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Configuring email alert settings using RACADM
1. To enable email alert:
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.Enable.[index] [n]
Parameter Description
index Email destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 4.
n=0
n=1
Disables email alerts.
Enables email alerts.
2. To configure email settings:
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.Address.[index] [email-address]
Parameter Description
index Email destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 4.
email-address Destination email address that receives the platform event alerts.
3. To configure a custom message:
racadm set iDRAC.EmailAlert.CustomMsg.[index] [custom-message]
Parameter Description
index Email destination index. Allowed values are 1 through 4.
custom-message Custom message
4. To test the configured email alert, if required:
racadm testemail -i [index]
Parameter
Description
index Email destination index to be tested. Allowed values are 1 through 4.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Configuring SMTP email server address settings
You must configure the SMTP server address for email alerts to be sent to specified destinations.
Configuring SMTP email server address settings using iDRAC web interface
To configure the SMTP server address:
1. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Alerts → SNMP and E-mail Settings.
2. Enter the valid IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the SMTP server to be used in the configuration.
3. Select the Enable Authentication option and then provide the user name and password (of a user who has access to SMTP
server).
4. Enter the SMTP port number.
For more information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help.
5. Click Apply.
The SMTP settings are configured.
Configuring SMTP email server address settings using RACADM
To configure the SMTP email server:
racadm set iDRAC.RemoteHosts.SMTPServerIPAddress <SMTP E-mail Server IP Address>
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