If you are considering setting up automated backups and neglecting to check for potential issues, I strongly advise you to approach the situation differently. It’s important to prioritize ensuring that everything is functioning properly and that any problems are quickly addressed, rather than blindly relying on automation without oversight.
One oft he ways to be informed in case of any challenges with failed backup jobs is to use SMTP. SMTP is Simple Mail Transport Protocol that comes integrated into BDRSuite.
In this article, I will show you how to configure it and get notification whenever you backup job succeed or fail. As an example, I will use Outlook email.
Step 1: Configure SMTP
In the first step, you will configure SMTP Server settings to enable email notifications and send the reports automatically through email.
- Login to BDRSuite web UI.
- Click on Backup Server and then select SMTP.
Assuming all functions properly, an email resembling the example below should be received by you.
Step 2: Enable email notifications
The next step involves enabling email notifications and specifying the criteria that BDRSuite will use to send you reports. The selected criteria will serve as triggers for email notifications:
- When Backup/Restore/Delete completes successfully
- When Backup/Restore/Delete fails
- When a Backup is manually suspended
- When Backup/Restore is partially completed
- When a Backup schedule is missing
- Navigate to Reports and then click Email Notifications.
When a backup fails, you will receive an email notification similar to this.
When a backup succeed, you will receive an email notification similar to this.
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