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If you are using the newest version of NCM you would be able to download some of the Configuration Templates via the Shared on Thwack section. Whether you use PCI or DISA STIGs, the Configuration Templates should be able to work for both. The DISA STIGs are a little more precise in the configuration but if there are…

in PCI Compliance templates Comment by CourtesyIT October 2014
Added Hardware information above.

in How to do various customizations with your Solarwinds Comment by CourtesyIT February 2016
I know, Right! Me too. Thinking about putting it at the bottom of every post. Thanks, CourtesyIT How to do various customizations with your Solarwinds

in How to do various customizations with your Solarwinds Comment by CourtesyIT November 2015
I think you spent to much money on memory and not enough on an actual computer, or... am I missing something?

in Not sure who has the messiest desk in the office? Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
Jealous.

in Not sure who has the messiest desk in the office? Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
devin.dao‌ what is that large area behind your desk. I tried to google several things and the internet says it is a "Window" or "Wind'er". I always heard about them but never seen one in an IT office before.

in Not sure who has the messiest desk in the office? Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
I like having my Cisco/Juniper/Palo Alto/and Fortinet Books at my desk too. When something breaks that prevents google and youtube then knowing where to find the answer in the books is very helpful.

in Not sure who has the messiest desk in the office? Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
guess you do not plan on staying too long. At least we do not have to find a box for your stuff.

in Not sure who has the messiest desk in the office? Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
So is this what we can expect from this report?

in port count Comment by CourtesyIT February 2016
evilgoat, It looks like the rule is finding what you are looking for. Can you help me understand what it is you expect to see after this rule is in the 'not violated' state?

in NCM regex help Comment by CourtesyIT December 2016
m0be‌ as SW Developers move away from individual .exe files to the Web console some functionality will need to be recreated. I know there may be some work involved but it appears to be the nature of the beast. Look at this way, at least you can get in there and do some house cleaning. I find when I do any type of migration…

in NPM Alert Manager Confusing Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
makecrazy‌ Please navigate to the following: Web Console Login > Configs Tab (up top) > Compliance Bar > Manage Policy Reports (middle'ish of page) > Shared on Thwack Tab > Scroll down the left hand side until you reach "Cisco Polices version 01" (4th from the top) > Import "Cisco Polices Version 01 - SSH.xml" go back to…

in telnet or ssh Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
Solarwinds Labs - One Stop Shop

in Looking for Lab 42 Comment by CourtesyIT May 2016
prayankc this can be controlled by using ACS command settings, but not sure if you are running any type of AAA server for them.

in NCM templates/scripts for reading output of CLI commands Comment by CourtesyIT May 2015
Looking into this right now, but with the lack of a device template in NCM and the current OS as a *nix, I have not come up with a workaround yet.

in F5 backup configuration Comment by CourtesyIT February 2016
Ok, I have gotten the report to work now. I had to remove the ::: AND Nodes.NodeID = '${NodeID}' :::: from the report. I tried running it on lines 16-19 but no luck. 01SELECT * from ( 02SELECT 03StartTime.EventTime AS Down_Event_time, 04(SELECT TOP 1 05EventTime 06FROM Events AS Endtime 07WHERE EndTime.EventTime >=…

in Uptime and Downtime Report Comment by CourtesyIT December 2015
Ok, Go to Configs Tab > Config Change Templates. Select one of the reports there and look at the code. Some of them have actual variables you can use. I use this section to configure my Cisco Devices primarily. Once you have found a template to use modify the secion below the Configure Terminal line entry for the Cisco…

in Startup/default configuration template for new devices? Comment by CourtesyIT January 2016
cnorborg‌ thanks.

in Config Compliance Comment by CourtesyIT October 2015
clashroma‌ Navigate to config tab > configuration management > select a device. Move up just a bit and click download. You may also need to configure credentials on your devices. Right hand corner of your screen > Global Device Defaults > connection profiles > create a profile and edit the information requested per your…

in Config Compliance Comment by CourtesyIT October 2015
Robert, Which report were you looking for? You may also contact me via solarwinds@courtesyit.com. Thanks, Courtesyit

in DISA STIG Verison 8 Release 5 - 28 January 2011 Comment by CourtesyIT January 2012
Tom, Thank you for the feedback. My interpretation of the rule is that the Network Administrator is to keep snmp traps on the system for 30 days and back them off on to disk which should be held in a secure storage for 1 year. I was unable to develop a rule to check for this so manual verification was required. I have…

in DISA STIG Verison 8 Release 5 - 28 January 2011 Comment by CourtesyIT May 2011
So you are running everything on the same server?

in NPM 11.0 Release Candidate Now Available! Comment by CourtesyIT December 2014
Jmiddleton, this release should be good and any subsequent release should not be difficult to install or patch. Just keep the software updated and you should be fine.

in NPM 11.0 Release Candidate Now Available! Comment by CourtesyIT July 2014
I am at #7 now but need to make sure they are all in DNS and reachable.

in How to install Additional Polling Engine ?? Comment by CourtesyIT December 2014
You don’t need to invoke the Configuration Wizard per se, it will naturally invoke itself just to make sure that everything is kosher on the DB level anyways. The CW should launch automatically on the tail end of each Additional Poller install so just let it launch and sync itself with the rest of the engineIDs and that…

in How to install Additional Polling Engine ?? Comment by CourtesyIT December 2014
ACDII Also, keep in mind that Cisco not only uses a single space, but may use multiple spaces or tabs between keywords. Depending on your IOS,NXOS,XE-OS. I find it best to correct the issue then cut and paste from the Cisco CLI into the audit criteria. One more thing. Logging (IP Address) or logging host (IP Address) The…

in Editing Policies under Complaince Comment by CourtesyIT December 2015
did not work for W-2012R2 Servers using NPM 12.2. I will keep looking around.

in Network Atlas - Custom images do not show up Comment by CourtesyIT January 2018
rschroeder‌, excellent post.

in New To NPM With Issue! Comment by CourtesyIT September 2015
Current Case Number: 00028732

in Error of My Ways: Updating APE/AWS Servers Comment by CourtesyIT January 2018
Yeah, I had looked at that as well but there was not HIPS on the servers. I have tech support looking at the Diagnostic file. Thanks,

in Upgrading from 10.6 to 10.7? Comment by CourtesyIT July 2014