SMC Networks SMC6824M manual Sending Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Alerts

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

CLI – This example shows the event message stored in RAM.

Console#show		logging flash	4-61
[1]	00:01:30	2001-01-01
	"VLAN 1 link-up notification."
[0]	level: 6,	module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
	00:01:30	2001-01-01
	"Unit 1, Port 1 link-up notification."
	level: 6,	module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
Console#

Sending Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Alerts

To alert system administrators of problems, the switch can use SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to send email messages when triggered by logging events of a specified level. The messages are sent to specified SMTP servers on the network and can be retrieved using POP or IMAP clients.

Command Attributes

•Admin Status – Enables/disables the SMTP function. (Default: Enabled)

•Email Source Address – Sets the email address used for the “From” field in alert messages. You may use a symbolic email address that identifies the switch, or the address of an administrator responsible for the switch.

•Severity – Sets the syslog severity threshold level (see table on page 3-36)used to trigger alert messages. All events at this level or higher will be sent to the configured email recipients. For example, using Level 7 will report all events from level 7 to level 0. (Default: Level 7)

•SMTP Server List – Specifies a list of up to three recipient SMTP servers. The switch attempts to connect to the other listed servers if the first fails. Use the New SMTP Server text field and the Add/Remove buttons to configure the list.

•Email Destination Address List – Specifies the email recipients of alert messages. You can specify up to five recipients. Use the New Email Destination Address text field and the Add/Remove buttons to configure the list.

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