Configuring e-mail notification : Adding an SMTP server to the iHub environment
 
Adding an SMTP server to the iHub environment
When using multiple SMTP mail servers, iHub can balance e-mail loads to improve performance, as described in the following procedure.
How to add an SMTP server to the iHub environment
1 In Advanced view of Configuration Console, choose System.
2 In System—Status, choose Properties, as shown in Figure 4‑1.
Figure 4‑1 Choosing Properties on System—Status
3 In Properties, choose Notification.
4 In Notification, perform the following tasks:
1 Enable SMTP.
2 Accept the maximum message size, 5120, or specify a different limit for the size of the message and attachment in kilobytes.
3 Choose Add SMTP Server, as shown in Figure 4‑2.
Figure 4‑2 Adding an SMTP server to the iHub environment
New SMTP Server appears, as shown in Figure 4‑3.
Figure 4‑3 Setting properties of the SMTP e‑mail server
5 In New SMTP Server, specify the properties SMTP Server Name through SMTP greeting, as shown in Figure 4‑4. For more information about configuring SMTP properties, see Configuring e‑mail notification settings.
Figure 4‑4 Specifying properties of a new SMTP server
6 In Mailing weight, specify the relative weight to use to determine message routing, then choose OK. If the value is zero, iHub uses the SMTP server only after receiving errors from all other SMTP servers in the SMTP server list. Otherwise, it uses load balancing.
The display name of the new SMTP server that you specified in the first step appears in Notification.
Choose OK.
7 Restart iHub System.
Table 4‑1 lists the property names that appear in Configuration Console with the corresponding parameter names in AC_SERVER_HOME/etc/acmetadescription.xml, indicating default settings, ranges, and when a property change takes effect.
Table 4‑1 SMTP e‑mail notification parameters
Property name
Parameter name
Default
Range
Takes effect
Hostname or IP address
SMTPHostName
 
 
Immediate
Listen port
SMTPPort
25
1 ‑ 65535
Immediate
Sender display name
SenderName
 
 
Immediate
Sender e-mail address
SenderAddress
 
 
Immediate
SMTP greeting
Greeting
 
 
Immediate
SMTP mailing weight
MailingWeight
100
0 ‑ 
1000000
Immediate