Managing Groups and Dependencies
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.
Note: If you want to define a dependency so that the reported states of
child objects are dependent on the status of multiple parent objects,
create a group including all parent objects, and then select it on this
view. For more information, see "Creating Groups"
5.
On the Choose Child page, complete the following steps:
a. Edit the Dependency name, as appropriate.
b. Use the Show only: and Group by: selection fields to customize the list of
displayed objects and groups.
Note: Properties listed in the Group by: selection field are dynamically
dependent on the selection in the Show only: field.
c. Select the child object or group in the main pane, and then click Next.
Note: If you want to define a dependency so that the reported states of
multiple child objects are dependent on the status one or more parent
objects, create a group including all child objects, and then select it on
this view. For more information, see "Creating Groups"
6.
On the Review Dependency view, review the current settings for the configured
dependency.
Notes:
n If any advanced alerts are configured on parent or child objects, they will
be listed on this view. Click + to expand alert details.
n In the event that a parent object is down, all alerts configured on any
child objects in a dependency on the down parent object are
automatically suppressed.
7. Click Submit to accept the dependency definition.
Editing an Existing Dependency
Editing an existing dependency is a straightforward process, as shown in the
following procedure.
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds > Orion Web Console.
2. Click Settings in the top right of the web console, and then click Manage
Dependencies in the Node & Group Management grouping of the Orion
Website Administration page.
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