The Email Notifications Page

You can configure your server to send email notifications when certain system events occur. These notifications alert you when the system requires administration.

From this page, you can:

Define your mail server.
Define email notification alert settings
Define email addresses to receive notifications.
Select email notifications

To open this page, select Tools > Email Notifications from the navigation menu.

Email Notification Page Buttons

These buttons let you use functions available on the Email Notification page.

Button	Function
Create...	Creates a new item to Email Notifications. For additional information, refer to Working with Email Notifications.
Save	Saves any page edits made.
Delete	Deletes selected items from Email Notifications. For additional information, refer to Working with Email Notifications.
Test	Sends a test email to selected email addresses. For additional information, refer to Working with Email Notifications.
Export	Exports the page data to a comma-separated value (.csv) file. For additional information, refer to Exporting Data. Important: The Enhanced Security Configuration feature for Internet Explorer suppresses export functionality and must be disabled to export data successfully. Pop-up blockers in Internet Explorer or other supported browsers may also suppress export functionality and should be disabled.

The Email Notifications Table

This table lists the email addresses that receive system alerts. You can also use this table to define a limitless number of addresses. The alert types sent to each email address can be customized.

Column	Description
Notification Address	Lists the email address that receives alert notifications. This address is not validated.
New Agent Version	Alerts when a new version of the agent is downloaded.
Agent Registrations	Alerts when an agent successfully registers or attempts and fails to register with the server.
Subscription Failure	Alerts when any subscription replication fails.
Low System Disk Space	Alerts when the available system drive space on the server falls below the defined minimum.
Low Storage Disk Space	Alerts when the available storage space on the drive where content is stored falls below the defined minimum.
Low Available License Count	Alerts when the number of licenses available to the server falls below the defined minimum.
Upcoming License Expiration	Alerts when licenses will expire within the defined time frame.
License Expiration	Alerts when a license expires.

Check boxes only display in Email Notifications after you create an email notifications entry.

Alert Settings

Alert settings are values that trigger notification emails. These values are defined from the Alert Settings options. Edit these values to suit your network.

The following table describes the Alert Settings options.

Option	Definition
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)	The mail host used to send emails. The Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) is not an alert value setting. However, completion of this field with your network SMTP server is required to send email notifications.
Low System Disk Space	Defines the threshold that initiates email notifications due to low system disk space. Alert When Below x MB: Defines the level of system disk space that your server must drop below before an alert is sent (1-99999 MBs [97.65 GB]). Check Disk Every x Interval:Defines the interval between Low System Disk Space threshold checks. This interval is defined in minutes, hours, or days (1-999).
Low Storage Disk Space	Defines the threshold that initiates email notifications due to low storage disk space. Alert When Below x MB: Defines the level of storage disk space that your server must drop below before an alert is sent (1-99999 MBs [97.65 GB]). Check Disk Every x Interval: Defines the interval between Low Storage Disk Space threshold checks. This interval is defined in minutes, hours, or days (1-999).
Low Available License Count	Defines the threshold that initiates email notifications due to low available license count. Alert for any Module That Falls Below x Licenses: Defines the number of available licenses that your server must drop below before an alert is sent (1-999). While License Count Remains Low, Send a Reminder E-mail Every x Days: Defines if an alert is sent and the interval in days (1-99).
Upcoming License Expiration	Defines the threshold that initiates email notifications due to upcoming license expiration. Alert for any License That Will Expire Within x Days: Defines the number of days before an alert is generated due to upcoming license expiration (1-99). While Licenses Aren't Renewed After This Alert, Send a Reminder E-mail Every x Days: Defines if an alert is sent and the interval in days (1-99).

Thresholds define the value that trigger email notifications, but not email notifications themselves. Email notifications are sent following Discover Applicable Updates tasks that find values below the defined thresholds.