I have added a node. Now i want to go back and add IIS and windows server templates to that node for application monitoring. How do I do this?
Hello - Welcome to thwack and Solarwinds! You can add APM templates to nodes using application discovery or you can add them manually. See pg 16 in the APM Admin Guide for details.
Let me know if you need more assistance - here to help.
Andy
That doesnt Help, Page 16 doesn't have any information related to this?
Well, that guide has changed just a bit in the 2 years since the answer was originally posted. For you (and in the name of posterity) what you should do is:
1. Log on to your SolarWinds Web Console with an Administrator account.
2. Click the Applications tab.
3. Click SAM Settings.
4. Click Manually Assign Application Monitors.
5. Select the Application Monitor template you want to apply, and then click Next.
6. Select the server node or nodes to which you want to apply the Application Monitor template, and then click Next.
7. If suitable credentials already exist, choose the credential from the Choose Credential list.
8. If suitable credentials do not exist, choose <New Credential> from the Choose Credential list, and then add the new credential by filling out the credential details.
9. Click Test to test the credentials and component monitors against the test node.
10. If the test fails, troubleshoot the problem based on the error messages, and then retest the node.
11. If the test passes, click Assign Application Monitors.
To assign a template through the Manage Application Monitor Templates page:
4. Click Manage Templates.
5. Select the tag by which to filter the templates.
6. Check the check box next to the template you want to assign.
7. Click Assign to Node.
8. Select the server node or nodes to which you want to apply the Application Monitor template, and then click Next.
9. If suitable credentials already exist, choose the credential from the Choose Credential list.
10. If suitable credentials do not exist, choose <New Credential> from the Choose Credential list, and then add the new credential by filling out the credential details.
11. Click Test to test the credentials and component monitors against the test node.
12. If the test fails, troubleshoot the problem based on the error messages, and then retest the node.
13. If the test passes, click Assign Application Monitors.
14. Review the information for the assigned Application Monitor and then click Done.
The link below should take you to the appropriate section of the online Administrators Guide, which covers template assignment to nodes, etc.
http://www.solarwinds.com/NetPerfMon/SolarWinds/OrionAPMAGManagingTemplates.htm
Well thank you, accept that isn't going to help me if SolarWinds doesn't have a template for what i need. There is no SAP template, there is no way for me to add a 3rd party single application easily. I have to go in to the Process monitor of the monitored device, and check running processes and add it from there, that seems to be the only way for me to do it. Especially since when i try it your way the machine doesn't even show in my list as it wants to default to servers only and this is running Windows XP it was for ADP and is specifically collecting our hand punch data and returning it to ADP for supervisors to verify and sign off on. I need to monitor it and verify that that application is always running. This is what i need to easily add. ADP, SAP, etc, Solarwinds doesn't account for those. I have too.
Creating custom application templates using the Component Monitor Wizard is a fairly simple and straightforward process. I'm a little confused as to your statement regarding Windows XP machines aren't showing up in you list. Can you provide a screenshot so I can better orient myself with where in the product you are referring?
