I installed the new Hotfix Bundle for Products with Orion 2017.3 on our primary polling engine this morning without issues.
When I wanted to install on our APE, I get a systems check error that I must use the "Scalability engines installer". However when I use that installer, it does not seem to install any updates.
How do you install hotfixes on APE's now?
Hi Team,
I am trying to monitor AIX Server via SAM. what I may require apart from SSH credentials.?
do i require snmp string as well for that ?
Please guide
Thanks
Tayyab
We've ben tracking an issue where the name of the object in the alert does not match the current name of an object.
(pedantically we use the IP address for our edge switches, when they renumber the name changes)
the AlertObject table doesn't track changes in caption, and it's the value initially stored in that table that gets displayed in the ActiveAlerts / AllAlerts widget.
Try this database query in your environment to find nodes where the alert captions will not match the [current] node name.
select AO.EntityCaption,AO.RelatedNodeCaption,N.Caption FROM [dbo].[AlertObjects] AO inner join nodes N on AO.relatednodeid=N.Nodeid and AO.EntityType='Orion.Nodes' where AO.EntityCaption<>N.Caption or AO.RelatedNodeCaption<>N.Caption and N.unmanaged=0
Version: 12.0.1
Bug report being filed with SW Support
Hello.
We are building our Solarwinds system again from scratch but will need some of the alerts from our current system. Our version of NPM is 12.0.1
As a test I decided to export one of our current alerts, delete it, then import it back in. I followed the 'exporting and importing alerts via the web interface' document and it looked like it was going to work but the alert isn't there.
The alert definitely exported. Then to import I clicked on 'manage alerts', selected 'import alert' from the 'EXPORT/IMPORT ' drop down, double clicked the alert (which is a .xml file) it then looks like something is happening but when I search for the alert it isn't there.
Is there something I'm possibly doing wrong!? It seems pretty straight forward according to the document
I'm concerned because there's no way I could recreate all our alerts from scratch in our new system so I need to be able to import them :-/
Thanks Anita
Can someone provide insight into how I can configure the NPM to poll the "software image" and "software version" for Arista equipment?
currently the Node Details page populates correctly but has nothing for the two mentioned fields.
I need to create a summary page in tabular form with F5 real server name and IPs, virtual server name and IPs, Ports, connections, their status. Has anyone made this kind of page/reports in solar winds NPM ? I'm trying to see if that is possible through report but not sure what are the nodes called for the information I'm looking to show in my table.
Any ideas/inputs/guide will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Anu
We're doing some research around improving Orion's syslog and SNMP trap capabilities. As part of this task, we need to obtain samples of syslog and SNMP trap rules from customer's environments in order to understand how our users are currently leveraging rules. Please follow the steps below to submit your rules to us and earn 1,000 Thwack points:
3. Expand "included data" > Expand "Orion Diagnostics" > Select the DB tables listed below
4. Click "Start and Save Diagnostics"
5. Once all data collection is completed, zip into a single file and upload it to https://Share.SolarWinds.com/?ShareToken=968582E1C142EE2BF6E63AFA69DA0F034BE80E9F
SELECT * FROM [dbo].[TrapRulesDetail]
SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM [dbo].[Traps] *
SELECT TOP 1000 * FROM [dbo].[SysLog] *
SELECT * FROM [dbo].[SyslogRules]
SELECT * FROM [dbo].[SyslogActions]
SELECT * FROM [dbo].[SyslogNodes]
4. Once all data collection is completed, compress all files into one and upload it to https://Share.SolarWinds.com/?ShareToken=968582E1C142EE2BF6E63AFA69DA0F034BE80E9F
*Tables marked with * are optional as they contain syslog and trap data. These tables will be used to calculate event throughput.
Make a comment below once you've uploaded the data and I'll assign your 1,000 points.
Thank you!
Hi Friends, I need Weblogic template for Orion. Please help.
