What is the best way to send SMS in SCOM 2007/2012
Ensure a secure and well-functioning corporate IT network by improving the
features of SCOM 2007/2012. If you add SMS functionality to SCOM 2007/2012
you will be able to send SMS notifications from your computer
to mobile phones. This way you can be sure that the intended person
receives the SMS alert and can intervene immediately. To achieve this
functionality you need to install an SMS gateway software such as
Ozeki NG
SMS Gateway on your computer. Read more...
Setup guide:
How to add
SMS functionality to SCOM 2007/2012
( Video tutorial included).
Why SMS alerts are important
In a diverse IT environment several unexpected events
can occur, for example, switch
shut down, processor overheating, no space on HDD, no cooling in the server
room, no network connection, etc. These failures can cause serious damage to
the system. SCOM 2007/2012 generates reports about these system failures and
forwards them as e-mail messages. If you wish to improve your monitoring and
management application consider our solution!
The presented
solution for SCOM 2007/2012 allows you to send SMS notification on every alert
to the right person. Therefore a rapid and accurate intervention can be
placed foregoing heavy harms. By receiving an important SMS numerous system
malfunctioning can be healed in time. Even events can be filtered such as an
unauthorized person logged into the system, or a response to a report was not
sent (this allows the supervision of employees as well).
These features can be achieved by installing an SMS gateway software such as
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway on your computer.
With this solution you can add automated SMS functionality to SCOM 2007/2012.
Therefore SMS notifications will be sent to mobile phones. In this way you
can reduce system maintenance costs, response time and energy. All in all
with this solution catastrophe can be foregone and system breakdowns can
be avoided by prevention.
Advantages
The obvious benefits will appear after you install and
configure Ozeki's text messaging solution for SCOM 2007/2012. Apart from being
accurate and rapid you will be well informed about the IT environment you
work with. Thus your work will be more efficient and professional.
Ozeki's solution will earn you valuable time and lower maintenance costs.
Overview
Ozeki's solution to send SMS from SCOM 2007/2012 consists of
three simple steps. First when an error occurs in the system SCOM generates
an alarm and reports it to Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
sends the report as SMS message through the GSM modem attached to the
computer to the mobile user. This means that if you want to send an alert,
your system doesn't even have to be connected to the Internet. All you need
is mobile network coverage. Finally, the recipient receives the SMS message
on his phone. Figure 1 explains this quick and reliable process.
Figure 1 - SMS solution for SCOM 2007/2012 with Ozeki
NG SMS Gateway
How to implement this solution
The System Center Operation Manager 2007/2012 is a service
management program, which includes the integrated supervision of Windows
Server system and the client networks and it monitors the basic
infrastructure of IT environments. One of its services is to send a
notification (e.g.:SMS) to the system administrator for instance when an
event or an alarm occurs.
In a few steps you can
configure your SCOM 2007/2012 to be able to send SMS notifications.
First you need to set up a command channel and its properties. After you
finished and set all the attributes, the next step is to create a new
subscriber which will be the recipient of the messages. Finally the last step
is to test the system. For more detailed installation guide open the
following web page:
Step by step installation guide on how to send
SMS notifications from SCOM 2007/2012
Conclusion for SCOM 2007/2012 SMS alert solution
To summarize the above mentioned Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
solution for SCOM 2007/2012 allows your IT environment management program to send
SMS directly to a mobile user. Thus alarms can be delivered in time, no
delays and no mis-sent messages will undermine the stability of your network.
Consequently Ozeki's solution will save you maintenance costs and manpower
allowing your business activities to be more efficient and professional.
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