Deployment Guide

Specifying multiple e-mail addresses for alerts
The following example specifies multiple e-mail addresses for e-mail alerts on
the switch, and then displays the settings. It assumes that you have already
correctly configured and validated the e-mail server.
switch:admin> mapsconfig --emailcfg -address [e-mail],
[e-mail]
switch:admin> mapsconfig --show
Configured Notifications: RASLOG,EMAIL,FENCE,SW_CRITICAL
Mail Recipient: [e-mail],
[e-mail]
Paused members :
PORT :
CIRCUIT :
SFP :
E-mail alert testing
Fabric OS allows you to send a test e-mail message to check that you have the correct e-mail server
configuration. You can use any combination of default and custom subject or message for your test e-
mail message.
To verify that the MAPS e-mail feature is correctly configured, enter mapsConfig --testmail
optional_customizations command. You can customize the subject and message as described in the
following table.
Test e-mail command parametersTABLE 18
Command option Details
--testmail MAPS sends the default test e-mail with the default subject “MAPS Welcome
mail” and message text “Test mail from switch”.
--testmail –subject subject MAPS sends the test e-mail with the subject you provided and the default
message text.
--testmail -message message MAPS sends the test e-mail with the default subject and the message text you
provided.
--testmail –subject subject -
message message
MAPS sends the test e-mail with the subject and message text you provided.
For more information on this command, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.
Configuring e-mail server information
Fabric OS allows you to specify the e-mail server used to send e-mail alerts. The e-mail configuration
is global at the chassis level and is common for all logical switches in the chassis.
NOTE
To send email, the domain name server (DNS) configuration has to be specified. Refer to the Fabric
OS Command Reference for information on using the dnsConfig command.
The relay host is a smart relay server which is used to filter email messages coming from outside
world to the switch. If the relay host is not configured, all the emails from and to the switch will be
handled by the DNS mail server. If a relay host is configured all the emails are routed through the relay
host to the switch, reducing the load on the DNS mail server.
To specify the e-mail server used to send e-mail alerts, complete the following steps.
E-mail alert testing
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