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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
Nodes update to incorrect IP when set to Dynamic
Hello, I have checked our DNS and DHCP and nothing seems out of place. The nodes themselves pull the right names, and they are accessible by both their IPs and hostnames. However, if I monitor a node, and I have the IP set to Dynamic, it will change to a legacy entry for that node. I've already attempted to remove and add…
Palo Alto REST API Polling
I currently have two Palo Alto Firewalls in my environment and they are set to poll using the REST API. Changed the password for the API user and the firewall is now generating failed login attempt logs. I have deleted the endpoint in Solarwinds and re-added, I can test the API login and it is successful. However, the logs…
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to have the Component Status Details included in an Alert Action Email for an application alert?
Please see attachments for visual explanation of what I am trying to accomplish.
Basic HTML and CSS in Alerts
If there's one thing that I hear from customers is that people ignore alerts. What I've found in the past is that plain text alerts go unread, get automatically filed, or get deleted. But if you take a little time and play with basic HTML and CSS, your email alerts will get the attention they deserve. I've talked…
SNMP Trap to send email alert, but a secondary trap can cancel
I am trying to set up an SNMP trap alerting rule for my power distribution unit (PDU). The PDU has power and environmental monitoring capabilities and network functionality that can send alerts (such as SNMP traps) if certain thresholds are breached (e.g. if temperature goes too high, send an alert). I want to be able to…