The Dashboard requires a mail server to perform the following functionality:
Users request a new user account and receive an e‑mail with account information. Sending this e‑mail message requires an SMTP host running on an SMTP server.
Users request a forgotten password and receive an e‑mail with the password. An IMAP host and POP 3 host need to be configured to send this e‑mail.
By default, the Dashboard uses localhost for the mail server location.
To configure the mail server for Dashboard e‑mails:
Stop the Dashboard server.
For more information, see Section 2.3.2, Stopping the Dashboard.
Create a ROOT.xml file at Operations_Center_Dashboard_installation_path/server/conf/Catalina/localhost and add the following content:
<Resource name="mail/MailSession" auth="Container" type="javax.mail.Session" mail.imap.host="imap.acme.com" mail.pop3.host="pop3.acme.com" mail.smtp.host="webmachine.acme.com" mail.store.protocol="imap" mail.transport.protocol="smtp" />
Save the file, then restart the Dashboard server.
For more information, see Section 2.3.1, Starting the Dashboard.