NPM Licensing

Question

we have confusion in NPM licensing which is very critical to us

If we have just 20 devices to monitor (routers and switches )  and certainly each device internally has its interfaces of at least 10

Should we go for pricing for SL100 or SL200 ( 20 * 10) , simply are interfaces within the node itself counted ?

Appreciate your support here

neomatrix1217 · Answer

Besides the explanation from @mesverrum this is a great video to watch and explains licensing very well.

Licensing for SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor - YouTube

mesverrum · Answer

Assuming you need to monitor all 10 of the interfaces on 20 devices then you need 200 licenses at least, ALL interfaces that you collect stats from count, including things such as VLAN's and loopbacks if you choose to monitor them (usually not necessary but if you check the box to monitor them it counts)