Enabling SMS Notification
After you enable the SMS notification function, alarms of the specified severity and events are sent to a preset mobile phone by SMS.
Prerequisites
- You have logged in to DeviceManager as an administrator that has the permission of one of the following:
- Super administrator
- Administrator
- A short messaging service (SMS) modem has been installed on the system or maintenance terminal. The COM port of the SM modem has been configured to send short messages. For details about how to set the SMS modem, see (Optional) Setting the GSM Modem.
- The storage system sends only the alarms and events generated after email notification is enabled to the GSM modem.
Context
The SM notification function is not available to read-only users.
Procedure
- Log in to DeviceManager.
- Choose Settings > Alarm Settings > SMS Notification.
- Set a mobile phone number to receive short messages.
- Select Enable.
- Specify the phone number of the SMS center.
The phone number of the SMS service center must be prefixed with a plus sign (+) and a country code.
- Add a recipient mobile phone number.
- Click Add.
The Add Recipient Information dialog box is displayed.
- Set Recipient Number and Notification Type.
- Notification Type can be set to Alarm or Event.
- When Notification Type is set to Alarm, you also need to set Alarm Severity. The alarm severity can be Critical, Major, and Warning.
- After event notification is enabled, you can enable or disable event notification by following instructions in Managing Event Notification Modes in the Administrator Guide specific to your product model and version.
- Click OK.
- Click Add.
- (Optional) Click Test to check whether the storage system has sent a notification.
- Click Save.
The Execution Result dialog box is displayed.
- Click Close.