KB36259: How to configure SMTP Smart Host Server for MicroStrategy Health Center

 
Follow the steps below to specify an SMTP Smart Host Server on a Master Health Agent machine:

1. Stop the Master Health Agent process:
    
   For Windows, please use Services under the Administrative Tools to stop "Strategy Master Health Agent" service.
   For UNIX or Linux, please use "kill" command to terminate the process. To find out the process id or name, follow the technical note below:
   KB33877: How to find the Master Health Agent process or Health Agent process ID and name on Unix/Linux platforms.
    
   
2. Create Config.xml (see an example below) file under the Master Health Agent folder,
   For Windows, the folder location by default is at C:\Program Files\Common Files\MicroStrategy\Health Center\<machine_name>
   For UNIX or Linux, the folder location is /HealthCenter/<machine_name>
   

   
   <SystemNodeConfig>
   
   <SmartHost>
   
       <Mode>Always</Mode>
   
       <IPAddress>10.165.7.84</IPAddress>
   
       <Port>10025</Port>
   
   </SmartHost>
   
   </SystemNodeConfig> 
   
   

   
   
3. Modify the <IPAddress> and <Port> to point to the Smart Host Server.
4. Save the file and start the Master Health Agent process.