Regards
Vetri
As the title states, I will attempt to show you how to build quick, and simple, PerfStack templates using SWQL queries. My intent is to keep it simple here, so I will NOT be going into anything that requires you to be a world class rocket surgeon.
Here is an easy way to build a list of saved PerfStack projects: Building Simple PerfStack Project Lists With SWQL
Basically, I just need a quick and easy way to build PerfStack views in bulk. When manually building a PerfStack dashboard, you are actually building the URL as you are adding the various metrics. I am simply taking that URL, and stamping it out across all nodes at once. I want to be able to build a handful of templates, to allow my team to quickly troubleshoot issues as they are occurring. I do NOT want to have someone building a PerfStack dashboard during the outage. I do, however, want them to have access to this super awesome tool, but it needs to be useful in the heat of battle. I think we will all get there, in time, but maybe this will work for now...?
Okay, in the spirit of keeping it simple, let's just start things out with a few metrics per node. More specifically, I am going to build a template that shows me the basic metrics for CPU, memory, response time, alerts, and events. Now, let's break this down...
Example NodeID: 1234
CPU
Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad
Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad
Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad
If you go through the steps to manually create your PerfStack dashboard, you would need to do the following:
Select the node you want.
Select the type of metrics you want.
Drag each node metric over to the graph section you want.
Using the min, max, avg cpu load metrics, on our example node (nodeid=1234), and having each on its own graph box, your URL would look something similar to this:
http://{orionserver}/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_1234-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_1234-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_1234-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;
And your PerfStack dashboard would look something like this:
All in all, pretty simple and easy to do.
Now, would you want to do that for each of the 1500, 5000, or 10000+ nodes you are monitoring? If so, I reckon there is no need for you to keep reading. In fact, you best get back to mass producing those graphs on your one person assembly line. For the rest of us, let's look at a simple solution.
Add a "Custom Query" resource to a summary page, and then add the following query into the resource.
SELECT Caption ,'PerfStack_Template_A' AS [PerfStack-A] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-A] FROM Orion.Nodes
And, to make things a bit easier to navigate, enable the search option, and drop in the following query: (This is certainly not required, but will surely assist in tracking down the node you want to investigate.)
SELECT
Caption
,'PerfStack_Template_A' AS [PerfStack-A]
,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-A]
FROM Orion.Nodes
WHERE
Caption LIKE '%${SEARCH_STRING}%'
After saving/submitting your resource, you should see something that looks like this:
See, nothing fancy... Just a simple little node search box, with a link to something.
Now check out what in one of those links...
Hmm... That looks awfully familiar... Only... You didn't have to build anything... And, whats more, it's already built for EVERY node you are monitoring.
Okay, I admit, that graph template is not all that impressive, and probably not worth much of anything... However, (yeah, there's always a however...) we can easily make a couple of changes, which should make this more helpful.
Instead of having each different CPU metric on its own graph box, let's group all 3 of them together in the same box.
This is easily accomplished by changing the inner semicolons to commas.
SELECT Caption ,'PerfStack_Template_A' AS [PerfStack-A] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-A] FROM Orion.Nodes
After changing those 2 semicolons to commas, this is what our graph looks like: (since the min, max, & avg are all the same, our graph looks pretty well hidden, but as you can see on the right side, all 3 metrics are still there.)
Now, let's add some more stuff, and finish this thing up...
We are going to add the remaining items from our initial list (memory, response time, alerts, & events)
To show our progress, we are going to add new lines to our query, keeping the first draft the same. This will give us the ability to build different templates, and access them from a central place.
We are going to keep similar metrics together in the same graph box, as we did with the CPU Load metrics. We will end up with a single graph box which contains all of the CPU Load metrics, another with memory, another with response time, etc..
You are simply taking each of the individual metrics groups, and combining them together, into a single URL.
Use a comma to keep metrics in the same graph box, and use a semicolon to end the selection of each graph box.
Using the example below, first remove all of the lines that start with "--", as well as all blank/empty lines.
