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How can I get notified when the system is in trouble when I am at home?
Anybody knows if there is any tools capable of auto-paging for me when any events happen on UNIX servers? If there is an internal modem on one of UNIX server, can I use kermit to do this?
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1) Where can I download "swatch"?
2) I need to be called even when I was sleeping, but I cannot just keep
waiting for emails without sleep. We should also add in additional step
, that is to contact the local vendors who can provide such service---page for you if you get emails.
3) As I mentioned above, I have an modem connected to one of our UNIX Servers, but how can I get it to phone me automatically and what can I hear from the machine?
As for other internet resources, I am still exploring. I will express my opinion later.
2) I need to be called even when I was sleeping, but I cannot just keep
waiting for emails without sleep. We should also add in additional step
, that is to contact the local vendors who can provide such service---page for you if you get emails.
3) As I mentioned above, I have an modem connected to one of our UNIX Servers, but how can I get it to phone me automatically and what can I hear from the machine?
As for other internet resources, I am still exploring. I will express my opinion later.
1) http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/coast/archive/data/category_index.html
2)No problem: can send email and phone etc, as you can run scripts and programs based upon some event in any logfile this is easy.
Most ISP's allow forwarding of email to SMS messages: this means that you could have the messages displayed on your mobile phone: this also acts like a pager and means that you do not have to be near your home in order to receive the call, alternatively just get your unix box to phone your mobile.
3) from the unix box get it to dial (using "cu") ie something like:
cu -s14400 -pcua/a yourhomenumber
what you will get is your modem suealing at you on the end of the phone: you could setup your PC at home running HyperTerm or alike to alert you upon a valid connection, but a squealing phonecall is usually enough to get me out of bed: <tip: try experimenting with different speeds, as some _sound_ better than others>
you could also experiment with DTMF tones, I personally have not tried this but may sometime soon.
2)No problem: can send email and phone etc, as you can run scripts and programs based upon some event in any logfile this is easy.
Most ISP's allow forwarding of email to SMS messages: this means that you could have the messages displayed on your mobile phone: this also acts like a pager and means that you do not have to be near your home in order to receive the call, alternatively just get your unix box to phone your mobile.
3) from the unix box get it to dial (using "cu") ie something like:
cu -s14400 -pcua/a yourhomenumber
what you will get is your modem suealing at you on the end of the phone: you could setup your PC at home running HyperTerm or alike to alert you upon a valid connection, but a squealing phonecall is usually enough to get me out of bed: <tip: try experimenting with different speeds, as some _sound_ better than others>
you could also experiment with DTMF tones, I personally have not tried this but may sometime soon.
It will do for you what you're asking for plus a lots of other things.
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