Send notifications to a host administrator about backups
You can send notifications to the host administrator about successful and failed backups for a specific host.
On UNIX, NetBackup uses the mail transfer agent sendmail to send email notifications. Windows requires that an application to transfer messages using SMTP is installed and that the nbmail.cmd script is configured on the Windows hosts that send notifications.
See Configure the nbmail.cmd script on the Windows hosts.
See Install and test the BLAT email utility on Windows.
To send notifications for backups of a specific host
- On the primary server, sign in to the NetBackup Administration Console.
- Expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Clients.
- Double-click the client you want to modify.
- Click Universal Settings.
- Select the Client sends mail option. If the client cannot send mail, enable the Server sends mail option.
- Enter the email address of the host administrator to receive the notification emails and click Apply. (Separate multiple addresses with commas.)
- Click Apply.