HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring for Linux User's Guide (T2558-96317, June 2009)

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E-mail notification
The E-mail Notification tab allows you to specify e-mail notification settings. When enabled, the
messages logged to the Linux System Log will be sent as e-mail messages to the addresses specified.
The subject of the e-mail will contain an optional prefix, the server name where the message was
logged, the message ID, and the severity level (information, warning, or error). The text of the
message will be displayed in the body of the e-mail message.
In order to enable e-mail notification, the server must have Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
Select or deselect Enable notification to turn this feature on or off. Any notification settings
specified are retained when Enable notification is disabled.
 Mail Server (SMTP)—Specify the name of your SMTP mail server.
 Log on to SMTP Server—If your SMTP server requires authentication, enable Log on to SMTP
Server and specify the Username and Password to be used for authentication. Your SMTP
server must support the LOGIN authentication method to use this feature. If your server supports
a different authentication method or does not support authentication, you may need to add the
Storage Mirroring server as an authorized host for relaying e-mail messages. This option is not
necessary if you are sending exclusively to e-mail addresses that the SMTP server is responsible
for.
 From Address—Specify the e-mail address that you want to appear in the From field of each
Storage Mirroring e-mail message. The address is limited to 256 characters.
 Send To—Specify the e-mail address that each Storage Mirroring e-mail message should be sent
to and click Add. The e-mail address will be inserted into the list of addresses. Each address is
limited to 256 characters. You can add up to 256 e-mail addresses. If you want to remove an
address from the list, highlight the address and click Remove. You can also select multiple
addresses to remove by Ctrl-clicking.
NOTE: Specifying an SMTP server is the preferred method because it provides a direct
connection between the mail server and Storage Mirroring, which decreases message
latency and allows for better logging when the mail server cannot be reached.
If you do not specify an SMTP server, Storage Mirroring will attempt to use the Linux
mail command. The success will depend on how the local mail system is configured.
Storage Mirroring will be able to reach any address that the mail command can reach.