Managing the mail server configuration

Use the Mail Server Configuration page to configure the email notifications for the IBM® Security Identity Manager virtual appliance.

About this task

Configure or reconfigure the mail server options. See Table 1.

Table 1. Mail Server Configuration
Button	Mail Server options
Configure	Mail server Specify the name of the server that hosts the mail server. For example, `mailserver.com`. The acceptable formats for the mail server are FQDN, IPv4, and IPv6. Port The service port of the mail server, which is `25`. TLS Select the check box to use secure communication. Mail from Specify the email address from which the email is sent. For example, `admin@example.com`. Mail base URL Specify the mail transport protocol that is used by the Java™Mail API and other Security Identity Manager application-specific properties. Mail User Specify the user id to be used by IBM Security Identity Manager to authenticate with the SMTP server. Mail Password Specify the password of the mail user that is used by IBM Security Identity Manager to authenticate with the SMTP server.
Reconfigure	Mail server Specify the name of the server that hosts the mail server. For example, `mailserver1.com`. The acceptable formats for the mail server are FQDN, IPv4, and IPv6. Port The service port of the mail server, which is `25`. TLS Select the check box to use secure communication. Mail from Specify the address from which the email is sent. For example, `admin1@example.com`. Mail base URL Specify the mail transport protocol that is used by the Java™Mail API and other Security Identity Manager application-specific properties. Mail User Specify the user id to be used by IBM Security Identity Manager to authenticate with the SMTP server. Mail Password Specify the password of the mail user that is used by IBM Security Identity Manager to authenticate with the SMTP server.

Procedure

From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, select Configure > Manage Server Setting > Mail Server Configuration.
The Mail Server Configuration page displays the Mail Server Configuration table.
Click Configure.
In the Mail Server Configuration Details window, specify the expected variable values.
For information, see Table 1.
Click Save Configuration to complete this task.
Optional: To reconfigure an existing mail server configuration, do these steps:
1. From the Mail Server Configuration table, select a record.
  For example, Mail Configuration.
2. Click Reconfigure.
3. In the Edit Mail Configuration Details window, edit the details.
  For more information, see Table 1.
4. Click Save Configuration.
Optional: To unconfigure an existing mail server, do these steps:
1. From the Mail Server Configuration table, select a record.
2. Click Unconfigure.
3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.