SNMP 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 ArticleHow to confiure Syslog
I have reviewed the help for NPM, and it seems that all you need to is start the SNMP Syslog service, and SolarWinds Syslog service. However, i am still not seeing any messages. Is there something I...
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 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 ArticleRecommend NPM on Spread The Word for a $25 Amazon gift Card!
Let the community know how impressed you are with NPM and earn a $25 Amazon gift card! Simply post your review in Spread The Word with the questions answered below: What was life like before...
View ArticleNPM 12.2 Upgrade Experience Feedback?
Anyone have any upgrade experiences for the general release? We are looking to upgrade our entire SW suite in addition to NPM and would like to hear any feedback. Also, is the RC code the same as the...
View ArticleHP iLO v3 monitoring by SNMP
Hello In iLO v4 available SNMP settings, and successfully polled Hardware Info and Hardware Health and other components.But in iLO v3 available only SNMP Trap settings.How can I configuring iLO or...
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 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 ArticleHP iLO v3 monitoring by SNMP
Hello In iLO v4 available SNMP settings, and successfully polled Hardware Info and Hardware Health and other components.But in iLO v3 available only SNMP Trap settings.How can I configuring iLO or...
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 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 ArticleNPM 12.2 - UI Perfomance
Using 12.2 Latest HF and the performance is horrible in the UI. I use many enterprise apps with web front ends that handle lots of nodes/data and they seems to be able to render much more quickly than...
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 ArticleMigrate Solarwinds to another host
We are having constant issues with our Solarwinds box locking up. We have upgraded to the latest version and hotfixes but it still locks up two to four times a week. We are at a point now where we...
View ArticleCommunication Ports for Additional Polling Engine
I am getting ready to setup an additional polling engine and wanted to confirm the necessary port communication. Can somebody please validate if this is correct? Addt'l Poller --> Orion Platform:...
View ArticleHow to confiure Syslog
I have reviewed the help for NPM, and it seems that all you need to is start the SNMP Syslog service, and SolarWinds Syslog service. However, i am still not seeing any messages. Is there something I...
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NPM 12.3 Beta 1 is Out!
I'm pleased to announce that NPM 12.3 Beta 1 is now available! This beta includes certain items that are mentioned in What We're Working on for NPM (Updated December 4th, 2017) post. At SolarWinds,...
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 ArticlePolling Intervals - Best Practices
Hello,I had a tech reset all intervals back to default values.The original Tech who setup the system has left the company Is there a best practice to setting these polling intervals?
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