How does Interface Status Polling work ?

OpManager monitors the availability of the interface and generates Up/Down alerts if the interface status poll is enabled. The availability of the interface is decided by the Admin Status, or the Operation Status of the particular interface.

What is the severity for Admin/ Operation down status

The severity level is determined by the combination of the Admin Status and the Operation Status, as shown in the table below.

Admin Status	Operation Status	Severity
Down	Any (Up / Down / Testing / Unknown / Dormant / Not present)	Critical
Up	Down	Trouble
Up	Testing / Unknown / Not present	Attention
Up	Up	Clear
Testing	Up	Clear
Testing	Down	Trouble
Testing	Others	Attention

If you want only the interface traffic monitoring & not the up / down status of the interfaces, you can disable the status polling option for the interface. Check here.

Possible values for Admin status 

Admin status	Explanation
Up	Interface is up
Down	Interface is down
Testing	No operational packets can be passed

Possible values for Operation status 

Oper status	Explanation
Up	Ready to pass packets
Down	Can't pass packets
Testing	No operational packets can be passed
Unknown	Status cannot be determined for some reason
Dormant	Interface is waiting for external actions
Not Present	Some component is missing. Typically hardware

You can configure the violation severity of the ineterfaces by defining the severity levels of the admin and operation status under Settings > Configuration > Interface Templates.

Note: Interface Status polling works only if the parent device is in Managed state. You can also disable it under Inventory > Monitoring > Interfaces. Learn more.

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