TCP Monitor for node status as an option

Dez

Would like to base my node status for TCP and port of my desire.  The more security that is being implemented the more my monitoring is reaching limits of how to gather access from the nodes.

By doing this and NOT an external node my queries within my resources, reports, and alerts would not have to be changed or altered.

I would like this to be native to the core platform as an option within the polling method:

Help me choose a polling method
	External Node: No Status No data is collected for this node. Useful for monitoring a hosted application or other element on the node but not the node itself.
	Status Only: ICMP Limited data (status, response time, and packet loss) is collected using ICMP (ping). Useful for devices which do not support SNMP or WMI.
	Most Devices: SNMP and ICMP Standard polling method for network devices such as switches and routers, as well as Linux and Unix servers.
	Windows Servers: WMI and ICMP Recommended agentless polling method for Windows servers.
	Windows & Linux Servers: Agent Optional agent useful for monitoring Windows & Linux hosts in remote or distributed environments, such as the cloud. Credentials are needed only for installing the agent. The agent does not need to be installed on the server already. »What is an agent?
	Meraki Wireless: API API based polling for Meraki wireless gear.

conguir

Hi Dez

I think this is possible at the moment, probably not the easy way you suggest, but doable with the tools SolarWinds gives us right now. Let me show you the steps:

• Add the node (you can choose any polling method, but I would recommend one that actually works with the device)
• Create a SAM template with the TCP monitor that you wish. You can even choose more than one TCP port!
• Assign the template to the node (obviously)
• Create an alert for that node and that particular template. As the object that we want to change the status is a node (and not an application), we will have to configure the trigger condition for nodes. I've tried to find to create this conditons using the options that the GUI gives to us, but I couldn't find what I wanted, therefore I created a custom query for the trigger condition, something like this:

NOTE: modify TCP NODE NAME for the name of the device, TCP PORT XX MONITOR for the name of the application that contains the TCP port(s).

• As trigger action, choose set custom status as follows:

• Do the same for reset action, but in this case choose Status UP

I know this is not just a single click, but it is doable, and for people that work 100% of their time with SolarWinds tools, this is our bread and butter.

Raul Gonzalez

Prosperon - UK SolarWinds Partners

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