vRanger 7.7 - User Guide

Setting up the SMTP server

Setting up the SMTP server

On the Mail Server Information page, you can configure an SMTP server, Select one that does not require authentication so that there are no obstacle to email notification transmission.

To set up the SMTP server:

1	In the SMTP Server field, enter the DNS name or IP of an SMTP server.

2	In the Port field, enter the port to use for communication — the default is 25.

3	If your SMTP requires use of authentication or encryption, or both, click Advanced, and complete the following in the SMTP Server Advanced dialog box:

a	To use authentication, select the SMTP server requires authentication check box, and enter the applicable user name and password. If applicable, include the domain followed by a backward slash before the name.

b	To use SSL, select the Connect using SSL check box.

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Click OK.

4	In the From Address field, enter the email address that vRanger should use.

 

NOTE: Make sure that you use a valid email account registered to the SMTP server that you added.

5	Click Send Test Email.

6	If preferred, select Do not send email notifications for successful jobs.

Adding an email address

Adding an email address

Complete the following steps on the Mail Server Information page of the wizard to add an email address to the vRanger address book.

To add an email address:

1	To add recipients, click Add.

2	Populate the Name and Email Address fields.

3	Click OK to add the information to the Email Addresses list.

4	Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 to include additional contacts.

5	Click Finish.

Configuring vRanger manually

Configuring vRanger manually

The following instructions describe how to configure vRanger without using the Startup Wizard by manually adding the servers you want to protect. You can manually add VMware® and Hyper-V® VMs, physical machines, and repositories, as well as the configurations necessary for email notifications.

The process of manually configuring vRanger includes the following tasks:

•	Adding a vCenter

•	Adding a vCloud Director

•	Adding an ESXi server

•	Adding a Hyper-V System Center VMM, cluster, or host

•	Adding a physical server

•	Adding a repository

•	Configuring an SMTP server

•	Configuring display language

•	Configuring a virtual appliance (VA)

•	Importing a license file

•	Managing VM host licensing

•	Managing physical machine licensing

•	Managing job configuration settings

•	Enabling cataloging options

•	Managing Transport Failover options

•	Configuring the number of times a backup process tries to run

Adding a vCenter

Adding a vCenter

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add a VMware® vCenter™ for vRanger backup.

To add a VirtualCenter:

1	In the My Inventory view, click the VMware tab.

2	Click the Add icon, and then click Virtual Center.

The Add VirtualCenter Credentials dialog box appears.

3	In the DNS Name or IP field, enter the FQDN or IP address of the VMware® vCenter Server™.

4	In the User Name field, enter the name of an account with privileges on the vCenter Server.

For the required permissions for a vRanger vCenter account, see the topic on configuring vCenter permissions in the Quest vRanger Installation/Upgrade Guide.

 

NOTE: The user name for the vCenter credential should be entered in the username@domain format, rather than domain\username. Sometimes, the domain name might not be required. Avoid special characters in the user name. If these credentials are changed in the future, you must restart the vRanger Service to recognize the changes.

5	In the User Password field, enter the password for the preceding account.

 

NOTE: Avoid special characters in the password.

6	Click Connect.

vRanger attempts to connect to the vCenter using the current configuration. If it is successful, the vCenter appears in the My Inventory pane.