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So, You Need to Patch! But Why, What, When, and How?
As system administrators, we definitely know that we need to patch all the software and 3rd-party apps in our system’s environment. Software patching is a part of our IT role that we do frequently. For...
View ArticleWould you use Hyper-V in a production environment?
Everyone uses VMware vSphere, right? I keep hearing that Hyper-V is going to be a player soon. But to date, I've not seen it deployed in either a production or test environment. How about you?
View ArticleSAM AppInsight for SQL - ability to ignore fragmentation of specific Indexes
There are some indexes that will just never be sorted for longer than an hour, but for that one index it's *ok*. I would like the ability to "unmanage"/ignore just that index and then I can pay more...
View Article"Encountered error while testing Action Rule 'Documentation Only'"
I received this error message in the WHD only after upgrading to version 11.2.1 from version 11.0.7. Dont see any functionality issues with it.Just wondering if anyone has some insight on this...
View Article"The token supplied to the function is invalid"
I'm getting this error when trying to dial into one specific site. All the computers at this site give me the same error. I can succesfully log into all of our other sites using Dameware with Windows...
View ArticleIPAM Support for InfoBlox DHCP
We use Infoblox for DHCP servers. It would be great if I could import scopes etc. from InfoBlox to IPAM. The InfoBlox supports windows AD authentication, but still would not work with IPAM. When I...
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thwack Monthly Mission - February 2014
There's lot of things that come to mind for the month of February... Goundhog Day, a couple President's birthdays, Clean Out Your Computer Day (yes, it's a real thing, February 8th, mark your...
View ArticleWho's using Amazon Web Services?
The SolarWinds product team is looking ahead. We want to talk to thwack users who are actively using Amazon Web Services. Which of the following best describes your organization? Denny
View ArticleStorage Manager - What We Are Working On
We are currently working on STM version 5.7 and beyond (in parallel). Some of the items we hope to deliver:Storage Manager Server and Agent health and status overviewProduct stability...
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Packet loss if SNMP polling is lost since 10.7
Have noticed since installing 10.7 that if a device is pingable from the poller but snmp credentials are incorrect, then solarwinds reports the device as warning with 40-60% packet loss, sometimes...
View ArticleDo you allow the installation of database client tools (SQL Server Management...
I’ve worked at companies where the installation of such tools was discouraged. I’ve also known companies where the installation of tools is mandatory. While some companies feel it is a security risk to...
View ArticleBug when clicking 'Save' on Notes
Hello, We are having some serious issues when trying to save Notes in Tickets in WHD. This occurs on Win 7, Win Vista, and Ubuntu in multiple browsers; Firefox, IE, and Chrome. Its basically...
View ArticleSNMP Credentials In NPM
Hi All Please can you help, I'm sure I have done this before but cannot remember where I found it in the web console (have been clicking randomly, but cannot find it!) Ok here is my issue When you add...
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Answers in Data: So Much Data...So Little Time...Data Time Zones
As you've been following along, I started this series with Data Is Power .In my original graphic I listed QUESTIONS, DATA, ANSWERS as the information pipeline we need to keep systems humming. I...
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10 Tips For Managing Database Management Data
Did you ever stop to think that you need to manage your database management data* just as well as you do your "regular" organizational data? That means you should be practicing what you preach....
View ArticleCisco Nexus Hardware(Fan, Power Supply & Module) Alerts
Hi Team, It would be great if NPM can poll for Cisco Nexus devices Hardware(Fan, Power Supply & Modules) & provide results. As most of them are moving towards Cisco Nexus for datacenters and...
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Pollers with different row ID's
So is it possible to get different pollers that show different row ID's on one row using Node Tabular Universal Device Poller? For example:CDP neighbors Local interface1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.23.1.1.1.1.6...
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Appinsight with Exchange 2013 - Unknown Status
I am having an issue where exchange 2013 servers show as unknown status with the application monitor. It seems to be an issue with 'Average Document Indexing Time ' counter monitor not being found. In...
View ArticleFR - SAM - component check (event log) include/exclude sections - translate /...
We are trying to deploy event log monitoring in a way that is manageable. What I really need to do this is to be able to use macros in the include/exclude section.for example: my windows systems...
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NPM , SAM and VNQMA installation
Hi, I'm about to install NPM , SAM module and VNQMA module. I would like to use the same host to install them. The database will be on another host. Do you see any drawback in installing NPM and his...
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