Email Notifier Adapter parameters

Before you start this notifier, you must set values for the following parameters:

• MailServer

• SenderID

• Recipients

  The other parameters may remain unchanged. You can also change the subscriptions for this notifier. “Specifying subscriptions in the configuration file” on page 21 contains additional information. Email Notifier Adapter parameters and descriptions describes each Email Notifier Adapter parameter.

Table 1. Email Notifier Adapter parameters and descriptions

Parameter	Description
serverName	Default name of the VMware Manager to connect to. The default is INCHARGE-SA.
eventSmoothingInterval	Time that an event must remain active before the notifier sends a notification. This parameter is used only if the notifier is subscribed to a Domain Manager. If the notifier is subscribed to a Global Manager, this parameter is not applicable and the value is 0 seconds. The default is 0 seconds.
minimumCertainty	Threshold above which notifications are sent. Any notification with a certainty below the threshold is discarded. This value must be a number between 0.0 and 1.0. Service Assurance uses the value from the NotificationList definition. The default is a certainty of 0.01.
initialEventDelay	Time interval the notifier should wait after it connects to the VMware Manager before accepting events. The default is 0 seconds.
MailServer	Name of the mail server. For example: MailServer = "localhost"
SenderId	Email address associated with the notifier. Users can reply to this address. This address must be recognized by the mail server. For example: SenderID = "daemon@localhost"
Recipients	Comma-separated list of the recipients of the emails. The recipients in the list must be recognized by the mail server. For example: Recipients = "root@localhost,recipient@your_company.com"

Appendix A, Customizing a Notification Adapter, contains additional information about customizing a notification adapter.