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Netapp NS0-184: How to Receive Email Notifications for ONTAP AutoSupport Messages?

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Learn how to configure ONTAP AutoSupport parameters to receive email alerts when hardware or software errors trigger AutoSupport messages on your NetApp cluster.

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Question

A customer wants to make sure that they are notified by e-mail when the ONTAP cluster sends an AutoSupport message due to a hardware or a software error.

Which two AutoSupport parameters should you set manually to satisfy this requirement? (Choose two.)

A. support
B. to
C. transport
D. mailhost

Answer

B. to
D. mailhost

Explanation

To ensure you receive email notifications when your ONTAP cluster sends an AutoSupport message due to a hardware or software error, you need to manually configure two AutoSupport parameters:

  1. “to” parameter: This specifies the email address(es) where the AutoSupport notifications should be sent. Set this to the email address(es) of the person(s) who should receive the alerts. Multiple email addresses can be specified, separated by commas.
  2. “mailhost” parameter: This specifies the mail server that ONTAP will use to send the email notifications. Set this to the hostname or IP address of your organization’s SMTP server that is permitted to relay outbound emails from the storage system.

By configuring these two parameters, ONTAP will know where to send the AutoSupport email notifications (“to” address) and which mail server to use for sending the emails (“mailhost”).

The other options mentioned – “support” and “transport” – are not directly relevant for receiving email notifications:

  • The “support” parameter enables/disables AutoSupport on the cluster.
  • The “transport” parameter sets the protocol used for sending AutoSupport messages (HTTPS, HTTP or SMTP).

So in summary, to receive email alerts for AutoSupport messages triggered by hardware or software errors, make sure to properly set the “to” and “mailhost” parameters in your ONTAP AutoSupport configuration.

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