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:
The following parameters are specific for the SMS media type:
Parameter | Description |
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GSM modem | Set the serial device name of the GSM modem. The path entered here will be validated against the SMSDevices server parameter (if specified). |
See common media type parameters for details on how to configure default messages and alert processing options. Note that parallel processing of sending SMS notifications is not possible.
Once the SMS media type is configured, go to the Users → Users section and edit user profile to assign SMS media to the user. Steps for setting up user media, being common for all media types, are described on the Media types page.