--CPU Load: ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts= 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad; --Memory: 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.TotalMemory, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinMemoryUsed, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxMemoryUsed, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgMemoryUsed; --ResponseTime: 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.AvgResponseTime, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MinResponseTime, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MaxResponseTime, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.Availability; --Alerts & Events: 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Alerts, 0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Events;'
Then, just backspace the lines together, starting from the last row, and going up, until they look like this:
,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.TotalMemory,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgMemoryUsed;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.AvgResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MinResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MaxResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.Availability;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Alerts,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Events;'
Finally, just add that newly combined row to your query, which will then look like this: (Don't forget to add your SWQL _LinkFor_ alias to the end of the line, so it matches the alias name)
SELECT Caption ,'PerfStack_Template_A' AS [PerfStack-A] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-A] ,'PerfStack_Template_Z' AS [PerfStack-Z] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.TotalMemory,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgMemoryUsed;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.AvgResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MinResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MaxResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.Availability;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Alerts,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Events;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-Z] FROM Orion.Nodes
The End Result:
Here is my simple little SWQL query that will give you examples for each of the different basic metric types we used in the many, many, many words above.
PerfStack-A = CPU Load
PerfStack-B = Memory Used
PerfStack-C = Response Time
PerfStack-D = Alerts & Events
PerfStack-Z = All of the above
SELECT Caption ,'PerfStack_Template_A' AS [PerfStack-A] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-A] ,'PerfStack_Template_B' AS [PerfStack-B] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.TotalMemory,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgMemoryUsed;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-B] ,'PerfStack_Template_C' AS [PerfStack-C] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.AvgResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MinResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MaxResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.Availability;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-C] ,'PerfStack_Template_D' AS [PerfStack-D] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Alerts,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Events;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-D] ,'PerfStack_Template_Z' AS [PerfStack-Z] ,'/ui/perfstack/?presetTime=last12Hours&charts=0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.TotalMemory,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MinMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.MaxMemoryUsed,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.CPULoad.AvgMemoryUsed;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.AvgResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MinResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.MaxResponseTime,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.ResponseTime.Availability;0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Alerts,0_Orion.Nodes_' + TOSTRING(NodeID) + '-Orion.PerfStack.Events;' AS [_LinkFor_PerfStack-Z] FROM Orion.Nodes
The SWQL query above should show you a resource similar to:
And the "PerfStack-Z" template should build out to something like this:
**There is really no need to save this dashboard (that I know of, anyway), as the link will just open up the same exact thing, every time. However, if you wanted to use this as a jumping off point, adding other metrics for other nodes/interfaces/etc., it would probably be best to save it.**
While this is really only building single node "templates", you can add multiple nodes to a single graph with a quick copy paste, or some decent SWQL skills (which I am obviously lacking, as I don't have any a multi-node query ready yet...).
For example, the following would show the Average CPU Load for NodeIDs 1234 & 5678, on the same graph box.
0_Orion.Nodes_1234-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad,0_Orion.Nodes_5678-Orion.CPULoad.AvgLoad;
There is a browser/URL limitation, so, eventually, once the URL gets too long, it will not work. I believe this is why they convert the URL into a stored name, to circumvent the issue. Having said that, if you do build a super long URL, just update the database directly. (insert buyer beware, backup early, backup often, etc... )
This is, by no means, the best way to accomplish bulk "pre-built" templates for troubleshooting. However, maybe it will hold you over until the next release of PerfStack...?
Thank you,
-Will
I have an issue with a custom poller being run against a Check Point firewall. The values being returned are not in increasing OID order e.g.
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.2620.500.9002.1.2.10.213.n.n.n = STRING: "VPN1" <- returned
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.2620.500.9002.1.2.213.78.n.n.n = STRING: "VPN2" <- returned
SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.2620.500.9002.1.2.109.104.n.n.n = STRING: "VPN3" <- not returned nor are the other values after this.
Interestingly Solarwinds UnDP handles the out of sequence OIDs and returns all 20 values but when Orion NPM tries to poll the Check Point box it only returns the first two values as the third is out of sequence.
