15. Click
Build Selected Variable
.
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You now should see the phrase “Watch item type ${WatchItemType}”
in the message box. At runtime, the Orion software fills in the variable
based on the triggered alert and publishes the appropriate message
in Orion Even Log.
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The next variable will add the relevant Watch list node into the Event
Log message.
16. Position the cursor at the end of the message under construction in the
message box and
type
"of node". Click
Insert Variable
when you are
finished.
17. Select
General
from the
Variable Category
list, select
NodeName
from
the
Select A Variable
list, and then click
Build Selected Variable
.
You now should see the phrase “Watch item type ${WatchItemType} of
node ${NodeName}” in the message box.
18. Position the cursor at the end of the message under construction in the
message box and type " is ". Click
Insert Variable
when you are finished.
19. Select
Watch List
from the
Variable Category
list, select
Present
from the
Select A Variable
list, and then click
Build Selected Variable
.
Note:
The full message should read " The watch item type
${WatchItemType} of node ${NodeName} is ${Present}".
20. Click
OK
to close the
Log Alert
window.
21. Click
OK
to close the
Edit Alert
window.
22. Click
Done
to close the
Manage Alerts
window.
If any of your items in the Watch list become connected to the network, you will
now see a line item for each in the Event Log.
Creating SolarWinds UDT-Specific Reports
SolarWinds UDT information is easily presented in a variety of formats using
SolarWinds Orion Report Writer. SolarWinds provides Report Writer as a quick
and easy way for you to extract data from your database, including SolarWinds
UDT statistics, for presentation in a useful form. A number of predefined
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