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Rebuild SNMP trap format
I have NPM to receive traps from network nodes, there are some log processing rules to filter out unwanted traps. I have created a rule for required trap OiDs, so that once NPM received the traps, it will generate an alert. Based on this alert, I would like to send the trap to another management system with customization.…
How to approach alerting on unexpected reboots?
Hey everyone! I figured this would be a question best asked here before I go diving into my own rabbit holes. :) We're occasionally seeing kernel panics on our Openshift Container Platform infrastructure servers. These kernel panics result in the system auto restarting and recovering shortly after, but our infrastructure…
Help! Alert variables wont display anything.
I'm trying to get the following variables to display urls but they will not, please help! ${N=Alerting;M=AlertDetailsUrl} ${N=Alerting;M=AcknowledgeUrl} Thank you for any help provided.
I don't see a way to alert (send email) when a specific trap is received.
I manage the network, not the servers. I do not have access to the server consoles, so cannot use something called Trap Manager...which I saw references to in some very old Thwack posts. I want to know (via email) when something happens on one of our Cisco 6509s. I can see the trap in Orion's Message Centre...but I can't…
List Child Nodes In Alert Body When Parent Node Is Down
Good Morning THWACK Community, I have created several parent child dependencies in Orion. The dependency is working as expected, When the parent goes down all of the child nodes are 'Unreachable' and alerts from these nodes is suppressed. I have an alert that does come out for the parent node but the parent is the only…
Alert - Reset Actions - "Weekly Maintenance" schedule is applied to this action
Orion> Alerts & Activity> Alerts> Manage Alerts I am editing an existing alert. On "Reset Actions" there is a small blue circle next to the eye. (perhaps a blue pie chart symbol) When I mouse over it, it says ""Weekly Maintenance" schedule is applied to this action." What is this? It doesn't appear to be referring to "Time…
Where i can find the "NEXT POLL TIME" component field in orion DB ?
Anyone help me to find the "NEXT POLL TIME" field of component in orion which is visible in GUI components details page
Custom Legend Issue
I can never get the custom legend to work in a widget, what am I doing wrong here, I cant get clear documentation on the limitations of the legend. It wont work even when I try to use one of the examples displayed in the edit screen.
Which is the best polling method for windows server nodes in SW? WMI or SNMP?
Hello, I am adding a bunch of Windows servers to monitoring in Orion on SolarWinds. My question is, which is a better and more "robust" polling method? SNMP or WMI?
How to create an alert to trigger after several reboots within a time period?
Hello Thwack, As the title suggests could I get some help on how to create an alert when several reboot events occur within a certain time period? Thank you