Adding an SMTP server

You must add an SMTP server to send scheduled reports to email recipients. Only one SMTP server can be associated with a IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance.

Procedure

To add an SMTP server, complete the following steps:

  1. In the navigation panel, click System Configuration > LDAP/SMTP Server.
  2. In the SMTP Servers pane, click Add SMTP Server.
  3. Populate the following fields in the SMTP Servers pane:
    Host Address

    The IP address of the host, or the path and host name of the SMTP server.

    Port

    The communications port of the server that you are adding. The typical default port is 25 for non-TLS connections or 443 for TLS connections.

    Username

    The name that is used to access the SMTP server.

    Password

    The password that is associated with the user name.

    Timeout

    The email timeout value in milliseconds.

    From Address

    The address that is associated with email communications from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

    Subject Prefix

    The prefix to add to the email subject lines sent from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

  4. Click Save.

Results

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus completes the following actions:
  1. Confirms that a network connection is made.
  2. Adds the server to the database.

If a message is returned indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a network administrator to review the connections.

To test the SMTP connection, click the Test SMTP Server button, then enter an e-mail address. Click Send. A test e-mail message is sent to the e-mail address to verify the connection.

After the SMTP server is added, the Add SMTP Server button is no longer available.

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