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If you have a Dell server with a version 9 iDRAC, release 4.x, you'll no doubt no longer be receiving email from it.  The reason for this is:
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If you have a Dell server with an iDRAC9, release 4.x, you'll no doubt no longer be receiving email from it.  The reason for this is:
  
 
''After iDRAC is upgraded to version 4.00.00.00, you may stop receiving encrypted email alerts from iDRAC, if the external email server does not support encryption. iDRAC firmware version 4.00.00.00 introduces a user-selectable encryption option and the default protocol is StartTLS.''  
 
''After iDRAC is upgraded to version 4.00.00.00, you may stop receiving encrypted email alerts from iDRAC, if the external email server does not support encryption. iDRAC firmware version 4.00.00.00 introduces a user-selectable encryption option and the default protocol is StartTLS.''  
  
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The tell-tale sign of this is when you see the following message in your mail server logs:
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  Dec 10 00:33:28 mailhost01 sendmail[22446]: 1BA0XSsj022446: idrac.mydomain.com [192.168.2.2] did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to Daemon0
  
 
To start receiving email messages again, disable the email encryption by using the following RACADM command:
 
To start receiving email messages again, disable the email encryption by using the following RACADM command:
  
 
   racadm set idrac.RemoteHosts.ConnectionEncryption None
 
   racadm set idrac.RemoteHosts.ConnectionEncryption None
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As of iDRAC9 release 5.x, you can change this from the GUI:
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  - iDRAC Settings
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    -> Settings
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      - SMTP (Email) Server Settings
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        -> Connection Encryption : '''None'''

Latest revision as of 00:38, 10 December 2021

If you have a Dell server with an iDRAC9, release 4.x, you'll no doubt no longer be receiving email from it. The reason for this is:

After iDRAC is upgraded to version 4.00.00.00, you may stop receiving encrypted email alerts from iDRAC, if the external email server does not support encryption. iDRAC firmware version 4.00.00.00 introduces a user-selectable encryption option and the default protocol is StartTLS.

The tell-tale sign of this is when you see the following message in your mail server logs:

 Dec 10 00:33:28 mailhost01 sendmail[22446]: 1BA0XSsj022446: idrac.mydomain.com [192.168.2.2] did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to Daemon0

To start receiving email messages again, disable the email encryption by using the following RACADM command:

 racadm set idrac.RemoteHosts.ConnectionEncryption None

As of iDRAC9 release 5.x, you can change this from the GUI:

 - iDRAC Settings
   -> Settings
      - SMTP (Email) Server Settings 
        -> Connection Encryption : None