How to implement SMS solutions into CA Unicenter NSMCA Unicenter NSM is a network monitoring and
management application and it makes it possible to improve the performance and
health of your corporate IT system in a professional way. This page offers an
outstanding solution for extending the functions of your Unicenter application by
adding SMS functionality to it. In this way you will be able to send SMS text
messages to mobile phones from CA Unicenter. To achieve this SMS functionality
you need a powerful SMS gateway software such as Ozeki NG SMS Gateway.
Ozeki NG
SMS Gateway is a software product that can be installed on your computer. It
connects to the mobile network with a GSM modem attached to the computer with a
data cable or it directly connects to the SMS center of the mobile service
provider over the Internet. In this article you can learn more about how to
add SMS functionality to CA Unicenter.
If you wish to connect to the mobile network with a GSM modem
attached to your computer please watch this video tutorial about how to setup
this connection:
Fields of use
Companies widely use network and system monitoring and
management applications such as CA Unicenter to improve their IT performance,
reliability and productivity. With CA Unicenter NSM you can simplify system
management and ensure the performance of your IT environment. Though these
properties are not always enough in a large company. If you want to be effective
you have to ensure availability at the highest level. If there is an error in
your IT system and even if it is detected it cannot be solved in time if your
IT staff are not informed about it.
The best solution for availability problems is adding SMS functionality to CA
Unicenter NSM. In this way the generated reports about system and network errors
will be sent to mobile phones of administrators and managers. To achieve this
SMS functionality you need to implement a stable SMS gateway software such as
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. With this solution you
can be sure that errors are detected and the intended people will be informed
about them. Therefore, matters can be prevented before they affect your
business processes. Moreover, you can setup a secure IT system as you can
determine who should receive your SMS messages. All in all, if you implement
this solution you will get a stable, reliable and secure IT system with the
highest quality while you save time and money.
How to benefit from texting
If you decide to implement this solution you will notice
several advantages. One of the most important one is that notification messages
are sent to the intended people immediately after the error occurs in your
system. In this way administrators can take the necessary steps to solve
problems in time and to avoid further damage in the corporate network. So you
will gain a well-functioning SMS system which makes administrators possible to
intervene before your business process are affected by harms. The end result
will be a stable system which satisfies the needs of the IT staff, the managers
and customers at the same time.
Requirements checklist
If you wish to setup this application you need to establish a connection
between your system and a mobile network. You can choose from two options: Internet connection
or wireless connection (when you attach a GSM phone or GSM modem to your computer). If you visit
the following website: Internet based SMS
connections vs. GSM modem based (wireless) SMS connections you can decide easily
which solution is the best for you. You will need different tools for this application
on the basis which solution you chose.
Requirements to connect your system to the Mobile network via the Internet
The following tools will be necessary if you wish to establish a connection between your system and an SMS service provider:
Figure 1/a - Internet based connection checklist
You will need an SMS service provider who will be able to reach mobile phone surrounding
you. To help you find a provider who can provide SMS service via the Internet, we have
collected some provider on the following website: SMPP SMS Service providers. After you
have chosen a provider and purchased its service you will get connection parameters and
with these parameters you can set Ozeki NG SMS Gateway software according to your needs.
Requirements to wireless connection to the Mobile network
To establish wireless connection between your system and the GSM modem, you will need
a GSM modem/ GSM phone and with a data cable you can connect it to your computer. In
this way your Ozeki NG SMS Gateway software can handle the phone and the software
can manage messaging wirelessly. The following tools will be necessary if you wish
to establish this connection method:
Figure 1/b - Wireless connection checklist
How SMS texting works with CA Unicenter
When an error is detected in your system by
CA Unicenter NSM, it processes this error and
sends a report to Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. The SMS gateway processes this notification and
delivers the error message as SMS text message to the intended mobile devices.
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway sends SMS messages to the mobile network
via GSM modem attached to the computer with a data cable or it directly
connects to the SMSC of the mobile service provider over the Internet.
Figure 2 - Texting process in CA Unicenter with Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
To send SMS messages from CA Unicenter NSM you need to
do the follows: First, start CA Unicenter NSM and define clients you want
to monitor. Then create a rule that will execute SendSMS.exe file with the
proper parameters. In message parameters you need to insert the details of the
error to the proper fields. Next generate an error, for example, overload the
processor. CA Unicenter NSM should detect this
error, and if you have a look at Ozeki NG SMS Gateway, you should see that the
error message has already been sent to a mobile phone.
Conclusion for CA Unicenter SMS solution
To summarize the above mentioned CA Unicenter with Ozeki NG
SMS Gateway is the best solution if you want to improve performance and
availability of your IT system. This solution is based on SMS technology which
enables your system to forward error messages as SMS messages to mobile phones.
In this way you also can improve the effectiveness and security of your
corporate IT environment. The implementation of this solution will result in
considerable time and money savings.
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