First, use the email mailhub command to specify the mail server to use for notification emails. In this example, we are using the email server named smtp.emailsrvr.com. You could also supply an IP address instead of a hostname.

Next, use the email auth command to supply the email account username and password. In this example, we are using alerts@mycompany.com with the password of mypassword123.

Now that we have set up the account to use, we will turn on email authentication.

Now that we have configured the settings that let the node send emails, set up who to send them to and when to send them. Use email notify recipient to configure the destinations for event notification emails. You can specify multiple destinations separated by commas with no spaces.

The email notify event command lets you configure which events will trigger automatic emails. There are quite a few events available – start by entering email notify event ? to see the list of available events. You can either enable individual events, or, use the all argument to enable them all. We are going to start with the all setting and tune settings as necessary later on.

It is a good idea to check your settings and make sure emails are sent successfully. You can do that with the email send-test command. If you do not receive the email, check the show log output to make sure the email was sent. Then, reconfigure email settings, if necessary.

You may also want to configure and enable autosupport emails. Autosupport emails are sent directly to Gigamon’s Technical Support department when specified events take place, enabling proactive problem resolution. The GigaVUE HC Series node is preconfigured with the correct destination address – you just need to enable the feature with the following command.

Use show email events to see the list of events for which auto support emails will be sent. You can change the list with the (no) email autosupport event command.