Monitoring vCenter/vSphere server
So I saw this post: http://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/45182 and in the screenshot it was showing all the datastores. I enabled SNMP on the Administration tab in vSphere and when I added it in Orion,...
View ArticleVCenter and SNMP
If I set up NPM 10.3 with the necessary administrative credential to poll a VCenter server, do I even need SNMP enabled on the ESX host servers? I understand that all data with the exception of CPU and...
View ArticleSNMP walks from F5 loadbalancers WANTED
While working on a new F5 loabalancing support in NPM, we could definitelly take an advantage of SNMP walks from your F5s with BIG-IP v12.x. Should you be interested in helping us building this feature...
View ArticleHow to Import Enterprise MIB File?
What is the procedure for adding an enterprise MIB into Orion?I need to monitor a device whose enterprise mib is not included in Orion 8.0.113, and I can't find any instructions for adding a mib.Thanks.
View Articlehow to calculate bandwith utilization
I want to know how NPM calculate bandwidth utilization I used this formula found in thwack Bandwidth Utlization formula:Utilization: The averagepercentage of bandwidth utilization rates the report...
View ArticleTIPS & TRICKS: Stop the madness! Avoiding alerts but continuing to pull...
This is the first in a series of posts where, in the name of giving back to the community, I’m going to share some of the customizations that make SolarWinds a little more robust for us and our...
View ArticleWeird Juniper Ping Problem
We have an issue that occurs about once a week. It only involves Juniper EX3200/EX4200 switches and only some of them we have deployed/monitored.About once a week, we will get an alert from Solarwinds...
View ArticleTransmit Discards; But Router Stats Show No Errors
Our Internet Cisco router is showing no interface errors, but Orion is showing interface transmit discard errors in the thousands. Shouldn't the counts match?
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SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser - Password
What is the default password for SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser under Orion Configuration Wizard?
View Articlemoving SQL database to a new server
i have Orion on its own server and i have Microsoft SQL on its own server. i'm about to move SQL to another high-performance RAID 10 server.so, i understand i need to use sql manager to backup my...
View ArticleHow to Import Enterprise MIB File?
What is the procedure for adding an enterprise MIB into Orion?I need to monitor a device whose enterprise mib is not included in Orion 8.0.113, and I can't find any instructions for adding a mib.Thanks.
View ArticleTransmit Discards; But Router Stats Show No Errors
Our Internet Cisco router is showing no interface errors, but Orion is showing interface transmit discard errors in the thousands. Shouldn't the counts match?
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SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser - Password
What is the default password for SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser under Orion Configuration Wizard?
View ArticleTransmit Discards; But Router Stats Show No Errors
Our Internet Cisco router is showing no interface errors, but Orion is showing interface transmit discard errors in the thousands. Shouldn't the counts match?
View ArticleTIPS & TRICKS: Stop the madness! Avoiding alerts but continuing to pull...
This is the first in a series of posts where, in the name of giving back to the community, I’m going to share some of the customizations that make SolarWinds a little more robust for us and our...
View ArticleConfused - Cisco snmp-server enable traps syslog vs logging host
Ok, so I'm not a Cisco guru, enough said. That being the case, what is the difference between the "logging trap" and "snmp-server enable traps"? I am assuming they are for two completely different...
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SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser - Password
What is the default password for SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser under Orion Configuration Wizard?
View ArticleHow to Import Enterprise MIB File?
What is the procedure for adding an enterprise MIB into Orion?I need to monitor a device whose enterprise mib is not included in Orion 8.0.113, and I can't find any instructions for adding a mib.Thanks.
View ArticleMonitor VPN Tunnel
I'm trying to use the Custom MIB Poller to monitor the status of a VPN tunnel on a Cisco ASA. Has anyone figured out how to do this? I've found the following OID in the...
View ArticleConfused - Cisco snmp-server enable traps syslog vs logging host
Ok, so I'm not a Cisco guru, enough said. That being the case, what is the difference between the "logging trap" and "snmp-server enable traps"? I am assuming they are for two completely different...
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