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Integration with Google MAPS API

Will we ever see this in Orion?

When having lots of nodes spread over a geographically semi sized area (a town), making static maps is way to hard, and the size we can have on them on the Orion web page is never big enough.

Take a look how it's done in Cacti for example, it looks great.

Or look at this page:
http://213.184.194.227/ais
Not 100% relative, but this is how it should be done.

This should be first priority implementing in Orion v10, IMO.

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rpell

Agreed on the need to integrate w/ Google Maps API. We are really struggling with more than 100 sites across the US. Having them shown accurately based on site address info (coming straight from Orion db) would be a great value. A database attribute could identify the most important sites and they could show different size/color icons on the map.

Another benefit would be the ability to geographically correlate issues. Seeing a patch of red on a Google map would help identify a larger problem.

mks2005

yeah it would be nice to have this feature..

and btw that link you posted to AIS is really cool to see all those boats tracked LOL

bshopp

This is something we have on our list that we are looking deeper at. However, from a product stand point it is sometimes easier said than done due to legal etc. with using Google API in a commercial product

Dal

Yeah, you said the same thing 2 years ago, when you posted that beta version of the google integration.

Something should have happened in that time.

VegardAa

I really really hate static maps..
And guess who's stuck making them..

So please, hurry up! This would really be a great improvement!

neilmborilla

add me on the list for this feature request.

kjmartin

I too would like to see this feature. Static Maps are awfully difficult to maintain.

Thanks,

viol8tor

I've taken a look at Google Map and AMMAP.

I'm leaning more towards AMMAP. (I use it in Splunk, so it shouldn't be that much more difficult to implement in SW.)

With AMMAP, you can build lines, connectors and other actions that are not available in Google.

Take a look at AMMAP and see what you think.

My two cents.

-v

knappad

I have tried everything?

I installed the Gmaps just as instructed, and I keep hitting a wall when I try to run the makexml.aspx. My SQL server is 2008 R2 and I am running on server 2008 R2 x64 with Orion MPN 10.1. The machine name is WRS-ADS-NETWRK. The Domain let say is corp.domain.com and the IP address is 10.159.44.28. The database is on WRS-ADS-NETWRK\Solarwinds and the Initial Catalog is NetPerfMon. When I try to run the makexml.aspx I get the following error:

The Orion website is currently unable to display this page. Orion polling and alerting services often continue running, though this page cannot be displayed. Please take the following steps to attempt to alleviate the issue:

1. Log in to the website again and navigate to another Orion page, allowing you to isolate the error to this page.

2. Ensure the Orion services are still running.

3. Check that your SQL Server is still running and accessible.

Please notify SolarWinds of this error. We will address and help you fix the issue.

Your specific error is:

Invalid value for key 'network library'.

I have tried every conceivable way of editing the makexml.aspx and it won't work.

I am attaching the portion of the makexml.aspx for connecting the SQL:

sub Page_Load
if Not Page.IsPostBack then

<%-- Open SQL-Server START --%>

Dim mySQLConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection()
mySQLConn.ConnectionString = _
"Network Library=WRS-ADS-NETWRK\Solarwinds;" & _
"Data Source=sqlserver,1433;" & _
"Initial Catalog=NetPerfMon;" & _
"User ID=username;" & _
"Password=12345678"
mySQLConn.Open()

<%-- Open SQL-Server END --%>

If anyone has an idea or could help it would be helpful.

Thanks,

Allen