After the successful deployment of the vRealize Log Insight cluster, you configure the SMTP setting by using the vRealize Log Insight user interface.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to vRealize Log Insight at https://<vrealize_log_insight_fqdn> as admin.
  2. On the main navigation bar, click Administration.

  3. In the left pane, select Configuration > SMTP, configure the following settings, configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click Save.

    Settings

    Values

    SSL (SMTPS)

    Disabled

    STARTTLS encryption

    Disabled

PowerShell Procedure

  1. Start Windows PowerShell.

  2. Replace the values in the sample code with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and run the commands in the PowerShell console.

    $sddcManagerFqdn = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerUser = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"

$smtpServer = "smtp.rainpole.io"
$port = "25"
$sender = "administrator@rainpole.io"
$smtpUser = "svc-vrli-smtp"
$smtpPass = "VMw@re1!"

  3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.

    Add-vRLISmtpConfiguration -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -smtpServer $smtpServer -port $port -sender $sender -smtpUser $smtpUser -smtpPass $smtpPass