Please provide guidance on studying for the NPM exam or any related study materials.

I would also recommend that, if you have an active maintenance license on any SolarWinds product, you take the Academy training courses related to the product for which you wish to certify. I've also seen some questions and challenges you've posted here in the Academy space, that the training would assist with. So not just for the certification, but the classes, if you have access, would give you very effective knowledge and skills to use you SolarWinds products on a day to day basis.

I would also recommend that, if you have an active maintenance license on any SolarWinds product, you take the Academy training courses related to the product for which you wish to certify. I've also seen some questions and challenges you've posted here in the Academy space, that the training would assist with. So not just for the certification, but the classes, if you have access, would give you very effective knowledge and skills to use you SolarWinds products on a day to day basis.

Hi Cheryl,

When I look the Academy Training courses (Virtual Classrooms) I don't see how can a person pass the exam based on that information. Is there an actual course that contains practice questions and answers (not the actual exam questions) that covers all NPM topics?

The virtual classrooms and product documentations are resources to learn and navigate the NPM product. The NPM exams covers a portion of the product content. The NPM study guide lists those topics covered in the exam. Between the study guide and the product documentation you should be able to study and prepare for the exam. We no longer include sample questions in our study guides.

Feel free to reach out directly with any other questions.

Sara

SCP Program Manager

Tanks Sara. I won't be taking an exam until I see several a large batch of sample questions - I reckon this has to be somewhere between 300 and 500 questions. I am using SolarWinds for more than 10 years but when it comes to terminology used in the exams I have no confidence that I would be able to pass based just on the material provided.

We do not have sample questions. Any third party that says they have SolarWinds sample questions did not get them from us and we do not endorse or guarantee their quality.

If you want to email me with the terms you are unfamiliar with, I can ask the training department.

My email is sara.clark@solarwinds.com 

Sara

SCP Program Manager

last saturday I finished the test and pass, my sugestion to study is: https://www.solarwinds.com/assets/solarwinds/swdcv2/licensed-products/network-performance-monitor/resources/datasheets/scp-npm-study-aid.pdf.   https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/npm/content/npm_getting_started_guide.htm watching official solarwinds videos about OIDS, MAPS.  hope this help you 

Hi Matije_SW_Thwack  all of our courses, training materials and demos are developed in line with the exams. taking the courses and studying the prep guides are the best way to pass the exams.  also, I asked ChrystalT  to put a recommended learning path document on THWACK to guide you by product on what courses would be the most effective not only from a learning perspective but also for the exam. That document is here: /cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/234/6675.Platform-Learning-Path-_2D00_-New-Customers-6.pdf  For the legacy NPM exam, the NPM training courses along with the Self-Hosted Platform courses will prep you for the exam. 

That is all that we can offer at this time.