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SNMP Polling Meraki Devices (NPM 12.0/11.0.1) - How To
Edit (10/4/17): Poll the nodes directly via Solarwinds. You must define the SNMP details on the Meraki dashboard (see how-to steps below).Meraki Document for the curious: Monitoring the Wireless...
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 ArticleEnabling SSL/HTTPS for Orion Web site
Are there any step-by-step instructions for enabling SSL (HTTPS) for accessing the Orion NPM web site? I'm running SolarWinds Orion Core 2010.2.1 SP1, NCM 6.0, NPM 10.1.1 SP1, NTA 3.7, IVIM 1.0.0. Thanks.
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...
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The Ultimate CPU Alert
CPU alerts are a yawner. Grab the CPULoad, check it against a threshold (maybe even a per-node custom threshold, as explained here: TIPS & TRICKS: Stop The Madness: How to set alert thresholds...
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 Article12.2 Manage Entities Feedback
So at first I was liking it, but after a few days I don't anymore. Maybe just because it seems to be pretty buggy for me. After first upgrade, it came with some default filters. Now those have...
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How can I tell WHY an Interface is in warning?
I have one "problem" etherchannel - according to SolarWinds. Supposedly, the L2 etherchannel port between two switch stacks "flaps" between warning and up. However, if I go into the switches, the...
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 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 ArticleShow us a NOC view and (don't ) get 500 thwack points (we still want to see,...
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 ArticleRediscovering new Windows Volumes
Hi,In our environment, everyday new volumes are aditioned in the Windows Servers.Is there any way to rediscover this new volumes and assign these volumes in the servers ?
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SNMP Polling Meraki Devices (NPM 12.0/11.0.1) - How To
Edit (10/4/17): Poll the nodes directly via Solarwinds. You must define the SNMP details on the Meraki dashboard (see how-to steps below).Meraki Document for the curious: Monitoring the Wireless...
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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SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser - Password
What is the default password for SolarWindsOrionDatabaseUser under Orion Configuration Wizard?
View ArticleTell us your "Unknown" devices!
This thread had become too unwieldy at 78 pages in length, spanning across a decade, where most of the submissions had been implemented many years ago. I recently reviewed each and every posting in...
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...
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Configuring 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 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 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...
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