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Event Property

Description

Example

eventid (_id)

A globally unique Event ID


time

Unix time of the event (seconds since 1970).

1385076573

date

The event time in human readable format

Note: This Property has been deprecated

2013-11-11T13:39:41

node

The name of the node in question. Normally the same as the NMIS node name.


host

The DNS hostname or IP address of the node in question, as extracted from the input data.
See section on Node vs. Host below for details.


event

Name of the event

Node Down, Node Up

element

What element of the node the event refers to.
Optional, but always present if state and stateful are present.

FastEthernet1, Neighbor 1.2.4.5

state

Is the state good or bad, up or down.
Optional, but always present if state and stateful are present.

up/down, open/closed, etc

stateful

Name of the stateful object.
Optional, but always present if state and element are present.

Node, Interface, OSPF Neighbor

details

Other event details


type

Where did the event originate?

cisco_syslog, trap, NMIS, (remote) API

escalate

Has the event been marked for escalation?
This is set if an action policy sets the event up for escalation,
and cleared once the event is acknowledged.

0 or 1
priorityopEvents priority level, see opEvents priority levels vs. NMIS and Syslog levels0 to 10, inclusive
levelnearest NMIS severity level, computed from priority (only in opEvents 2.2 and newer)Normal to Fatal

acknowledged

Has the event been acknowledged?

0 or 1

flap

Is this event a flap?

0 or 1

action_requiredShould the GUI show the event as open?
Only present in opEvents versions up to (and including) 2.0.3.
0 or 1
planned_outage

opEvents looks up the node in the NMIS planned outage system and sets the value of planned_outage (default value)  to be true or false if a planned outage is scheduled or not.

Scheduled Outages or Maintenance Windows

Only available in opEvents versions 4.1.1 and newer, Release Notes: opEvents 4.1.1

true or false

Optional but Common Properties

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