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Variable Binding Definitions | Alarms, Events, and Automation
OMNM 6.5.2 User Guide 347
Variable Binding Definitions
Events contain data elements called Variable Bindings and also known as varbinds for short. Just as
Events are based on
Event Definitions
, Variable Bindings are based on Variable Binding
Definitions.
Variable Binding Definitions Portlet
You can define how the OpenManage Network Manager application treats variable bindings that
are found within events. Administrators can fine-tune certain aspects of how variable bindings are
processed using this portlet.
By default, this portlet is available from the Settings page by selecting the Alarm Definitions menu
option.
You might need to edit a variable binding definition if any of these scenarios occurs:
• Alarm to event correlation is not working properly for events/alarms based on a certain event
definition - In this case, you might need to find which variable bindings are within the event
and change the Correlation Type for one or more of the variable binding definitions. This
might then correct the correlation issues for new events and alarms based on the same
definitions.
• The message within an alarm is not descriptive enough - In this case, you might need to find
which variable bindings are within the event definition upon which the alarm is based and
then add latent mined variable bindings so that new alarms based on these definitions will
include more information.
• The message within an alarm is unreadable (i.e. it shows up as hexidecimal code) - In this
case, you might need to find the which variable bindings are within the event definition upon
which the alarm is based and then set it to perform Forced Conversion.
Columns include the
MIB Name, Name, Variable Binding OID, Data Type, Correlation Type, and
Forced Conversion
. See Variable Binding Definition Editor for how to alter these. Right-click a
selected variable binding definition for the following menu items:
Edit
— Open the selected variable binding definition in the Variable Binding Definition Editor.