SolarWinds performance with IIS versions
Does Solarwinds have any official data on the relative performance metrics of their products with versions 6, 7, and 8 of IIS? Does the website perform noticeably better with one version over the others?
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Using variables in network atlas
OK.... I have come to the conclusion that trying to get multiple device types ( example all nodes in the WAN) can not be accomplished by a custom property and a view. It looks like the best way to...
View ArticleSNMPv3 with ESXi?
Hi, Putting this in the NPM group, since it is an SNMP issue.... Please don't ask me why (long story), but I am trying to get NPM to poll an ESXi server. Anyone get this to work? I have the ESXi 5.1...
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HOWTO - Create a Spiffy WAP MAP with Network Atlas
If you have Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor [NPM] tool and more than a few Wifi Thin Access Points in your environment, I'll bet you've been tempted at some point to create a "WAP MAP" using the...
View ArticleSNMP vs WMI polling - pros and cons
I'm pulling together a (semi-comprehensive) comparison of the impact of monitoring via WMI versus SNMP. The upshot for those who are impatient: WMI monitoring (whether WMI polling or WMI via SAM) has a...
View ArticleWhere would I edit email format in NPM?
HI all, this is my first Thwack question so be gentle. I've been searching for over an hour now and can't find an answer to this question. I and my organization are both new to Solarwinds. I have a...
View ArticleIs there a way to report nodes that have been down for over 30 days?
Hi, The down interface/node reports that I could find all seem to stop at 30 days. Is there a way to identify or report nodes that have been down beyond the 30 days? Glenn.
View ArticleWhat's better? Polling ESXi directly or through vCenter
I am new to Orion and in the process of setting up nodes for monitoring through NPM. When monitoring my vCenter environment, is it better to poll ESXi directly or through vCenter? I see my ESXI 5.5...
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vCenter connection failing again
So I've run into this issue again and support was not able to get it resolved for me this time. I'm hoping maybe someone else has also run into this.We had this issue a few months ago and the fix was...
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Juniper SRX Map
We have a map showing the VPN connections but when the primary node fails all the interfaces become unknown even though the node itself fails over correctly. Looking at the map builder it appears each...
View ArticleServer renaming doesnt get updated
Hi, We are using the orion NPM. We tried to change the name of the device/server, the new name doesnt get reflected in all locations. We need restart the service to update the new name in locations....
View ArticleInterface Traffic Alert: Compare previous poll to current
Hi everyone, Our interface polling is currently set to 5 mins. We need an alert wherein Solarwinds compares the previous polled data to its current, example the previous polled data was 900mbps and the...
View ArticleNetwork Performance Monitor IIS Caching
Hi, Can I switch on IIS caching on the web server for Orion. If so is there a document describing how to do it as it seems to kill the site turning it on with no rules.. many thanks, Robert
View ArticleLocal group permissions in Orion?
Hi, How to setup the local groups in Orion?. Orion supports group based permission using AD. However, My customer doesnt want the permission using AD groups. They want the local group and user will be...
View Article"Event summary" in orion home page
Hi, One of my customers is asking me to customize the "event summary" to display only the errors and warnings in the home page. Is there anyway to hide informations and notifications, display only...
View ArticleChassis based Switch
Good day, Please advise when polling a chassis based switch does the individual cards appear as different devices?
View ArticleOrion and SQL Performance optimization tips?
Hi, We have about 500 devices in Orion. Have enough CPU, memory and space. However, Orion sometimes takes a lot of time to respond. Is there anyway to optimize the orion and SQL server to give the...
View ArticleNetwork Sonar Discovery for Large Network
I'm looking for the best method to discover all nodes on a 10.0.0.0/8 network. I have tried using Network Sonar Discovery on some /16 networks and even with the maximum 10 hour timeout the scan still...
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