Email (SMTP) Notifications

You can set up email notifications to be sent one or more individuals or email groups. You can control the following settings:

• Types of Event—When you set up alerts, you can globally specify which alerts are sent using email. You can also specify which alert types a specific email recipient receives. For a list and description of each event type, see About Events.
• Notification Format— You can globally set the format used when sending the alert notifications. You can also customize the format for each individual email recipient. For more information on Notification Delivery Frequency, see About Notifications.
• Inline or Attachment—When sending an email notification, you can select to include the alert in the body text of the email or you can provide the alert as an attachment.
• Notification Delivery Frequency—You can globally set the delivery frequency of the alert notifications. You can also customize the delivery frequency for specific email recipients. For more information on Notification Delivery Frequency, see About Notifications.

Task List

The following sections explain how to configure email notifications:

• Add an SMTP server. See Adding an SMTP Server Using the Web UIor Adding an SMTP Server Using the CLI
• Enter the default settings for email notifications. See Setting the Default Email Notification Configuration Using the CLI or Setting the Default Email Notification Configuration Using the Web UI
• Designate email recipients for the notifications. See Adding Email (SMTP) Recipients Using the Web UI or Adding Email (SMTP) Recipients Using the CLI.
• Customize notifications in the CLI. See Customizing Email Recipient Notifications Using the CLI
• Troubleshoot any problems. See Troubleshooting Email Notifications Using the CLI .