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Every system administrator knows that in case of server going down sleepless night guaranteed. That can be a disaster especially for those who live far from work.
Those who use management remote interface for all server operations know how important it is to stay close to Internet. Going out of town is a big trouble, and every time when we are away from PC: server goes down; boss needs urgent mail client check, etc.
Remote control
However, today these problems can be solved by regular group text service. You might say that this idea is crazy and bulk SMS are used by companies of all levels, offering their products or services. It is useless for IT crowd.
It does not look like regular server commands. One needs a constant access to the network to make computer react. But what if someone tells you it is possible to send regular commands to the computer with short text messages away from Internet?
How does it work?
Lately software developers work on various methods to ease our lives. This is why popular massive SMS services have provided incoming message option. And the most advanced of them offer software and hardware for server management. Users name intistele.com as one of them.
To ‘read’ such messages every computer needs a receiver. Mostly it is a regular modem. Then it is time to install this software provided by the company you bought a number from. After all is set – try out one of the regular commands:
- Reboot: text ‘reboot’ and send it to phone number provided in your tutorial.
After message is sent, wait for two-three seconds and server reboot process starts. You get a report from computer, as this system maintains incoming messaging option.
- Uptime: the algorithm is similar. As a response, computer sends a report. It looks similar to this: 21:37:22 up 1 day, 8:11, 0 users, load average: 0.01, 0.03, 0.04.
- Send mail. This task demands additional settings. If you have an e-mail server, sending, and checking mail via SMS can save much time for you. To make this command work, additional scripts required.
Start and stop any process within a few taps on the phone screen. Such system helps system administrators manage more than one service at a time.
Case of emergency
We often face situations when the server is down for a few hours, but no one has noticed it. Mostly such disasters happen late at night when the office is empty. In the morning, we face an urgent need of bringing it all in order, as everyone wants an access to database.
Turn on your mail-out and enjoy. Computers inform you if there are glitches in system or anything went out of order. The faster you react – the easier you fix everything.
