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Automating Basic Kiwi Maintenance; Syncing StaticHosts File
I know the old Kiwi is now supposed to be bad because there is a new (NG) version, but I like my old version. The new version can KiSS it! (I'm joking, of course... but I'm not... but I am... but I'm not) The old version is super powerful, but it's also super old. The new version, which I've tried several times, just…
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I Don't Know What I'm Doing, And This Is How You Do It! (How I Learned How SolarWinds Products Work, Part 3 of 1)
Sorry for the long post, I didn't have time to write a short one. For the last 15+ years now, I've been using SolarWinds products in my daily work life. Over the years, I have poked and prodded, broken and fixed (and broken again), and been able to figure out (even on the most simplistic of levels) how little pieces of the…
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Using Your Custom HTML Resource To Properly Display SWQL Query Results
**2019.05.29 | Updated Attachment: In addition to the 2 previous versions(WITH and WITHOUT the node custom properties for Area & Department), I have added a 3rd option which shows recent events below the pie charts.** *Also, I have corrected/updated SWQL queries for the pie charts, which should now properly group results.…
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Custom SWQL Views Manager
**Please visit, read, download, and install the new custom resource that implements hcy01uk's workaround directly into the resource header.** ** Custom SWQL Views Manager Resource ** ** ** **If you are going to use the new resource, or the database workaround, you can remove the following 3 lines from the main query, as…
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Custom Graphing: Fun With Highcharts
>>> SKIP TO NEXT PAGEThe Query: Retrieving, Formatting, And Storing The Data Why Are We Reading This? The following set of documents will show you how to create custom highcharts graphs/charts. Why would you need, or even want, to do this? Well, maybe you don't... Or, maybe you want to view some data from multiple systems…
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Custom Node Tree
This is mod is basic, but does require the config wizard to be run. ESTIMATED TIME TO INSTALL/PERFORM MODIFICATION: <15 Minute DIFFICULTY LEVEL:2-Padawan * Youngling (Easiest/Most Basic; no coding experience required, no config wizard required, no system restart required, no system downtime.) * Padawan (Easy/Basic; no…
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Provide More Log Manager Variables For Alerts (ie. Tags)
I was working on an alert, which came from a Log Manager rule, when I noticed I could not find some of the data I was needing to work with. Specifically, I was creating an action to send to the event log, and I could not find the variable for the message tag. I was able to add the node caption, as well as the syslog…
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Disable Precompiled Web Pages; Making Custom Mods Great Again!
A long time ago, in a monitoring environment far far away... Custom ".resource" files were fairly simple and straightforward, allowing users to alter what they had, or just build something new altogether. As time went on, SolarWinds evolved and improved, and has changed many aspects of its products over the years. Most…
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Adding Custom Tabs To The Top Level Nav Bar
Adding tabs is a feature request that has been around for more than a decade. While it is not yet possible to create these via the API, they can still be easily created. Also, while this will allow you to easily create custom tabs, I do not yet have a method to hide these tabs based on user account permissions. So, for…
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Building Simple PerfStack Templates With SWQL
As the title states, I will attempt to show you how to build quick, and simple, PerfStack templates using SWQL queries. My intent is to keep it simple here, so I will NOT be going into anything that requires you to be a world class rocket surgeon. Here is an easy way to build a list of saved PerfStack projects: Building…