Virtual storage I/O latency will impact VM performance because high read or write operations can cause performance issues to all the resources in the datastore. In order to resolve the issue, you need a common view into the virtual and the storage environments to help you identify the root cause of the issue. To…
The licensed version of the software can handle around 2 million messages per hour and the Free version about 300000 per hour. The licensed version has been regularly tested to handle 400-600 messages per second while logging to file. The licensed version has been increased to have a 20000 message buffer, while the…
Tonight, I spent a number of hours at the SolarWinds VMworld 2012 party and had a blast! I was able to catch up with a number of people that I knew and met a number of new people I hadn't met before. With many, I had great conversations that ran the spectrum from a debate over vSphere vs. Hyper to helping free children…
This is a guest blog post from Altaro Software (http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v-backup/). Altaro Software are the developers of a Microsoft Hyper-V backup solution called Altaro Hyper-V Backup. Altaro Hyper-V Backup includes a freeware edition – a 5 minute YouTube demo can be seen here:…
Well, I'm headed out to New York and Atlantic City for a few days for some presentations and customer meetings. Should be a fun trip and definitely cooler there than it's been here in Texas for the last few months. Flame on... Josh
Testing patches before deployment is perhaps the most critical step in the patch management process. Although patch management has become a reliable solution for end-point vulnerability protection, organizations often fail to realize the impact of incorrectly patched applications and failed updates. As much as we want…
The dev guys here have been working hard (as usual) and I'm pleased to announce that we now have new versions of Orion NPM (Network Performance Monitor) and NCM (Network Configuration Manager) available for download. For existing customers with active software maintenance these are free upgrades. For folks that haven't…
Last week I had the pleasure to interview Rod Trent (@rodtrent) of myITforum.com. JK: How did myITforum get started? RT: It’s an interesting story of course. I’ve lived long enough to understand that the best things in life are those that are unintended. Back in the 90s, Microsoft SMS (Systems Management Center) 1.x was…
Its another year and another 5 stars for SolarWinds Log and Event Manager in SC Magazine’s SIEM Group test! The reviewers tested every aspect of our SIEM - with a dual focus on log and event management as well as strong attention to usability, scalability, reporting, third party support, and ease of implementation. The…
I'd like to announce availability of IPAM RC3. It mainly fixes reported issues of previous RCs. Here comes full changelist: * Help page for Reservations was fixed * DNS Server configured Conditional Forwarders are no more shown in polled Zones * In the DNS Credentials Test is new warning that DNS server Orion node has to…
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