Does AutoSupport support STARTTLS for SMTP transmission in ONTAP?
Applies to
- All ONTAP versions
- All SnapCenter versions
- AutoSupport
- SMTP authentication using Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Issue
Cloud SMTP service providers, such as Microsoft Office365 and Google Gmail/G-Suite. These services typically require STARTTLS for external e-mail destinations and recommend it even for internal e-mail destinations.