In addition to actively monitoring tasks with the Runtime
Tasks panel, you can also have e-mail notifications sent to specified
users when runtime tasks occur.
Before you begin
When security is enabled, some fields are not available without
proper authorization.You must have configurator administrative
privileges to define e-mail notification.
About this task
By defining e-mail notification, you can be notify a set
of e-mail addresses when runtime tasks are generated.
The sender
user ID is preset to wasxd. You might need
to register the sender user ID to in your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP) registry before the cell can successfully send e-mail notifications.
Procedure
Optional: Set the user ID
from which the e-mails are sent. Requirement: To change the user ID, you must
install the appropriate fix pack for your
WebSphere® Extended
Deployment release and your
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment release:
Table 1. Required
interim fixes to use custom user IDs for e-mail notification
WebSphere Extended
Deployment Version |
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version |
Required interim fixes |
6.0.2.1 |
6.0.2.x |
PK55085 |
6.0.2.1 |
6.1.0.11 or 6.1.0.13 |
PK54881 and PK55085 |
6.0.2.1 |
6.1.0.15 or later |
PK55085 |
6.0.2.7 |
6.0.2.35 |
No interim fix is required |
6.0.2.7 |
6.0.2.37 |
No interim fix is required |
6.1.0.0 |
6.1.0.11 or 6.1.0.13 |
PK54881 and PK55085 |
6.1.0.0 |
6.1.0.15 or later |
PK55085 |
6.1.0.1 |
6.1.0.11 or 6.1.0.13 |
PK54881 |
6.1.0.1 |
6.1.0.15 or later |
No interim fix is required |
By default, the value is preset to wasxd.
To change this default, complete the following steps:
- In the administrative console, click System
administration > Cell > Custom properties > New.
- Enter the name of the custom property as task.email.global.sender.id and
set the value to the specific e-mail user ID that you want to use.
- Click Apply. The change becomes
effective when you save the configuration.
- Configure e-mail notification in the administrative console.
In the administrative console, click Runtime
operations > Task management > Notifications.
Select Enable notifications to enable notifications.
When runtime tasks are generated, an e-mail notification is sent to
each of the e-mail addresses that you specify.
- Verify that e-mail is sent for a given task. When
all of the changes are made, click Test E-mail to
verify that the e-mail is sent for a given task. If the e-mail server
uses spam-blocking software, this test can fail and prevent the e-mail
from displaying in the test inbox. To save your changes, click Apply or OK.
Results
When notification is enabled, an e-mail is sent to each of
the specified addresses when a task is generated. When notification
is enabled and no e-mail addresses are specified, no e-mails are sent.
What to do next
You can configure custom properties to get
more detailed task information in the e-mails or to customize the
subject line in the e-mails.
- Manage the runtime tasks in the administrative console.