Is it possible to run multiple Network Monitor sessions with different nodes displayed?

Question

I have inherited a box that had multiple versions of the Toolset on it. I have rebuilt the box and installed only version 10.3. On the old box there were multiple network monitor sessions running, each with a separate list of nodes it was monitoring. Now that I have cleared out all the older versions, I cannot figure out how (if it is even possible) to recreate this setup. I am thinking now that the last person who set this up was using only the network monitor app from each of the different versions installed to monitor different nodes (thus using multiple separate databases).

Is it possible to run multiple instances of the network monitor, and monitor different nodes on each? For example, have one session monitoring external addresses, one session monitoring internal addresses, and another session monitoring other devices?

Thanks!

aLTeReGo · Accepted Answer

It's definitely possible. I'm not sure why anyone would want to do this, but it's definitely possible. Before I explain how, can I recommend that you look into Orion or ipMonitor for something like this? I think they're both vastly superior to what you have in mind.

You're probably right about the previous guy running multiple versions of the Toolset to accomplish this feat. However, it's actually easy to do with the same (current) version. All you have to do is copy your existing Toolset directory. The default is "C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Toolset". Copy the Toolset directory over and over again for each instance you want to run. Probably naming the directory Toolset1, Toolset2, etc. Then create shortcuts to the applications you'd like to run multiple instances for on your desktop. Add them all to the startup program group so they all launch when you login to the computer if that's what you're looking to do. I even have a trick for getting them to run as a windows service. But that's for another day. Hope this helps.

Oh, and don't forget to Checkout Orion and ipMonitor. They're both fantastic programs!