Adjusting The Number Of Streams - Dell DL1000 Deployment Manual

NOTE: You must also configure notification group settings, including enabling the Notify by email
option, before email alert messages are sent. For more information on specifying events to receive
email alerts, see Configuring Notification Groups For System Events in the Dell DL1000 Appliance
User's Guide at Dell.com/support/home.
To configure an email server and email notification template:
1. From the Core, select the Configuration tab.
2. From the Manage option, click Events.
3. In the Email SMTP Settings pane, click Change.
The Edit Email Notification Configuration dialog box is displayed.
4. Select Enable Email Notifications, and then enter details for the email server described as follows:
Text Box
SMTP Server
Port
Timeout (seconds) To specify how long to try a connection before timing out, enter an integer
TLS
Username
Password
From
Email Subject
Email
5. Click Send Test Email and review the results.
6. After you are satisfied with the results of the tests, click OK.

Adjusting the number of streams

By default, Rapid Recovery is configured to allow three concurrent streams to the appliance. It is
recommended that the number of streams is set between 10 and 15 for optimal performance.
Description
Enter the name of the email server to be used by the email notification
template. The naming convention includes the host name, domain, and suffix;
for example, smtp.gmail.com.
Enter a port number. It is used to identify the port for the email server; for
example, the port 587 for Gmail.
The default is 25.
value. It is used to establish the time in seconds when trying to connect to the
email server before a time-out occurs.
The default is 30 seconds.
Select this option if the mail server uses a secure connection such as Transport
Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Enter a user name for the email server.
Enter a password for accessing the email server.
Enter a return email address. It is used to specify the return email address for
the email notification template; for example, noreply@localhost.com.
Enter a subject for the email template. It is used to define the subject of the
email notification template; for example, <hostname> - <level> <name>.
Enter information for the body of the template that describes the event, when
it occurred, and the severity.
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