Monitor 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 ArticleSNMP Polling Meraki Devices (NPM 11.0.1) - How To
Background:Thousands of Meraki devices needed to be added to Solarwinds for my situation, and so the hunt began. First stop was Meraki for some help, which led me to this document:...
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 ArticleSNMP v3 - need help with credentials
I have looked through the Admin guide and the often referenced Cisco doc on SNMP v3. I have gone through the many posts on it as well. So I am starting to think I am doing something uniquely...
View ArticleMemory usage reporting incorrectly on CISCO ISR 4331
Does NPM have a problem with this IOS? Cisco IOS XE Software, Version 03.15.00.S - Standard Support ReleaseCisco IOS Software, ISR Software (X86_64_LINUX_IOSD-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.5(2)S, RELEASE...
View ArticleSNMP Polling Meraki Devices (NPM 11.0.1) - How To
Background:Thousands of Meraki devices needed to be added to Solarwinds for my situation, and so the hunt began. First stop was Meraki for some help, which led me to this document:...
View ArticleSolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser - Password
What is the default password for SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser under Orion Configuration Wizard?
View ArticleHigh number of discards - Cisco 3850
We recently replaced several Cisco 2960s with 3850 stacks. After seting them up in Orion, we get several million transmit discards per hour on some ports on these switches, but not on any other models...
View Articleconvert time ticks to another unit?
Does anyone know how to use the UnDP transform function to convert a system uptime value that reports in time ticks into minutes or hours?
View ArticleShow us a NOC view and get 500 thwack points!
The User Experience group wants to see how you've customized your Orion to create your own NOC view, or NOC views you like and are using from other products. What do you like about your NOC view? What...
View ArticleCommon OID's for APC Symmetra with PowerNet SNMP
Anyone got a prebuilt list of the OID's needed to monitor this?I walked it already and am trying this and that but its a pain. Just looking for the most common items like:-temp-battery status-battery...
View Articleconvert time ticks to another unit?
Does anyone know how to use the UnDP transform function to convert a system uptime value that reports in time ticks into minutes or hours?
View ArticleSNMP Polling Meraki Devices (NPM 11.0.1) - How To
Background:Thousands of Meraki devices needed to be added to Solarwinds for my situation, and so the hunt began. First stop was Meraki for some help, which led me to this document:...
View ArticleOID Temperature status - Cisco 2960
Please, i need some help.I am trying to get temperature status of a Csico 2960, but no way i can find the OID that will return the status. Yes, i am looking for status (ok/not ok) and not a actual...
View ArticleSolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser - Password
What is the default password for SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser under Orion Configuration Wizard?
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 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 ArticleConfiguring Cisco UCS Monitoring
Hey all, I'm in the process of adding our new (and first) UCS systems into Solarwinds, and there are a few questions coming up. A little searching produced various bits of info, but much of it was from...
View ArticleCommon OID's for APC Symmetra with PowerNet SNMP
Anyone got a prebuilt list of the OID's needed to monitor this?I walked it already and am trying this and that but its a pain. Just looking for the most common items like:-temp-battery status-battery...
View ArticleHigh number of discards - Cisco 3850
We recently replaced several Cisco 2960s with 3850 stacks. After seting them up in Orion, we get several million transmit discards per hour on some ports on these switches, but not on any other models...
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