To Configure the ALOM Email Alert Settings

Steps

1. Log in as root to the N1 System Manager management server.

2. Configure the ALOM email alert settings by typing n1smconfig -A.

   You are notified that proper settings are required to send email alerts, and the existing values are displayed. You are then asked whether to modify the email alert settings.

3. Choose whether to modify the email alert settings.

   • Type n to accept the displayed settings. The email alert configuration process exits to the system prompt.

   • Type y to modify the email alert configuration.

     You are prompted for the email alert user name.

4. Specify the email alert user name.

   Type the account name that you provided in To Configure the System Files and Account for the Mail Service in Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Site Preparation Guide.

   For example: n1smadmin

   You are prompted for the email alert folder.

5. Specify the email folder in which the email alerts are to be stored.

   Type the name of an email folder for the alert account, for example, inbox

   You are prompted for the email protocol

6. Specify the email alert protocol.

   Type the name of the email protocol used by the management server. Valid entries are pop3 or imap.

   You are prompted for the email alert user account password.

7. Type the password for the email alert user account.

   Type the password that you provided in To Configure the System Files and Account for the Mail Service in Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Site Preparation Guide.

   You are prompted for the email alert user account email address.

8. Type the user account email address.

   For example: n1smadmin@company.com

   You are prompted for the IP address of the email server.

9. Specify the IP address of the email server.

   • If you have installed and enabled an email server on the management server, type the IP address of the management server management network interface.

   • If you have installed and enabled an email server on a different machine that is accessible by the management server management network interface, type the IP address of that machine.

   The values you have specified are displayed, and you are asked whether you want to use the values.

10. Choose whether to accept the displayed email alert settings.

    • Type n if the settings are not correct. The ALOM email alert settings process is restarted, and you are prompted to specify the email alert user name.

    • Type y to use the displayed email alert settings.

      The settings are displayed again, and you are asked whether you want to apply the settings.

      Type y to apply the settings, or type n to exit to the command prompt.

Next Steps

Update the provisionable server OS management agents to version 1.2 as described next in Upgrading the Provisionable Server OS Management Agents.

Troubleshooting

For problem resolution procedures, see Chapter 4, Troubleshooting in this guide, and see Chapter 6, Troubleshooting, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Administration Guide.