Your firewall might have to be configured to allow outgoing traffic from the Microsoft Management Console (mmc.exe) to the SMTP server.
Have you tried sending a test message to yourself via the MMC operational reporting email configuration tool? Also have a look at IBM article 1197619. It might help. http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21197619 Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-09-13 10:54:12: > hmmmm that could be the oneeeee....................... > what should i be opening up in firewall??? SMTP port 25??.... but why would my > Outlook go through using "Exchange server"? > > Regards.. > Sandra > > Andrew Raibeck wrote: > > > Sandra, could there be a firewall issue at work? > > > > Regards, > > > > Andy > > > > Andy Raibeck > > IBM Software Group > > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > > The command line is your friend. > > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-09-13 > > 10:47:57: > > > > > Dear Richard, > > > i can reach my exchange server using MS Outlook and all the > > > connection things like > > > Ping by name and IP from this server, its just this TOR that can't > > > find SMTP Server. > > > > > > Regards > > > Sandra > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard Cowen wrote: > > > > > > > You could try: > > > > > > > > Open a DOS window. > > > > Enter: > > > > nslookup > > > > > set type=MX > > > > > super.net.pk > > > > > > > > You should see something like: > > > > > > > > Server: xxx.yyy.com > > > > Address: 111.222.222.001 > > > > Non-authoritative answer: > > > > yyy.com MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.yyy.com > > > > yyy.com MX preference = 20, mail exchanger = mail2.yyy.com > > > > mail.yyy.com internet address = 111.222.222.010 > > > > mail2.yyy.com internet address = 111.222.222.011 > > > > > > > > The names and addresses should match your environment. > > > > If you do not resolve any MX types, check your Network settings (DNS, > > etc.) > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Sandra > > > > Sent: Tue 9/13/2005 1:29 PM > > > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > > > Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Operational Reporting and E-mail > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > I am running TSM 5.2.3 with maintenance applied till 5.2.6 on Windows > > 2003 > > > > server. > > > > > > > > Operational reporting is working fine except that it can't find my > > > SMTP server. > > > > I can't find any logs where i can track down the problem. > > > > > > > > I have previously configured this on Win2000 machine it worked > > > fine.. now in my > > > > new company i have it on Win2003. I have tried to give both IP and > > fully > > > > qualified domain name in SMTP address of my SMTP Server. Its > > > actually exchange > > > > 2000 with SP3. > > > > > > > > I can't re-install operational reporting since it will have to be > > > installed on > > > > other machine. > > > > > > > > Please enlighten me.... what is it that i m missing and whree can > > > I find logs of > > > > this connection failure. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Sandra
