Complex container status

[testos]

Hi again!

My network provider supplies me a main 100 Mbs bandwith line (A) and a backup 10 Mbs bandwith line (B) for a given location.  I need status container follow:

A status		Up	Up	Down	Down
B status		Up	Down	Up	Down
Location status		Normal	Normal	Minor	Major

I have created a condition under same container of A and B, with next condition script:

//trace(0,$1);
//trace(0,$2);
if ($1>0){
	if ($2>0)
		return 3;	//Return MAJOR
	else
		return 2;	// return MINOR
	}
return 0;			// return NORMAL
// blank last line is required for elude:
// syntax error, unexpected '/', expecting $end

Please, is there any way to change condition active state defined in General tab, from inside script?
Please, is there another way to get needed states?

Thanks in advance.

[victor]

Hi!

What is A, B, and "Location" - containers? If you need to calculate status of Location based on statuses of subcontainers A and B, the beset way is to use status calculation/propagation rules. If this is the case, tell me what statuses could have A and B, and I'll try to create rules for your requirement.

Best regards,
Victor

[testos]

Hi.

A and B are routers nodes.
"Location" is a container for A and B nodes: the city where they are located.

Next table show status for "Location" container, based in A and B nodes statuses:

[tr][td]If node A change to   Normal Normal Critical Critical
If node B change to   Normal Critical Normal Critical
Location status must be    Normal    Normal    Minor          Major

.

However, I believe that a condition should be able to change his status to the same status returned from his own script.

Best regards.

[victor]

Hi!

Condition can have only two statuses - when it is active and when it is not active. Condition script expected to return true or false - if it returns true, condition considered as "active", and it's status changed appropriately.

For your case, I see the following solution (not very elegant though):

1. On nodes A and B, set status propagation to fixed value "Normal" - this will ensure that they will not change status of parent location directly;
2. Create 2 conditions in same location, each having DCI Status for node A and node B as data (A Status first).
3. For condition 1, set active status to "Minor" and inactive to "Normal", and use the following script:

($1 == 4) && ($2 == 0)

3. For condition 1, set active status to "Major" and inactive to "Normal", and use the following script:

($1 == 4) && ($2 == 4)

Should work

Best regards,
Victor

[testos]

Hi Victor,

Of course, by using two or more conditions!. I would have never come to mind :-[.

Now, desired container status work fine.

Thank you very much again.