Set the group status based on the status of the group members
This topic applies to all SolarWinds Platform products.
The status of a group is determined by the status of the group members.
- See Status rollup mode in the SolarWinds Platform to find out how group status works.
- See Calculate node status for more details on node status.
Group status options
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Show Best Status is useful for displaying groups that are defined as collections of redundant or backup devices. The following table indicates how the Show Best Status option operates:
Object States
Group Status
(Up, Warning, Down) (Up)
(Warning, Up) (Up)
(Warning, Down, Unknown) (Warning) -
Mixed Status shows Warning ensures that the status of a group displays the worst warning-type state in the group. If there are no warning-type states, but the group contains a mix of up and down states, then a Mixed Availability (
) warning status is displayed for the whole group. The following table indicates how the Mixed Status shows Warning option operates:Object States
Group Status
(Critical, Down) (Critical)
(Critical, Warning, Up) (Critical)
(Up, Down) (Mixed Availability) -
Show Worst Status ensures that the worst status in a group of objects is displayed for the whole group. The following table indicates how the Show Worst Status option operates:
Object States
Group Status
(Up, Warning, Down) (Down)
(Warning, Up) (Warning)
(Warning, Down, Unknown) (Down)
Set up group status
- In the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, click Settings > All Settings, and click Manage Groups.
- Select the group to set status for and click Edit Properties.
- Expand the Advanced drop-down, and select a Status Rollup Mode option.
- Click Submit.