Creating and Configuring Email Profiles

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Summary

This article walks you through setting up email profiles in VDM so the Scheduler can send automated notifications and reports.

Why Create Email Profiles?

Email profiles help you send notifications about tasks, like whether they succeed or fail. They’re also used to email reports created by the Scheduler.

Create an Email Profile

To create an email profile, open the Settings tab in VDM and select Profiles.

1. Click the Settings tab located at the bottom of the VDM screen.

2. Click Profiles on the left side of the VDM screen.

3. Configure the Email settings.

Check with your email provider or email administrator for the following settings.

• Mail Server — The address of your email server (example: mail.example.com) 
• Port — Common values are 25, 465, or 587 
• Username — The login name for the email account 
• Password — The password for the account (Keep this secure).
• Recipient (To) — The address that receives notifications 
• Sender (From) — The address used to send messages

Example

4. Select Enable SSL if it's required by the mail server.

5. Click the Save button to save the new email profile.