Status Rollup Mode in the SolarWinds Platform

In the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, the status rollup mode designates how the availability status of a collection of nodes on the node tree or on a map is displayed in the web console.

• Status rollup mode for network maps, groups, and tree widgets
• Child status rollup mode
• Enhanced node status

Status rollup mode for maps, groups, and tree widgets

For object collections of nodes or applications with different status levels in a selected group, on a map, or in a tree widget, you can specify status rollup mode:

1. Click Settings > All Settings in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, and then click Web Console Settings in the Product Specific Settings grouping.
2. Select one of the following options:

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

Child status rollup mode

In the SolarWinds Platform, you can monitor child objects on single nodes, such as interfaces, applications, or other related entities. If the child entities have different status, the SolarWinds Platform rolls the status up according to your settings.

Starting with Orion Platform 2019.2, the rollup mode depends on the method used to calculate node status:

• Enhanced node status calculation (new in Orion Platform 2019.2)
• Classic calculation

Child status rolllup mode for enhanced node status calculation

If you are calculating node status using the enhanced calculation method, the status of child entities can be reflected in the overall node status.

By default, the status rollup mode is set to mixed and is calculated as shown in this table:

Final Node Status	Polled Status	Child 1 Status	Child 2 Status
CRITICAL	UP or WARNING	UP	CRITICAL
CRITICAL	UP or WARNING	DOWN	CRITICAL
DOWN	DOWN	ANY	ANY
WARNING	UP or WARNING	UP	WARNING
WARNING	UP or WARNING	UP	DOWN
WARNING	UP or WARNING	UP	UNREACHABLE
WARNING	WARNING	UP	UNKNOWN
WARNING	UP or WARNING	DOWN	WARNING
WARNING	UP or WARNING	DOWN	UNKNOWN
WARNING	UP or WARNING	DOWN	DOWN
WARNING	WARNING	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
UP	UP	UP	UP
UP	UP	UP	UNKNOWN
UP	UP	UP	SHUTDOWN
UP	UP	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN
UNMANAGED	UNMANAGED	ANY	ANY
UNREACHABLE	UNREACHABLE	ANY	ANY
Child status	EXTERNAL	ANY	ANY

You can change the rollup mode for individual nodes.

Child status rollup mode for classic node status calculation

If you are calculating node status using the classic method, the status of child objects is displayed using a sub-icon. Specify what to display:

1. Click Settings > All Settings, and click Web Console settings.
2. Scroll down to Child Status Rollup Mode, and select one of the following options:
   • Show Worst Status - the child icon shows the worst status of all children.
   • Show Worst Status (Interfaces only) - the child icon shows the worst status of interfaces on the node
   • Show Only ICMP status - no child icon is displayed, because ICMP is used for node status only. The status of child entities is reported using SNMP.