Once the network adapter is configured and working, each time a service fails the adapter communicates with SMARTS to determine whether there are any network-related failures. The reported network failures are based on content the adapter sends to SMARTS about the service environment, including the hosts where its system components are located and the hosts where service tests are performed from Enterprise Manager Grid Control beacons.
If SMARTS identifies any network events related to the content passed to it for the failed service, those network events may be shown as possible causes of the service failure and also appear on the home page of the adapter in the list of alerts.
A single event reported by SMARTS may be associated with one or more service failures in Enterprise Manager Grid Control, but unrelated network events are not shown because not everything that SMARTS sees in the network makes its way back to Grid Control. If an event reported by SMARTS associated with a service failure as a cause appears in Grid Control, you can click the message associated with the event and drill into the SMARTS console to see additional detail related to that event.
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About the SMARTS Network Adapter
Enterprise Manager Information Roadmap
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