Automatically unmanage systems when Hypervisor host is put into maintenance...
Both VMware and Microsoft's main OS virtualization solution provides a feature to put the hosts that run the VMs into maintenance mode before patching. Having to then go into NPM to put them into...
View ArticleCreating report using Universal Poller data (Cisco ProcRAM/Flash)
I have created a universal Poller to grab the ProcRAM and Flash sizes from my Cisco devices. Now I would like display this info in a report where it has columns for device name, ProcRAM, and Flash...
View ArticleNot receiving short SMS messages
I'm having some trouble receiving the short SMS messages on my phone. Plain text ones work fine, but the short ones never make it. They show up in the sent folder of the address so they appear to be...
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"Last Error" in "Manage Advanced Alerts": meaning?
What does "Last Error" mean above? If it's the last time the alert was triggered, then something is wrong: I've had the 2nd alert triggered after 7/30. If it's a problem with the alert, where do I look...
View ArticleHTTP Form Login Monitor question
We're having a weird issue with one of our web apps that we're trying to capture as an alert.The TL;DR version is that randomly the app bugs out and throws a generic "error has occurred" page when...
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SAM failed?
What's the best way to monitor SAM uptime and health status? Some sort of a service status dashboard, with a single "worst status" indicator that I could put on SAM home page and set up an alert for...
View ArticleAverage uptime in minutes/hours instead of percentage
I need some help with creating a report to output device uptime in minutes/hours in a 24 hour/30 day period. What table/row data do I need to access and what is the syntax to apply to it to answer...
View ArticleFTP Voyager and email alerts
Hello, I've scoured this site as well as the web looking for an answer to my Voyager email challenges. I really like the program and in fact it seems to work very well for what I'm doing; however, I...
View ArticlePost an idea in the right forum or Post where users are more active
What is more important when creating an Idea.CHECK OUT MY IDEAhttps://thwack.solarwinds.com/ideas/4335
View ArticleFeeling old? (2)
Hello all I'm in my late 40's and lately, in the field of telecom, i've started to notice my age. I don't understand things as fast as I use to, the 20 something in my group seem to know more than I...
View ArticleFeeling old?
Hello all I'm in my late 40's and lately, in the field of telecom, i've started to notice my age. I don't understand things as fast as I use to, the 20 something in my group seem to know more than I...
View ArticleHow To monitor a Web Server
Hello, I am trying to monitor a web server, but i am a little confused on the best way to do it. I have created a new application monitor template and added a HTTP component monitor, and i user 200...
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Understanding SQL Monitoring in SAM
Good Day Guys I just have a question or two for my own sanity on understanding my SolarwindsOrion Database.For what reason would the SQL Server Process only use 4GB of RAM but looking at the AppInsight...
View ArticleHow important is IT process automation to you?
In the growing world of IT there are many times when there's a questions of "isn't there a faster way to do this?" Along this route, there have been plenty of things out there showing off IT...
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How to Troubleshoot Computers Remotely from the Help Desk
A help desk is generally used as a management tool that simplifies ticketing management activities for IT teams—allowing IT technicians to automate workflows and save time on manual and repetitive...
View ArticleHow do you deal with Fantasy Football on your network?
Given the time of year in the US of A, I'm sure that there are some Admins patiently awaiting their live online draft and others clamoring to filter every possible URL associated with one of the best...
View ArticleCustomize FAQ's in Web Help Desk
Is there any way to import a Word doc file or a pdf file into Web Help Desk? If so this would be greatly appreciated, so that I don't have to recreate all my How To documents over from scratch.
View ArticleNetflow- need more details on what is causing high T1 usage
Hello all I have multiple T1 locations with high bandwidth utilization that I can see with our Top 10 Interfaces by Percent Utilization on the circuits. At these locations we have multiple desktops,...
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