UPS Standarization & Alerting
It seems that all the different UPS manufacturers have a mess of MIB OIDs that we have to wade through. It would be great if there was an integrated monitor that standardized all those OIDs into a...
View ArticleResource: Top 10/25/XX Errors (only)
Solarwinds Top 10/25/xx Errors and Discards does not provide usable information in any sizable or diverse environment. We need a resource for TOP 10/25/X ERRORS Each SW company I've worked in...
View ArticleTest credential "Processing" icon
I'm working with pages and pages of Custom Properties (they will be simplified soon, but it takes time ) so when I add a new node into NPM 10.6, enter its credentials & hit Test, I have to roll...
View ArticleNCM - Difference Detected - Not working with Nexus 5K
I was wondering if someone might be able to point me in the right direction... In our enterprise we have NCM working with all our devices - with email reports showing changes made to the configs as...
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VPN Split Tunneling - Allowed or not?
Does your organization allow client vpn access to occur using spilt tunneling? Please leave comments when you answer with the follow info:Type of Client VPN: IPSEC or SSLType of Business: Private /...
View ArticleIf...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...
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Embed Log Adjuster and Log Viewer onto Solarwinds Web Portal
1. Would like to see Log Adjuster in Solarwinds Web Portal under Settings , this would give us a flexibility to change Control Level modes, size, number of files directly from Portal rather than...
View ArticleVolumes Stop Collecting Data
I have an issue where I am constantly finding volumes that are no longer collecting data. What I find is doing a list resources in Orion will find the volume and show it as unmonitored as though Orion...
View ArticleHow Many Databases Do You Manage?
I'm looking to get an idea of how many databases are managed by a DBA these days. I'm not interested in the number of server instances, but the number of databases, and yes you can inlcude system...
View Article[VIDEO] Top 3 Features of Kiwi CatTools
What is Kiwi CatTools?CatTools is a network configuration management solution that automates vital tasks, network change and configuration tasks.Why do I need it?CatTools is designed by network...
View Article[VIDEO] Windows Server Monitoring Best Practices
Are your Microsoft Servers running slow? Learn best practices for which performance metrics and services should be monitored. This video will provide information on what to monitor to prevent...
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ANNOUNCING BETA FOR DATABASE PERFORMANCE ANALYZER (DPA) - Part 2
Following up on Kathy's great post,Announcing Beta for Database Performance Analyzer (DPA), which introduced some features inDatabase Performance Analyzer (DPA) 9.0. I am writing today to tell you...
View ArticleCompare config against master template
I work for a company that has many remote sites that are all nearly identical in their network configuration. Basically the IP addresses in use at each site are different but the rest of the...
View Article[VIDEO] SolarWinds Lab #12: A New Member to the SAM AppInsight Family + A...
More Server & Application Monitor (SAM) AppInsight! We've shown you AppInsight for SQL Server, and in this app-packed episode, the Geeks walk you through AppInsight for Exchange. See how you can...
View Article[Poll] BYOD vs. CYOD: The lesser of two evils?
As an IT Pro, which end user mobility enablement strategy is more acceptable to you? For more information on these mobility strategies and to join a conversation on them, check out this blog post.
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[VIDEO] Virtualization Manager and Server & Application Monitor Integration
Learn how to use SolarWinds Virtualization Manager with new integration with Server & Application Monitor and Orion including key use cases:Quickly determine if application performance problems...
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thwack Monthly Mission - April 2014
First off, I'd like to thank April Fools for happening when it did. As you'll notice in the comments, we had a bit of a hang up getting this mission ready to go on the 1st of the month like normal....
View ArticlePMP Radio Link Monitoring and Alerting.
We have many PMP radio links in our network that need to be critically monitored. The issue we have with monitoring these links with NPM is that the PMP radios have multiple radio links to various...
View ArticleHow do you handle alerts?
In our environment, we tend to rarely if ever acknowledge alerts, and instead unmanage the offending object until it is fixed. Unfortunately, this skews downtime reports (admittedly in our favor, but...
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