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SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted and modules — Release Candidate Version 2026.1 is Now Available
We’re excited to announce a release candidate (RC) for version 2026.1 of the SolarWinds® Platform, SolarWinds® Observability Self-Hosted, and the Network and Systems modules. Version 2026.1 RC is now available for all customers under maintenance, so log in to your customer portal to download it. Want to see everything new?…
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Introducing Routing Insights in SolarWinds OSH 2026.1 (Radium)
In SolarWinds NPM 2026.1 (Radium), we addressed the issue of missing context on routing problems by significantly enriching the routing data. This enhancement provides the detailed context need to effectively troubleshoot routing issues, improving their ability to diagnose and resolve problems more efficiently. From Raw…
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Meet the AI Agent in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted 2026.1 (Preview)
If you live in dashboards all day, you know the feeling: there’s a question in your head but getting to the answer means clicking through five views, wrangling filters, or building a report. The SolarWinds AI Agent (Preview) in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is here to make that a little easier. It lets you ask…
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Are You Observing Your SD-WAN at the Right Level?
Are You Observing Your SD-WAN at the Right Level?SD-WAN has changed how networks are designed, deployed, and operated. Control is centralised, policies are abstracted, and traffic decisions are continuously optimised across multiple paths. SD-WAN platforms already expose rich, fabric-level telemetry through their…
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Health Check
Good morning everyone. I'm going to perform a health check in an environment, and it will be my first time. For example, verifying if SQL is on a different server than SolarWinds. What other items can I check? Is there any tool I can use to do this? Thank you for everyone.
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NCM database query is not returning any information
Hi, There is a customer running Solarwinds Hybrid Cloud Observability (version 2024.2.1). When I run following query - curl -k -u '<username>:<password>' https://<url>/SolarWinds/InformationService/v3/Json/Query -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query": "SELECT NodeID, CoreNodeID, SysName FROM NCM.Nodes"}' it…
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How to create a report to identify nodes using SNMP for Status & response times
Morning, I'm looking into finding out how to find out any nodes using SNMP for status and response time. I mean the tick under list resources and not polling method under node. Any ideas or suggestions would be gratefully accepted, as I've hit a road block.
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Microsoft Office 365 Teams SAM Template getting "[ERROR] The remote server..."
Hi Everyone, Just want to ask if everyone is also having the same error message below when using Microsoft Office Teams template in SAM just today starting at 6AM SGT: [ERROR] The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found. Template reference:…
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Seeking Advice on Next Certification after Hybrid Cloud Observability Network Monitoring Exam
I’m excited to share that I recently passed the SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability Network Monitoring exam! This experience significantly enhanced my skills and knowledge in network monitoring and hybrid cloud environments. The exam wasn’t easy, but I found that the best approach was to thoroughly go through the admin…
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Moving Databases
Hello SolarWinds newbie here I've been tasked with updating our current Solarwinds ver 2020.2.6 in our VM enviroment I've created a new Server (2025) and have installed Solarwinds Ver 2024 version Is there a way of importing everything from the original setup to this test setup
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Automating SQL Server Backups to S3 with PowerShell
Hey THWACK Community, I wanted to share a handy script I've been using to streamline my SQL Server backup process. Like many of us, I ensure my SQL Server database is backed up daily. To enhance our disaster recovery capabilities and facilitate easier management, I've set up a workflow to transfer these backups directly to…
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how to troubleshoot intermittent windows Authentication to SQL
Setup: OS: Windows 2022 App: Solarwinds 2025.1 DB: SQL 2022 Trying to connect the app to DB with a domain account via the config wizard occasionally gives the error "Connection Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed while attempting to consume the pre-login handshake acknowledgement. This could be because the…
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SWOSH Development in 2026 - What is your hope for the year?
Happy New Year to all THWACKsters! With 2026 upon us, if you had a magic wand, what would you wish for SWOSH development for the year? For me, I'd love to see #DarkTheme everwhere, as a default option per user. We saw great progress last year, but Modern Dashboards alone doesn't cut it for me or my users! I would also love…
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Single node always loads wrong Summary view — Views by Device Type times out
Hi all, I’m on SolarWinds 2025.x and have one PDU node (Geist) that will not use the custom Node Details view I created. Most nodes my team works with are Cisco devices, so our team Summary view normally makes sense — but for this one PDU, I need a different view. The problem: This node always loads our team’s Summary…
