Would anyone be able to point me to an article or reference material where some very basic and easy tasks are completed using the API ?
Have you read through https://github.com/solarwinds/OrionSDK/wiki?
Let us know what your goals are and we can point you to something more specific.
Thanks for the quick response, just a little bit of background so you can see where I'm coming from. I've been using the SLW application for about 4 years, I've been through every portion of the GUI several times over and use database manager for a number of things, custom SQL reporting, views ect.. I have a strong networking background, although my scripting/programming skills are novice.
I have come to a point with this application where I am no longer learning other than coming across the random issue from "left field". We are in the process of building out a QA/DEV environment and I wanted to use that opportunity to start getting very familiar with the API. I have read github and watched your SolarWinds lab video.
I am looking to start small with some basic tasks to help get myself more comfortable with the API and then build and grow upon those lessons/experiences. We are a large organization with about 8 pollers, some of which are in STZ areas. In your opinion what are some of the places the API can help with most ? If I understood the capabilities a little better I could more easily provide some use cases.
Two of the most common simple tasks I hear about people using are:
* to tie alerts into some other system - e.g., when X happens, then acknowledge a certain alert in NPM
* to tie node unmanage into some other system - e.g., when X happens, then unmanage a certain node in NPM for two hours
Are there any books, websites, blogs, online tutorials where I could read about API's to get a better understanding? I checked out codeacademy but wasn't sure what flavor of API best compared to SLW API.