Is there a way that I can make Orion NPM ignore the fact that the OIDs returned are not in increasing order?
For Net-SNMP you can add a -Cc switch to the SNMP get command which tells it to ignore the fact that OID values aren't returned in increasing order.
I am running Orion Core 2012.2.1, SAM 5.2.0 SP1, NCM 7.1.1, NPM 10.4.1, NTA 3.10.0, IVIM 1.5.0
Thanks in advance, Andy
Hi everyone,
I am able to see multiple values when I test the following UnDP against my firewall.
CHECKPOINT-MIB:tunnelPeerObjName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.500.9002.1.2
String
However when I look in the CustomPollerStatus table in Solarwinds NetPerfMon only the first 2 items are captured.
This is the first time I have encountered an issue where UnDP test shows the correct information but Solarwinds NPM doesn't.
I am able to use UnDP to return 400+ string values for other OIDs.
I am running Orion Core 2012.2.1, SAM 5.2.0 SP1, NCM 7.1.1, NPM 10.4.1, NTA 3.10.0, IVIM 1.5.0
Has anyone else encountered this or have any clever ways I might be able to workaround the problem.
Thanks in advance
Andy
I created solarwinds report wherein I could get the information of all the nodes like cpu, memory. I set this as a daily notification which is causing email noise. I would like to turn off this notification. Instead I want the solarwinds to be able to check the health of the application and send an alert only when a value is outside its normal tolerances.
Case (1)
Is there anyway that you can group all the nodes together and set a report for that particular group only.
For example If you have nodes like node1, node2, node3, node4, node5, node6. I want these all nodes to be grouped with name TEAM. Is there any way that I can set the report for that particular group TEAM. I wants to see the memory utilization, cpu load, disk usage for each of these nodes of that group.
Case (2)
Also I wants to have a different report or notification saying that I alert or send notification in the form of an email only when a value is outside its normal tolerances.
Can someone please help on this.
I need help! I'm SW Filter/SQL challenged.
I'm trying to filter out all of the interfaces from 2 nodes in the Top XX Interfaces by Traffic resource. I can't seem to find the right syntax to exclude interfaces on specific nodes. Does anyone have something on had that I could use?
Some of my users getting "remote swis is not responding" error while searching nodes in Solarwinds.
It's only for certain users, don't know why.
Somebody help me on this.
Thanks,
Haja
Good afternoon.
I did an upgrade (to 12.3?) Monday and everything appeared fine. Then yesterday I noticed that some of the alerts were a little broken. As in they are not showing any stats when they are sent to the mailbox.
As a precaution, I built a new alert and then tested the alert that was sent to me. This is the result that I received.
Informational : Disk space usage on disk ${FullName} is
now ${VolumePercentUsed} on xxxxx xxxx xxx
Node name -
/vmfs/volumes/58ab1482-7e9e573b-fb0d-d89d67704f80
IP address - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DNS:
Description - xxxxx xxxx xxxx - Physical, ESXi hosts
Comments - Total size is ${VolumeSize} & there is ${VolumeSpaceAvailable}
remaining
This email was generated by the Disk space alert.
01.06.2017 - SJC alert.
Please visit http://172.19.37.18/Orion/SummaryView.aspx?ViewID=1
for more information.
Here is the screenshot as evidence. If I simulate the alert, it comes out fine without any issues, but when it's rolled out for an actual alert, I get the above.
Has anyone else had this issue, or is this a call to solarwinds?
We are planning to build HA Orion Server Deployment (NPM, NCM, and SAM) across two data centers (~40ms latency).
The two data centers will be connected via stretched NSX, so both data centers will be on a single subnet.
With the above environment, would we be able to deploy HA deployment (single-subnet method)?
As for the SQL database, we will be using the cluster SQL build-out, but would we need another cluster of backup SQL server in the secondary DC?
Would we also require a load balancer to assign the VIP?