Are there any baseline templates to use for APM monitoring for Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint etc.
Does Solarwinds have sort of best practice for begin monitoring.
There are templates available for Exchange, SQL, and Sharepoint on the APM Content Exchange:
http://thwack.solarwinds.com/media/42/orion-apm-content/application-templates/?INTCMP=THW-GNav_ContentExchange_OrionAPMTemplates
Yes, APM includes Application Templates for all of those applications based on best practices. These templates also include Expert Knowledge that describe in some detail what is being monitored and pre-configured thresholds. Below are links to the AG that will take you to more information about these templates.
SharePoint 2010SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0SharePoint Server 2007Exchange 2007-2010 Mailbox Role Services and Counters (Basic)Exchange 2007-2010 PowerShell Scripts Statistics CountersExchange 2007-2010 Client Access Role Services and Counters (Basic)Exchange 2007-2010 Edge Transport Role Services and Counters (Basic)Exchange 2007-2010 Unified Messaging Role Services and Counters (Basic)Exchange 2010 Client Access Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2007 Hub Transport Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2007 Mailbox Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2010 Mailbox Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2007-2010 Common Performance CountersExchange 2007 Client Access Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2010 Edge Transport Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2010 Hub Transport Role Counters (Advanced)Exchange 2007 Outlook Web Access (OWA) Form LoginSQL Server 2005 – 2008 Performance (WMI)SQL Server 2005-2008 Performance (SQL)