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Notifying Administrators

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Oct 03, 2024
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You can notify individual administrators about system status through email, or notify a group of people using an alias email address. If you have configured DNS resolution on your network, the E-mail relay configuration function is not required. If you did not configure the settings on the DNS Resolver section, you must enter a static IP address of the target system in the Relay Name/IP Address field. The appliance sends e-mail to administrators when certain events occur. Here is a list of events that trigger e-mail notifications:

  • Changes to link status on ports and online/offline replication status
  • Events that generate traps, except for upgrade failures (ibUpgradeFailure). For a list of events, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911186064.

The appliance attempts to send the email notification once after an event. It does not try to send the notification again, if the first attempt fails. Infoblox recommends that you use the Test Email settings button to test the email settings and to verify that the recipient received the notification.
To notify an administrator:

  1. From the Master Grid tab, select the Members tab -> multi-grid master checkbox, and then select Master Grid Properties -> Edit from the Toolbar.
  2. In the Master Grid Properties editor, select the Email tab, and then complete the following:
    • Enable Email notification: Select this.
      • Email address: Enter the email address of the administrator. Use an email alias to notify multiple people.
    • Use SMTP Relay: Select this if the appliance must send email to an intermediary SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server that relays it to the SMTP server responsible for the domain name specified in the email address. Some SMTP servers only accept email from certain other SMTP servers and might not allow email from the appliance. In this case, specify the DNS name or IP address of a different SMTP server that does accept email from the appliance and that will then relay it to the SMTP server that can deliver it to its destination.
      Clear this if it is unnecessary to use an email relay server.
    • SMTP Relay Name or Address: If you have configured DNS resolution, enter the DNS name of the relay server.
      If DNS resolution is not configured, enter the IP address of the relay server.
  3. Optionally, click Test Email settings to confirm this feature is operating properly.
  4. Save the configuration.