Configuring Email Notification Settings for AppAssure 5 (4035222)

Managing core events assists with the monitoring of the health and usage of the AppAssure 5 Core. The Core includes predefined sets of events, which can be used to notify administrators of critical issues on the Core or the backup jobs.

The below section describes how you can configure/reconfigure email notification settings.

From the Configuration tab on the Core Console, you can manage: notification groups; email SMTP settings; repetition reduction; and event retention.

To configure notification groups:

1. Select the Configuration tab  and click Events.
2. Under Notification Groups, click Add Group. The Add Notification Group window appears.
3. In the description area, enter basic information for the notification group, such as name and short description.
4. Under Enable Events section, select the events for which you would like to receive notifications. Navigate to the Notification Options section.
5. Check the Notify by email box (required) and enter the email address (or addresses) to which the emails will be sent.
6. Optionally, you can choose additional types of notification:
   • Windows event Log
   • Sys Logs
   • Toast alerts
7. Click OK after all necessary changes have been made.

NOTE: There is a default notification group that is always present in the Notification Groups. You can configure the notification settings for this default group without creating new one.

To configure email SMTP settings:

1. Click Change in Email SMTP Settings.
2. Check the Enable Email Notifications box, and then enter details for the email server as described in the following table.

   Text Box	Description
   SMTP Server	Enter the host name of your SMTP server that handles your email. The naming convention includes the host name, domain, and suffix; for example, smtp.gmail.comYou will then need to enter the following: - Port. The port number for sending email notifications. For example, port 587 or 465  for configuring the SMTP server for Gmail. - Timeout. The amount of time to wait before a timeout occurs if there is a problem sending email notifications. - TLS. Select this check box if your email server requires a secure connection using TLS
   Username	Enter the username for the SMTP server.
   Password	The password for the SMTP server
   From	Enter the email address that will serve as the originating email address.
   Email Subject	Enter the subject for the email.
   Email	Enter the message details for the event.

3. After you have configured Email SMTP Settings, click Send Test Email and review the results.
4. Once you are satisfied with the results of the tests, click OK.

Configuring Repetition Reduction

The Repetition Reduction setting allows you to configure the amount of the same email alerts received during a specific period of time.

To configure the time period during which you would not like to receive emails, complete the following:

• Navigate to the AppAssure 5 Core, and then click the Configuration tab.
• In the Repetition Reduction area, click Change. The Repetition Reduction dialog box displays.
• Select Enable Repetition Reduction.
• In the Store events for X minutes text box, enter the number of minutes to store the events for repetition reduction.
• Click OK.