Configuring email alert actions

Before you can use the email alert action, you need to specify the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server hostname in Log Analysis.

1. Open the <HOME>/IBM®/LogAnalysis/wlp/usr/servers/Unity/apps/Unity.war/configs/AlertActionEmailConfig.json file.
2. Specify the email properties. These properties are outlined in the following table.

   Table 1. Email configuration properties

   Property name	Description	Value
   secure	Decide whether you want to use secure SMTP or not.	Boolean
   smtpMailServer	Specify the SMTP server's hostname.	String
   mailServerUser	User name that is used for authentication with the mail server.	String
   mailServerPassword	Password for the user that is used for authentication with the mail server.	String
   footer	Text that is added to the end of each email,	String
   cc	Email addresses that are copied on each email. Recipients can view these addresses in the final mail.	String
   bcc	Email addresses that are copied on each email. Recipients cannot view these addresses in the final mail.	String
   attachLogRecordAnnotations	Decide whether to attach the log file record that triggered the alert.	Boolean

   If you want to use encrypted passwords, you can use the unity_securityUtility.sh script to generate an encrypted password.

3. Save the file.
4. Restart Log Analysis.

{
smtpMailServer:mail-server-host-name,
secure:true,
mailServerUser : example@example.com,
mailServerPassword : encrypted_pwd
}