Orion NPM migration question
I need to migrate my Orion NPM and SAM from my existing Win 2008 (not R2) server, to a new Win2008 R2 server. I am following the Orion NPM Migration Reference Guide, but I have a question, even before...
View ArticleUnmanage Task Editor
I am having issues with the Unmanage Task Editor and have seen older discussions with similar problems but have not been able to find one with a solution. When I try to run the app I am receiving an...
View ArticleNetwork Atlas not recognizing User graphics
HelloI have a map that was created using custom icons and the custom icons are placed in the appropriate User Graphics folder. I have exported the map, then imported the map on another machine. I have...
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10.4 hardware health monitoring - anybody know what a bias current sensor is?
Hi all, I think this may fall under "be careful what you wish for" but here goes. I've just upgraded to NPM 10.4 and have found some "interesting" things with the hardware health monitoring: Does...
View ArticleGroup view with: variables
Hi I am adding the "User Links" widget to the view for groups, but i cannot use the variable: ${GroupName} in the links and text. Any solution on that ? Best regs Kenneth MogensenDenmark
View ArticleNPM 10.4 Dell PCM8024 not showing Hardware Health Information
We loaded NPM 10.4 and our Dell PCM8024-K switches will not report any Hardware Health Stats. Not if there is some configurations we have to do in the switch or NPM to get this to work.We have...
View ArticleDisable layer 3 topology discovery NPM 10.2
Is there a way to disable the layer 3 topology discovery on NPM 10.2. Once I do a discovery when I use the connectnow feature on the network atlas it shows both layer 2 and 3 connections. I manually...
View ArticleNeed help setting up high latency monitor
Hello all I'm looking to monitor a node for high latency and generate an alert when a ping goes above 300ms for more than 5 minutes. Is this possible to do with IPmonitor and if so how might I go...
View ArticleInformation Required about Polling Completion ? ?
What factors can influence the % Increment or decrement on " POLLING COMPLETION " ? ?
View ArticleBest practices to backup my NPM,SAM,NCM and NTA, ***not only Database***?
How do I backup my Orion NPM, NCM, NTA SAM and without having to configure everything again?I must copy the entire folder from Solarwinds and put the database? what is the best way to do the backup...
View ArticleAlerts for the Atlas Map
Hi,Recently we have configured our Network Map with 2 groups, 1 is with HQ sites map & 2nd is Branch Sites Map.How we designed our map is, 1)Our Map will have all our country.2)When we click any...
View ArticleCDP information in NPM
hi,is it possible to show the CDP information about the devices connected to the Switch/Router?I need the information about DeviceID that normally i got with "Show cdp Neighbors" into the...
View Articlesend high priority email
Is there a way for SolarWinds to send an email to my exchange server marked as "high priority"?I would like categorize the alerts and have setup special notification based on high priority messages,...
View ArticleQuestion about NPM and SAM in Chrome versus ie
I have been having issues with slowness on NPM and especially SAM. We recently moved to Chrome in our department because of one of the apps we support. In Chrome, both NPM and SAM are lightning fast....
View ArticleAlert action script to update Solarwinds database
Hi, I am looking for a script to update a record in the Orion Containers table via alert action. I've checked the SDK but not much success. Can anyone assist ?
View ArticleWhat we are working on post NPM 10.4
As always, since NPM 10.4 has been released recently we are already working on the next release of NPM. Here is a preview: New web based reporting including native support for charts in reports.Support...
View ArticleSeparate "Unmanage" rights from the rest of "Node Management"?
Hello, As our usage of Orion has expanded we have began to press up against some of its limitations. One of which that is increasingly becoming a sticking point is the inability to grant users just...
View ArticleNote: The has changed condition is only valid for the Last Boot, IOS Version,...
I pulled the following information from the NPM Administration guide online section regarding configuring alerts: Note: The haschanged condition is only valid for the Last Boot, IOS Version, and IOS...
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10.4 hardware health monitoring - anybody know what a bias current sensor is?
Hi all, I think this may fall under "be careful what you wish for" but here goes. I've just upgraded to NPM 10.4 and have found some "interesting" things with the hardware health monitoring: Does...
View ArticleI am a DW / BI Architect looking to get data from Solarwids Network...
I am a DW / BI Architect looking to get data from Solarwids Network Performance suite. Is there a webservice / API or is there a document to describe getting data from the database ?SOL
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