Autosupport using SMTP fails with Mailhost error 5.7.3 External client does not have permissions to submit to this server
Applies to
AutoSupport delivery is enabled and is configured to use SMTP mailhost :
In Clustered Data ONTAP autosupport show -node * -instance
will indicate, for example:
State: enable
Protocol to Contact Support: smtp
Support Address: autosupport@netapp.com
SMTP Mail Hosts: email.example.com
From Address: storage-admin@example.com
In 7-Mode Data ONTAP options autosupport
will indicate, for example :
autosupport.enable on
autosupport.from storage-admin@example.com
autosupport.mailhost email.example.com
autosupport.support.enable on
autosupport.support.to autosupport@netapp.com
autosupport.support.transport smtp
Issue
In Data ONTAP 8.x, the notifyd service running on each node packages and delivers AutoSupport messages for that node.
When notifyd uses SMTP to deliver an AutoSupport message, it provides normal response codes when successful, and when there are problems. Look for descriptive erorrs in the node's notifyd and messages logs, in autosupport history
show
output, and on the storage controller's console.
For example :
autosupport history show
indicates a failure for SMTP, and AutoSupports are not visible on the MyASUP site
Mailhost or notifyd log shows an SMTP error like 454 5.7.3 External client does not have permissions to submit to this server
Antivirus software is blocking AutoSupport messages
Error message: Autosupport mail was not sent because the system cannot reach any of the mail hosts