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Configuring email notifications – HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software User Manual

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1.

In the node tree pane, right-click the virtual copy you want to modify, and select Edit Time
Constraints.

2.

To set a new retention time, select the Retention Time checkbox and enter a new value.

3.

To set a new expiration time, select the Expiration Time checkbox and enter a new value.

For more information on setting the retention and expiration time, see

“How Recovery Manager

Policies Work” (page 38)

.

4.

Click Ok.

NOTE:

You can also use the CLI command HpRmCli Sql policy to modify Recovery Manager

policies. For more information, see

“Using the Recovery Manager CLI” (page 54)

.

NOTE:

Setting the same expiration value and retention value for a virtual copy using Edit Time

Constraints must be done at the same time.

Configuring Email Notifications

You can configure Recovery Manager to automatically send an email when:

You create a virtual copy or remote virtual copy, or Recovery Manager automatically creates
a virtual copy or remote virtual copy according to the task schedule.

You create a backup or Recovery Manager automatically creates a backup according to the
task schedule.

You restore a volume, an instance, or a database.

In addition, you can configure the email to notify you only when an operation completes, or only
when an error message displays, or when either occurs.

NOTE:

For more information about scheduling automatic virtual copies and remote virtual copies,

see

“Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies” (page 43)

. For more information about scheduling

automatic backups, see

“Scheduling Automatic Backups of an Instance or a Database” (page 48)

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To configure email notifications:
1.

In the node tree pane, right-click the instance for which you want to configure email
notifications, and select Email Config.

2.

In the Email Configuration pane, enter the appropriate information in the following text boxes:

Email Type - By Default, the Email Type is SMTP

SMTP Host Name - Name of the email server

Port - Port of the email server

Sender Email Address - Email address of the sender

Password - Password for the sender’s email address

Receiver Email Address - Email address of the person to be notified of task activity or
errors or both

3.

To send email notifications via the Secure Sockets Layer protocol, select the SSL checkbox.

NOTE:

To send e-mails to multiple recipients, provide recipient name separated by semicolon.

4.

To make sure the email configuration works, click the Test Connection button.

5.

In the Operations pane, select the desired options in the tab for each type of task (Create
Virtual Copy, Backup, and/or Restore) for which you want emails:

Info - Recovery Manager sends informational emails for successful operations.

Error - Recovery Manager sends informational emails for operations that were not
completed successfully.

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