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Chapter 8: Alerts

In the SNMP Trap OID Override field, you can specify a different OID for an alert

if you do not want all alerts to use the same OIDs. The SNMP alerts is always

prefixed by the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager enterprise OID. Click Save to

persist your changes.

Accessing historical alert information

You can access historical alert information in the Explore module by using the

Time Travel tool of the Map, viewing the resource details, or by viewing alert

details. Time Travel information is only available when a single item is in context.

Using the Time Travel tool

To use the Time Travel tool, perform the following steps:

1. Select a resource in the map.

2. Click Context to place it in context.

3. Click View Calendar to navigate.

Note: The icons of the items change color based on whether an alert was raised

and on the severity of the alert. Hover over items to view which alerts were raised

during the selected time period.

To see which resources have an alert raised, and which resources have had an

alert raised in the past, view the history of an alert.

Viewing the history of an alert

To view the history of an alert, perform the following steps:

1. Go to Explore > Content, and then search for the alert.

2. Click the name of an alert, and then click Open.

The page displays basic information about the alert, such as its current state, and

its alert criteria. If the alert is raised for one or more resources, the affected

resources are also listed. By clicking the appropriate icons of a resource, you can

perform the following additional actions:

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