Creating A New Dependency - SolarWinds User Device Tracker UDT Quick Start Manual

define a dependency where the dependent subnet is a child group to the parent
router that is serving as the WAN link to the rest of your network.
The power of dependencies becomes evident when considering alerts. If you
have an alert configured to trigger when a monitored object is down, you only
want that alert to trigger if a monitored objects is positively down. In other words,
you do not want an down object alert to trigger for an object that is not actually
down. Without dependencies, all monitored objects on a monitored node that is
unresponsive to ICMP queries will also report as down. With dependencies in
use, these child objects will instead display as Unreachable, saving you the
hassle of sorting through numerous false alerts resulting from the failure of a
single node to respond promptly to a status query.
Note: Interfaces may be defined as parent objects, but they cannot be defined as
child objects. Orion NPM determines interface status directly by polling parent
nodes. If the node on which an interface exists goes down, Orion NPM
automatically reports any and all interfaces on that node as unreachable.

Creating a New Dependency

Creating a new dependency is a straightforward process of selecting the parent
and children objects, as shown in the following procedure.
To create a new dependency:
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Orion Web Console.
2. Click Settings in the top right of the web console, and then click Manage
Dependencies in the Node and Group Management grouping of the Orion
Website Administration page.
3. Click Add new dependency.
4. On the Select Parent page, complete the following steps:
a. Use the Show only: and Group by: selection fields to
customize the list of displayed objects and groups.
Note: The properties listed in the Group by
selection field are dynamic.
b. Select the parent object or group in the main pane, and
then click Next.
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