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retries, a message will be sent to the receiver of operational messages.
The number of retries is controlled by the value specified under General
configuration, “Max nbr of IP connect attempts”. Another message is sent
when the server resumes to normal operation after a failure.
 POP3 checkpoint
Checks POP3 servers which hold incoming mail. The procedure is the
same as for the HTTP checkpoint.
 SMTP checkpoint
Checks SMTP servers which are used to send mail. The procedure is the
same as for the HTTP checkpoint.
 Server checkpoint
Generic check for TCP/IP servers. A connect attempt using the specified
IP address and port number will be made. The retry procedure is the
same as for HTTP checkpoint.
 User defined checkpoint
A user-written program can be used to check for any other condition that
should be tested.
All checkpoints are attached to schedules. Schedules control when the
checkpoint shall run. A schedule describes a week in 30-minute segments
which can be set on or off, and allows for change of the day of week for
specific dates. Thereby holidays can be handled properly. Many schedules
can be defined, allowing you to run the checkpoints exactly when you need.
The monitor program completes a processing cycle of all checkpoints after
waiting a configurable number of seconds. A checkpoint can be set to
bypass some cycles, it may be desirable to check message queues more
frequently than the connections to remote systems. With these control
mechanisms the resource consumption can be kept minimal.
A messages escalation function can be used. If a message is not replied or
acknowledged within a specified time, an escalation message will be sent to
the next member of the distribution group.
5.3 Send SMS messages from the iSeries
When a message is created it will be placed in a send queue to be
processed immediately, and the message is sent to the mobile phone via a
GSM operator. If a communications error occurs, multiple retries will be
performed.
All relevant information about a message can then be retrieved in the
Message log. If the iSeries is connected to the operator via a modem, the
send result will also be stored in the log. If a GSM module is used, the return
information from the device is stored instead. A user with full authority can
view all messages on the system, without this authority a user will only see
the messages he created himself.
Operational messages and messages created with the SNDGSMTMSG
command, or the API, can also initiate an Alarm Call. This means a
telephone call is placed to the GSM telephone after the message has been
sent.
The entries in the log are automatically removed after a number of days, to
be specified from 1 to 999.