Website Performance – What does good look like ?
We’ve all had that situation where a member of your Web Apps team complains that an Intranet based site is slow or an important manager says that they can use the internal expenses system hosted on a...
View ArticleAlert Suppression - Interface Suppression help
Hi , I'm a Licensed Solarwinds Orion user under my company. Currently I have created HIGH-TRANSMIT ALERT for 5 branches , which have around 10 Switches each branch . The HIGH-TRANSMIT ALERT seem...
View ArticleMission badge / Points on Feature Request being marked as WWWO or implemented.
Based on the Thwack Point System (thwack Point System - Updated 5/10/2013 ) you can receive points on creating and having one of your FR being voted on. But would you see any value in having a chunk of...
View ArticleCisco ISE Native integation into NPM
Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) is a new trend in the network security industry. It is a RADIUS server that provides granular control for access, profiling and authorization, using 802.1x. Since it...
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SolarWinds NFR Licenses for thwack MVPs + Technology Partner MVPs
Calling all thwack MVPs and SolarWinds Technology Partner MVPs. We have some wishes to answer. You can now get your own perpetual license provisioned for any SolarWinds product! Below is the process...
View ArticleNCM evaluation to permanent, after purchase of license, how?
Just to double check, we have trialed NCM and the evaluation has expired, I purchased a 200 node NCM license. An older post on this forum states that I need to reinstall NCM, license that, and it...
View ArticleVlan Netflow data from Cisco 4500R+E with 7L-E sup
Help!I am working with a Cisco 4500R+E with 7L-E supervisors running IOS 03.07.00.E.152-3.E. with the IP Base license. Also I am running NTA 3.11.I did get FNF working on the switch and I am seeing...
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Orion Architecture
This blog recaps in relatively simple terms and diagrams, the basics of Orion’s architecture. It is obviously not exhaustive in terms of the products and the deployment combinations, but it will...
View ArticleIs VoIP, IP-Video, Application sharing sessions or SIP trunk new IT challenge?
As people trying to be more productive they use new ways how to communicate and collaborate. VoIP is still one of the most important tools people use when talking to people, but it's instant messaging,...
View ArticleBulk Add Interfaces
I came across this but I'm hoping there is more recent information:Re: How do I bulk add an interface to existing nodes? I have about 90 nodes I need to add an interface on. Is List Resources and Add...
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Network Configuration Manager v7.4 Beta2 is Available!
Update: NCM 7.4 Beta2 has been made available. We have completed another bulk of the development effort and are now focused on testing the latest enhancements of Network Configuration Manager (NCM);...
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Strange proble with RTVfW
I recently found RTVfW and it appears to be a great tool. While doing some sample troubleshooting, i have noticed some strange behavior in RTVfW. I have attached a sample capture of me pinging a...
View ArticleSolarWinds at VMware Partner Exchange 2015: New Expectations for Virtualization
Dare to Thrive is the theme at VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) 2015. And that theme is reflected by the BIG online event, the new beginning, and the PEX experience. AnnouncementFirst off, there is...
View ArticleSee which Alerts apply to which nodes
It would be great to see which Advanced Alerts are associated with a particular node. It would be handy especially when you have a lot of Alerts.
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Netflow reports
Hello I understand that NTA can't work without NPM. Currently we have both installed.I want the users to access and create netflow reports only from NTA database and not to have access to see or...
View Articlecan i put orion and the SQL on the same UCS server
Hey all, Brand spankin new Orion Admin here. I have read the docs on the admin guide and the best practices. But before I deployed this beast I wanted to verify my architecture. I know the guide...
View ArticleVolume Type "Network Disk" versus "NetworkDisk"
I noticed that Orion shows a disk type for both "Network Disk" as well as "NetworkDisk" and I was curious what the difference is between the two and what the reason is for the difference? My Volume...
View ArticleGeek Speak Engagement Contest Prizes! Take your pick.
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you rang in 2015 in style. We are gearing up to re-launch what has been previously referred to as the "Ambassador Engagement Contest". If you weren't already aware, our...
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Solarwinds support down?
Attempting to submit a ticket results in, "Your ticket was unable to be submitted at this time due to an error. Please try again. We apologize for any inconvenience.", in white letters on bold red...
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Polling IP on external nodes with dynamic IP not updating
One of my external nodes with a dynamic IP went down. Only it didn't - its IP address changed, and Solarwinds didn't refresh it despite it being supposedly "dynamic". Attempts to refresh that IP...
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