Enable an SMS Notification Channel in Operations Manager 2007 SP1

Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 SP1

When you enable an SMS channel you can also specify the text of the message you want to send. A default message is already created for you. The default message includes both text and data variables. All lines of text that are contained within a set of dollar signs ($) are alert parameters and are replaced with the actual data from the alert that generated the notification. All text not contained within a set of dollar signs displays as is.

Note

The modem used for SMS must support PDU mode. See Operations Manager 2007 Supported Configurations for information regarding supported hardware.

The following is the default Short Message Service (SMS) sent for alerts:

Alert: $Data/Context/DataItem/AlertName$

Priority: $Data/Context/DataItem/Priority$

Severity: $Data/Context/DataItem/Severity$

Path: $Data/Context/DataItem/ManagedEntityPath$

Resolution state: $Data/Context/DataItem/ResolutionStateName$

Last modified by: $Data/Context/DataItem/LastModifiedBy$

To enable an SMS notification channel

  1. Log on to the computer with a user account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrator role for the Operations Manager 2007 management group.

    Note

    When you run the Operations console on a computer that is not a management server, the Connect To Server dialog box displays. In the Server name text box, type the name of an Operations ManagerĀ 2007 management server.

  2. In the Operations console, click the Administration button.

  3. In the Administration pane, click Settings. In the Settings pane, right-click Notification, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the Short Message Service tab, and then select the Enable short message service notifications check box.

  5. In the SMS message box, specify the text that is sent to SMS notification subscribers. The SMS message box contains a default message that includes text and variables. You can edit the default message or delete it and replace it with another message.

    Note

    The right arrow next to the SMS message box displays a list of variables that you can add to the message. If you select a variable it is appended to the end of your current IM message with no spaces or explanatory text.

  6. In the Encoding box, select the text format for the SMS messages.

  7. Click OK to return to the Operations console.