Support for ARP collection from VRF/MPLS routing instances
We make extensive use of VRFs to segregate subnetworks according to the network policies in effect. Subnetworks within a VRF can communicate (fairly) unfettered, but to cross between VRFs traffic has...
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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thwack Monthly Mission - August 2014
Trouble is afoot in IT land! Cloaked in denim and faded T-shirts, IT pros all over the world are mobilizing in search of that elusive outage or performance issue that lay dormant in the deep recesses...
View ArticleIT AIN'T A FALSE ALERT
A very long time ago a number of internal groups asked if we would turn off monitoringbecause we were sending out false alerts. I can tell you a number of things have changedsince those days and the...
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How 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 ArticleHow can I create an advaced alert based on a failure of multiple application...
We have a cluster of 6 machines and we are monitoring the same process on each machine. We would like an alert to be generated only if 4/6, 5/6, or 6/6 components fail. How would this be possible?
View ArticleTrue Parent/Children Relationship and easier UI to manage
Make it easier to create and manage Parent/Child relationships. Use an easier UI such as a file directory hierarchy along with drag & drop, to display and manage the relationships. Setup...
View ArticleMobile device monitoring/management features
Which of the following is your highest priority feature provided by your MDM solution?Feel free to add more options in comments and vote for them using Like button!
View ArticleAdd WMI node with CRUD.AddWMINode.ps1 failed
Hello, I am new to this forum. I downloaded the Swis SDK 1.9 and installed on my computer. I tried to test adding a WMI node to the Orion monitoring system in my environment using the sample PowerShell...
View ArticleNodes added to NPM by "network sonar" showing up as added by user "system",...
Is there a way we can change this behavior to reflect the username of the account that is actually adding the node(s)? I have a few reports that track user activity for node and interface management...
View ArticleWelcome to the SAM Beta Forum
SAM 6.2 Beta is Now Available. For more information see the following Blog posts. If you currently own SAM and are under active maintenance you can sign-up here to participate in the beta. SAM 6.2...
View ArticleUndeleting an element (node/interface/volume etc.)
A few minutes ago I accidentally deleted my backbone switch (and all the interfaces of course). Since undeleting an element (node, interface etc.) is not possible (Except restoring SQL from backup) it...
View ArticleI am unable to authenticate to Remedy to setup a service.
I authenticate via the Remedy webclient. I recieve this error: Error (623): Authentication failed;Is there any documentation that talks more detail then the one in the admin guide? What are the...
View ArticleipMonitor - Can you have a device alert, but not show on the screen?
I use our ipMonitor servers to monitor devices for other groups. I would like to have those devices send alerts, but I do not want to see them on my main NOC screen. Is this even possible? I have been...
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If...Then...Else statements for Alert Manager
I think it would make managing alerts much easier if we were able to build an if-then-else statement into the actions for an alert. My example...I create an alert for a particular set of criteria, but...
View ArticleCan you access YouTube videos at work or not?
We've heard anecdotally that some of our customers can't access the product videos on YouTube because their organizations have blocked access to YouTube. We're trying to figure out if this is a...
View ArticleFeature request: Expand NCM physical entities support for other Juniper devices.
Here is a list of Juniper System OIDs that are found in my network, but are not supported in the Juniper Physical Entities inventory polling....
View ArticleExpectations of Tracking, The Comments for Discussion
Welcome to my fourth and last installment in the discussion about the expectations of user and device tracking. I would like to take a little time up front to thank you all for taking the time to...
View ArticleWhat's in your network?
There is a credit card commercial that asks, "What's in your wallet?" I'm going to ask, "What's in your network?" Sure, you might be able to tell me what's in your network right now, but can you still...
View ArticleMore Native Config Change Templates
The idea is to take a few config change templates from thwack, test them and make them native in NCM.
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