You can configure VMware Data Services Manager to send an email to a system user when the user initiates a Forgot Password password reset. To enable this VMware Data Services Manager functionality, you must configure an SMTP server for the installation. Configuring SMTP settings enables you to get email notifications for password recovery.

Note:

If you choose not to configure an SMTP server, you must manually reset a user's password from the VMware Data Services Manager console or API, and then communicate the new credentials to the user. Email notifications for Database operations and alerts are also not possible without SMTP configuration.

Perform the following procedure to configure an SMTP server for VMware Data Services Manager emails.

Prerequisites

Before you configure email settings, ensure that you can identify the SMTP server host and port number. If you configure an invalid email ID for the email ID or if bandwidth of the email server is full, VMware Data Services Manager cannot send the notification emails to the email ID to validate the SMTP Host and SMTP Port. In addition, you need to validate the SMTP certificate to ensure enhanced security.

Procedure

  1. Select Settings from the left navigation pane.
  2. Select the SMTP Settings tab to view and configure/update the SMTP settings.
  3. Set or update the Email properties.
    Property Name Value
    Sender Email

    The email address to appear as the sender of VMware Data Services Manager emails. Required.
    SMTP Host The host name or IP address of the SMTP mail server. Required.
    SMTP Port The port number on which the SMTP mail server runs. Required.
    Username The user name for the SMTP account. (Required when Authentication is on.)
    Password The password for the SMTP account. (Required when Authentication is on.)
    Authentication Specifies whether or not the SMTP server requires authentication. When checked, you must specify the SMTP account Username and Password.
    Auto TLS Specifies whether or not the SMTP server requires a secure connection. Check to enable a secure connection to the SMTP server.
  4. Click SAVE to apply the SMTP settings.

Results

VMware Data Services Manager validates the SMTP settings that you provide, and returns an error if validation fails.