Down Dependency IT

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Из Getting Started Guide for Ipswitch WhatsUp Pro 2005
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Глава Dependencies

Down Dependency can be thought of as describing that something is “in front of” something else. The dependant devices in front will not be polled unless the device further down the line is down.

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вот здесь довольно понятно изложено
http://www.canchu.com.cn/NmConsole/Help/1033/dependencies_overview.htm

The dependency feature gives you the ability to avoid turning off polling to devices, and instead makes polling dependant on the status of another device's active monitor(s) in your database.
Setting dependencies on one device's active monitors will place another device up or down depending on the type of dependency you configure.
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то есть речь идет об установке неких "зависимостей" в сети иерархически зависимых устройств. Уровнем выше и ниже текущего опрашиваемого устройства.


In the graphic above, the devices have an up dependency on the router, and the router has a down dependency on the hub. If the router's active monitors were to fail, the hub would be polled, and the devices behind the router would not be polled. When the router's active monitors are successful, the hub is not polled, but the devices behind the router are.

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