Configuring email in Zenoss

Where would we be without email…. The world would slow to a crawl. So how do we configure Zenoss to send us emails?

Enable Emails

1. In the web console, select Management | Settings
2. On the Settings tab, enter the SMTP Host and FROM: addresses, click Save

Setting a user for email

1. Click the Users tab and select the appropriate user
2. Enter the Email addresses and click Save
3. On the Alerting Rules tab, click Alerting Rules | Add Alerting Rule
4. Enter a name for the rule and click OK
5. Click the rule to open its settings
6. Change the Delay from 0 seconds to 600 — this will force the alerts to age for 10 minutes before being sent
7. Enable the rule and click Save

To test the emails are working

1. Select Management | Settings and Users tab
2. Next to the users email address, click TEST
3. Validate the email is recieved