Zabbix supports the sending of SMS messages using a serial GSM modem connected to Zabbix server's serial port.
Make sure that:
Zabbix has been tested with these GSM modems:
To configure SMS as the delivery channel for messages, you also need to configure SMS as the media type and enter the respective phone numbers for the users.
To configure SMS as the media type:
Media type attributes:
Parameter | Description |
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Description | Name of the media type. |
Type | Select SMS as the type. |
GSM modem | Set the serial device name of the GSM modem. |
To assign a phone number to the user:
User media attributes:
Parameter | Description |
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Type | Select SMS as the type. |
Send to | Specify the phone number to send messages to. |
When active | You can limit the time when messages are sent, for example, the working days only (1-5,09:00-18:00). See the Time period specification page for description of the format. |
Use if severity | Mark the checkboxes of trigger severities that you want to receive notifications for. |
Status | Status of the user media. Enabled - is in use. Disabled - is not being used. |