Administrator Guide
6. Click OK. The reports are generated and the Generate Reports dialog box closes.
NOTE: Generating a report overwrites previously generated reports in the folder for that day. To prevent these
reports from being overwritten, select a dierent directory from the Automated Report Options area in the
Automated Reports tab.
7. Click OK.
Congure Storage Manager to Email Reports
Storage Manager can send you automated report PDFs by email. To receive reports by email, congure SMTP server settings for the
Data Collector, add an email address to your user account, and enable notication emails for New Automated Report events.
Congure SMTP Server Settings
The SMTP server settings must be congured to allow Storage Manager to send notication emails.
1. In the top pane of the Dell Storage Manager Client, click Edit Data Collector Settings. The Edit Data Collector Settings dialog
box opens.
2. Click the SMTP Server tab.
3. Congure the SMTP server settings by performing the following steps:
a. In the From Email Address eld, enter the email address to display as the sender of emails from the Data Collector.
b. In the Host or IP Address eld, enter the host name or IP address of the SMTP server.
c. If the port number of the SMTP server is not 25, enter the correct port number in the Port eld.
d. If the SMTP server requires authentication, select the Authentication check box, then enter the user name and password in
the SMTP User Name and SMTP User Password elds.
4. Click OK.
Congure an Email Address for Your User Account
To receive email notications, you must specify an email address for your account.
Prerequisite
The SMTP server settings must be congured for the Data Collector. If these settings are not congured, the Data Collector is not
able to send emails.
Steps
1. In the top pane of the Dell Storage Manager Client, click Edit User Settings. The General tab opens.
2. Enter the email address of the current user in the Email Address eld.
3. Select the format for emails to the current user from the Email Format drop-down menu.
4. To send a test message to the email address, click Test Email and click OK.
Verify that the test message is sent to the specied email address.
5. Click OK.
Related link
Congure SMTP Server Settings
Congure Email Notication Settings for Your User Account
Make sure that Storage Manager is congured to send email notications to your account for the events that you want to monitor.
Prerequisites
• The SMTP server settings must be congured for the Data Collector. If these settings are not congured, the Data Collector is
not able to send emails.
• An email address must be congured for your user account.
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