Creating an advance alert that triggers on one bit being set.

Question

I am trying to create an alert that will trigger if bit #1 (Abnormal Condition) in the smartUPS upsBasicStateOutputState UnDP is set.  So far I've spent quite a bit of time on this but haven't figured out how to do it.  I'm just a little past the beginner stage in NPM alerts so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

vhabaccisco · Answer

Thanks for the reply.  The problem is that there are other bits set also, so the numeric status would never be 1.  Here is the acutal SNMP value that is returned:

0001010000000000001 with bit #1 being on the left.  Refer to the PowerNet-MIB for bit descriptions.

According to the values from Poll Results in Orion UDP (that is a very useful feature, thanks!), the value is returned as binary data.  Would the Numeric Status = 1 still work correctly if other bits are set in the value or does the Numeric Status equal the decimal equivilent of the entire word?

FormerMember · Answer

Make sure that the Type of Property to Monitor is set to "Custom Node Poller" and you should then set the alert similar to:

PollerName is equal to MyPollerName
Numeric Status is equal to 1

FormerMember · Answer

Check this thread for a similar issue:

I don't believe there is any in-built method of handling binary strings within SolarWinds, *but*, if Bit #1 is on the left, you could possibly just use the trigger 'Starts With'.

e.g.

Type of Property to Monitor: Custom Node Poller

Trigger Alert when all of the following apply:

Poller Name is equal to upsBasicStateOutputState                  (or whatever you called your UnDP)
Status starts with 1

I haven't got any devices to test that with as it depends on how SolarWinds stores the value - hopefully as a binary string in the right order.

Andy.