Reference Guide

Property Description
and/or processes required to convey information
from one point to another.
• 3 = Quality of Service Alert - An Indication of this
type is principally associated with a degradation
or errors in the performance or function of an
entity.
• 4 = Processing Error - An Indication of this type is
principally associated with a software or
processing fault.
• 5 = Device Alert - An Indication of this type is
principally associated with an equipment or
hardware fault.
• 6 = Environmental Alert - An Indication of this type
is principally associated with a condition relating
to an enclosure in which the hardware resides, or
other environmental considerations.
• 7 = Model Change - The Indication addresses
changes in the Information Model. For example, it
may embed a Lifecycle Indication to convey the
specific model change being alerted.
• 8 = Security Alert - An Indication of this type is
associated with security violations, detection of
viruses, and similar issues.
EventID
An instrumentation or provider specific value that
describes the underlying "real-world" event represented
by the Indication. Two Indications with the same, non
NULL EventID value are considered, by the creating entity,
to represent the same event. The comparison of two
EventID values is only defined for Alert Indications with
identical, non NULL values of SystemCreateClassName,
SystemName, and ProviderName.
IndicationIdentifier
An identifier for the Indication. This property is similar to a
key value in that it can be used for identification, when
correlating Indications (see the CorrelatedIndications
array). Its value SHOULD be unique as long as correlations
are reported, but MAY be reused or left NULL if no future
Indications will reference it in their CorrelatedIndications
array.To ensure uniqueness, the value of
IndicationIdentifier should be constructed using the
following "preferred" algorithm:
<OrgID>:<LocalID>
Where <OrgID> and <LocalID>are separated by a colon
(:), and where <OrgID> must include a copyrighted,
trademarked, or otherwise unique name that is owned by
the business entity that is creating or defining the
IndicationIdentifier or that is a recognized ID that is
assigned to the business entity by a recognized global
authority. (This requirement is similar to the <Schema
Name>_<Class Name> structure of Schema class names.)
In addition, to ensure uniqueness must not contain a colon
(:). When using this algorithm, the first colon to appear in
IndicationIdentifier must appear between <OrgID>and
<LocalID> is chosen by the business entity and should not
be re-used to identify different underlying (real-world)
elements. If the above "preferred" algorithm is not used,
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