The Related Events tab in the Event Details pane displays an overview of all the events that are related to the event selected in the Event Browser. The way the events are displayed indicates if the event is considered as a symptom or a cause in the correlation process. The event displayed in bold type in the Related Events tab is the event that is selected in the Event Browser pane.
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Workspaces > Operations Console > <select a perspective>
In the Event Browser, select the Related Events tab.
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Related Events
To reduce the problem of duplication and overload when managing information from multiple sources, you can set up topology-based rules. These rules correlate events by distinguishing between symptom and cause events and present a clearer picture of the state of the operational environment that you are monitoring.
Topology-based event correlation uses a combination of specified symptoms and a probable causes to determine the cause of an event, which it then flags in the Event Browser. An icon in the C column of the Event Browser indicates that the selected event is correlated. For more information about event correlation in general, see Event correlation.
UI Descriptions
Event Details Related Events Tab
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UI Element (A-Z) |
Description |
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Removes the relationship between events. Useful if you think that OMi correlated the selected event by mistake. The Unrelate action has no effect on the correlation rule that initially established the event relation. If you want to avoid relating the events in future, modify the associated correlation rule. |
| <Severity> |
Severity assigned to the related event. Tip For a short explanation of the icons used to indicate event severity, check the tooltip. |
| Assigned User |
Name of the user who is responsible for solving the related event's underlying problem. |
| Correlation Rule |
Link to the correlation rule used to create the relationship. |
| Related CI |
Name of the impaired configuration item where the event occurred. |
| State |
Lifecycle state of the event (for example, |
| Time Received |
Date and time when the original message associated with the related event was received from OMi. |
| Title |
A plus sign (+) icon in the event text column indicates the presence of correlated events, which the related events tab does not by default display. Use the plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) icons to display or hide correlated events. |
Potential Causes Tab
All possible correlation results are recorded and displayed in the Potential Causes tab. It shows the possible cause events, together with a reference to the correlation rule that generated the correlation. Additional information, such as the rule weight factor, and the time when the related event was received from OMi, are also displayed. Operators can inspect all possible causes for a symptom event, better understand the matching correlation rules, and, if they have the appropriate permissions, manually change the cause of that event to any one of the available alternatives when investigating a problem.
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Relate: Replaces the current cause with cause event selected from the Potential Causes list. Useful if you think that OMi correlated the wrong event. The Relate action has no effect on the correlation rules involved. If you want to automatically relate to an alternative cause event in the future, modify the associated correlation rule. |
| Severity |
Severity assigned to the related event. Tip For a short explanation of the icons used to indicate event severity, check the tooltip. |
| Title |
Text of the message sent from OMi. Bold text indicates that the event is set as the current cause. If you want to set one of the events in the Potential Causes list as the cause, you can do so manually by using the Relate button. |
| Related CI |
Name of the impaired configuration item where the event occurred. |
| Time Received |
Date and time when the original event associated with the related event was received from OMi. |
| State |
Lifecycle state of the event (for example, |
| Assigned User |
Name of the user who is responsible for solving the related event's underlying problem. |
| Correlation Rule |
Link to the correlation rule used to create the potential relationship. |
| Rule Weight |
Specifies a weighting for the selected correlation rule. The default value is A correlation rule with a higher weighting can override an existing cause-symptom relationship previously created by another correlation rule with a lower weighting. |