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    How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @mazterjedi
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      @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

      [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1
      sendmail: Cannot open mail:25

      Any ideas?

      BTW this is not using gmail, using our Cox smarthost with no auth/security

      Have you tested to see if your ISP allows port 25 out? Not all do. Also, is Sendmail or Postfix listening locally? Let's start there as that is easy:

      netstat -tulpn | grep 25

      What is the output?

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403 @mazterjedi
        last edited by

        @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

        [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1

        BTW this is not using gmail, using our Cox smarthost with no auth/security

        Just use gmail, accounts are free, and super simple to setup.

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        • BRRABillB
          BRRABill @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

          @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

          [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# sudo mdadm --monitor --scan --test -1
          sendmail: Cannot open mail:25

          Any ideas?

          BTW this is not using gmail, using our Cox smarthost with no auth/security

          Have you tested to see if your ISP allows port 25 out? Not all do. Also, is Sendmail or Postfix listening locally? Let's start there as that is easy:

          netstat -tulpn | grep 25

          What is the output?

          Most don't, I have found.

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            mazterjedi @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

            netstat -tulpn | grep 25

            [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# netstat -tulpn | grep 25
            tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5902 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5525/qemu-dm-3
            [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @mazterjedi
              last edited by

              @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

              @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

              netstat -tulpn | grep 25

              [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# netstat -tulpn | grep 25
              tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5902 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 5525/qemu-dm-3
              [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

              You have no email server. That will do it.

              yum -y install postfix
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                mazterjedi @scottalanmiller
                last edited by mazterjedi

                @scottalanmiller
                [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum -y install postfix
                Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
                There are no enabled repos.
                Run "yum repolist all" to see the repos you have.
                You can enable repos with yum-config-manager --enable <repo>
                [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum repolist all
                Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
                repo id repo name status
                base/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                base-debuginfo/x86_64 CentOS-7 - Debuginfo disabled
                base-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                centosplus/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                centosplus-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                extras/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                extras-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                updates/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10/x86_64 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                updates-source/7-2.1511.el7.centos.2.10 CentOS-7-2.1511.el7.centos.2 disabled
                repolist: 0

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                  mazterjedi @mazterjedi
                  last edited by

                  Unfortunately, I have no clue what this means.

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                  • BRRABillB
                    BRRABill
                    last edited by

                    Ah, the ever present "no repos" in XS. Nice to see you again.

                    Boy does XS like being an appliance, or what?

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

                      Do this...

                      yum-config-manager --enable base
yum-config-manager --enable extras
yum-config-manager --enable updates
yum-config-manager --enable centosplus

                      Then install again.

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                        mazterjedi @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                        yum-config-manager --enable base

                        [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum-config-manager --enable base
                        -bash: yum-config-manager: command not found
                        [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                        Does the ssmtp at the end of the prompt make a difference? Shouldn't it just be [root@xenserver2] ?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @mazterjedi
                          last edited by

                          @mazterjedi said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                          @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                          yum-config-manager --enable base

                          [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]# yum-config-manager --enable base
                          -bash: yum-config-manager: command not found
                          [root@xenserver2 ssmtp]#

                          Does the ssmtp at the end of the prompt make a difference? Shouldn't it just be [root@xenserver2] ?

                          That ssmtp at the end of the prompt is just showing you your folder location, no big deal.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            Does Xen not have yum-config-manager installed these days? What a pain.

                            Anyone have the commands handy for enabling the repos manually?

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                            • BRRABillB
                              BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                              Does Xen not have yum-config-manager installed these days? What a pain.

                              Anyone have the commands handy for enabling the repos manually?

                              Didn't we give up on this a while back? LOL.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                                last edited by

                                @BRRABill said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                @scottalanmiller said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                Does Xen not have yum-config-manager installed these days? What a pain.

                                Anyone have the commands handy for enabling the repos manually?

                                Didn't we give up on this a while back? LOL.

                                No, that we got working.

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                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said

                                  No, that we got working.

                                  You sure about that?

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                                    last edited by

                                    @BRRABill said in How to configure GMail SMTP on XenServer 6.5 to monitor and alert about your MDADM Array:

                                    @scottalanmiller said

                                    No, that we got working.

                                    You sure about that?

                                    We will call it "moderately sure."

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                                    • BRRABillB
                                      BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      @scottalanmiller said

                                      We will call it "moderately sure."

                                      You just keep thinking that.

                                      I seem to remember the final words before giving up were
                                      "Why do you need this app installed anyway"
                                      And we found another option.

                                      But I could be wrong. 🙂

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                                        tiagom
                                        last edited by

                                        Just a guess..

                                        For 6.5

                                        sudo yum --enablerepo=base --disablerepo=citrix install postfix
                                        http://xmodulo.com/how-to-install-additional-packages-in.html

                                        For 7
                                        http://discussions.citrix.com/topic/378880-xenserver-70-repositories/ post #5

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