirectory\pw\pronto\bin (Microsoft Windows) :

    1. pw jproperties reload (reloads changed properties from pronet.conf )
    2. pw test mail (sends a test email)

    Success or Failure message is sent to the administrator's e-mail address and is added to the TestEmail.log file that is located in the same directory as the verification script.
    You can run the script multiple times until the email settings are configured correctly.


 

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