Create a dependency between network objects

1. Click Settings > All Settings in the menu bar.

2. In the Node & Group Management grouping, click Manage Dependencies.

3. Click Add New Dependency.

   

4. Select the parent object or group, and click Next.

   

To define a dependency so that the reported states of child objects depend on the status of multiple parent objects, create a group including all parent objects, and select it on this view.

5. Type a Dependency Name, select the child entities, and click Next.

   

To define a dependency so that the reported states of multiple child objects depend on the status of one or more parent objects, create a group including all child objects, and select it on this view.

6. Review the settings for the dependency.

   If there are active alerts on child objects, they are listed on this view.

7. Select how parent status affects child status.

   • When the parent goes down, all dependent child objects switch to the UNREACHABLE status. Alerts that rely on Nodes status = Down do not trigger.

   • Keep child object status independent. Child object status is not affected by the parent status.

8. Click Submit.

The dependency appears on the Manage Dependencies page. This dependency can be used to limit an alert, which is then triggered only for the router that goes down, and not when a monitored device is unreachable because the router is down.

You can also display the dependency on custom views in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console.