What is the best way to send SMS in SCOM 2007/2012

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.

Ozeki NG SMS Gateway can be obtained by opening the download page: Download Ozeki NG SMS Gateway!

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.

• For a detailed installation guide, please go to the setup instructions page!
• If you have not download Ozeki NG SMS Gateway yet, you can do it now on our product page!
• If you wish to learn more about connection possibilities to the mobile network, please go to the following page: GSM Modem vs. IP SMS connectivity
• Please find how to benefit from implementing SMS solutions in your business on SMS solutions for businesses page

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