# Alarms and Correlation

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## [About the Alarms and Correlation category](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/about-the-alarms-and-correlation-category/98)

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**Author:** [@harish](https://community.sapphireims.com/u/harish)\
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## [One of the server which was getting monitored is taken out of network. Is there anything I need to do so that false alarms can be avoided?](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/one-of-the-server-which-was-getting-monitored-is-taken-out-of-network-is-there-anything-i-need-to-do-so-that-false-alarms-can-be-avoided/523)

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**Author:** [@Gireesh](https://community.sapphireims.com/u/Gireesh)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/one-of-the-server-which-was-getting-monitored-is-taken-out-of-network-is-there-anything-i-need-to-do-so-that-false-alarms-can-be-avoided/523 "2021-04-05T13:19:24Z")

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The system which are taken out of the network can be configured under Planned Maintenance so that unnecessary polling is avoided and in turn false alarms generation is also avoided. Please refer online help link for mor…

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## [I want the alarm to be created as incidents so that they can be assigned to relevant engineers to work on. Is it possible?](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/i-want-the-alarm-to-be-created-as-incidents-so-that-they-can-be-assigned-to-relevant-engineers-to-work-on-is-it-possible/522)

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**Author:** [@Gireesh](https://community.sapphireims.com/u/Gireesh)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/i-want-the-alarm-to-be-created-as-incidents-so-that-they-can-be-assigned-to-relevant-engineers-to-work-on-is-it-possible/522 "2021-04-05T13:17:15Z")

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Yes, this is possible using the Alarm to Record feature one can redirect the alarm to create the service desk incidents so that relevant engineers can be assigned to work on them. Please refer our online help link for mo…

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## [I want to get notified based on a particular event log’s eventid. Is it possible?](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/i-want-to-get-notified-based-on-a-particular-event-log-s-eventid-is-it-possible/521)

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**Author:** [@Gireesh](https://community.sapphireims.com/u/Gireesh)\
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**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/i-want-to-get-notified-based-on-a-particular-event-log-s-eventid-is-it-possible/521 "2021-04-05T13:14:47Z")

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Yes, user can configure the alarm unification rule to generate the alarm based on eventlog’s eventid. And it supports other parameters as well. Please check more details on online helplink - Alarm Unification

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## [Wherther SapphireIMS engine automatically stops polling a dependent or connected devices when parent device is down?](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/wherther-sapphireims-engine-automatically-stops-polling-a-dependent-or-connected-devices-when-parent-device-is-down/520)

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**Author:** [@Gireesh](https://community.sapphireims.com/u/Gireesh)\
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**Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://community.sapphireims.com/t/wherther-sapphireims-engine-automatically-stops-polling-a-dependent-or-connected-devices-when-parent-device-is-down/520 "2021-04-01T11:29:13Z")

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No. The child and parent data collection will happen independently. Only the alarm generation can be controlled by alarm correlation feature. Example: If two servers SVR1 and SVR2 connected to switch SW1 and if SW1 is…
