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132 Event Definitions | Key Portlets
If a message template exists for an existing, correlated alarm and the generated text does not
match the original alarm, then Dell OpenManage Network Manager closes the existing alarm,
and generates a new one. Leaving this blank transmits the original message.
Tip
Putting an OID in curly brackets amounts to a tag replaced by the MIB text for that OID. Look for OIDs and
messages in the MIB browser (as described in MIB Browser on page 188).
Correlations
This screen lets you configure Correlated Events and Correlation Key Bindings. For example, a link
down event could correlate with a link up event, or an alarm with a clear alarm event.
In the Correlated Events panel, click
Add to display a selector (with filter) to find events to
correlate with the one you are editing.
In Correlation Key Bindings, use the right/left arrows to select
Key Variables from Available
Vari ables
. The variables considered keys for correlation are the key bindings for the target alarm in
the correlation process. This means that if event A is defined to include event B as a correlated
event, comparison of the key bindings defined for event B is also considered when comparing a new
alarm for event A to an existing alarm for event B.