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zahir, The Configuration Wizard shipped with version 7.x automatically identifies a Version 6.4 installation and performs the needed upgrades to the SQL Database and Web. There is a LOT of special code in version 7.x Configuration Wizard especially for upgrades from version 6.4. You will be prompted through the upgrade and…

Vance, You are correct. The uninstall of the Wireless Management Pack does not remove the web resources at this time. Sorry about that... To remove them, delete the WirelessNetworks directory within your web site. This is usually C:\inetpub\SolarWinds\WirelessNetworks This will remove all Wireless resources and the tab. If…

Seraphym, That is STRANGE. Can I have SolarWinds Technical Support contact you to gather more details ?

The most common problem with the Wireless Management Pack is not selecting the Wireless Access Points. It is important to run the "Wireless Networks" application and select the Wireless Access Points. If you do not select which devices should be polled, then there will be no data in the database. Also, you should ensure…

Yes, most likely there will be a release in the future that supports Intel 64 bit architecture.

quote:Originally posted by perduenoc Don - do you know if SNMP v3 will be supported in v8? SNMP V3 is working in our labs now. At this time, I do not know if it will be incorporated in Orion V8 or not.

Orion V7 supports 64 bit counters now.

Let me be more specific...... At this time, we can view Custom Properties from the Orion web site, but not change them. Orion V8 will allow you to change the Custom Properties from the web site. Custom Properties are added by using the "Custom Property Editor". The Custom Property Editor will most likely be integrated into…

Custom Property Editing via the Web should make it into V8. You will see pieces of the Orion V8 release before the entire Orion V8 upgrade is released. For example, the Wireless and Application monitoring engines were originally designed for Orion V8, but were released early with backward compatiblity with Orion V7. The…

pancamo, Alert profiles based on any combination of Custom Property values will be available in the Orion V8 Alert Engine. This means that you could define an Alert for all ATM circuits with the custom property of "Building=Headquarters". Or... All Windows servers owned by Finance. This is an important difference in the V7…

When pasting from Visio, select "Paste Special" from the Edit menu in Map Maker instead of "Paste"

Oooooh. Now you got me excited. We definitely need to look into this also.

Eric, If you are trying to add the Custom Property "CustomerID" as text to a map, here's how. From within Map Maker, Right-click on a Node and select "Add Label". As the text of the label enter ${CustomerID}. The value of the CustomerID property for that Node will be displayed on the Map. You can combine custom properties…

Dale, Try this ... right-click on the Node within the System Manager and select "List resources ...". Ensure that the "FastEthernet0/0" is selected. If it is not, select it. You may then have two copies of it. Right-click and delete the one in the unknown status. It that does not take care of it, you may need to delete it…

kempj18, There is an Orion Application Monitor available that will show historical statistics for services/processes. This is not publicly available at this time, but can be requested via development@solarwinds.net. It can log when services/processes restart, but cannot generate alerts at this time. Don

There isn't a "Format Painter", but you can select mulitple objects and then change the formating from the toolbars. Font, font size, bold, colors, justification, icon or graphic, etc. You can also select multiple nodes and add labels to all nodes at once.

cmorris, Yes.... The Orion version of Network Performance Monitor uses a SQL database and installs as a Windows service. It automatically rolls up the data from detail to hourly, to daily for months or years. See solarwinds.net/.../index.htm This is inherently available in the Orion release, but not as easy in the…

I misunderstood you completely. I thought it was the Top 10 "View" that was missing. Restoring the menu item is much easier. From the Orion Admin page, select "Customize Menu Bars". The click on the "Edit" button beneath the menu bar you want to change. Click on the '+' button to add an item. Check the "Top 10" item and…

The easiest way to bring it back is to run the "Web Configuration Backup" application and merge the "NetPerfMon Initial Configuration" with the running system. This will restore the "Top 10" view. But... this will also restore anything else that may be missing, such as the guest Account and other default views. Merging the…

Run the "Web Configuration Backup" utility. It's under "Advanced Tools" in the Windows Start menu. Restore the "Wireless Networks Initial Configuration" To remove the Networks Tab, delete or rename the "C:\Inetpub\SolarWinds\NetPerfMon\WirelessNetworks\NavBar" directory. You cannot remove the tab for individual users. So I…

Troy, The export feature on the menu is for Charts and Views. It only is available when a Chart or View has been selected. I think what you are looking for is the Orion Database Migration tool. It can be downloaded from the SolarWinds Customer Area. support.solarwinds.net/.../default.cfm The Orion Database Migration tool…

As of January 20th, the 7.6 release has no outstanding issues. I believe the Testing Group has signed off on it and is waiting for final release OK from Support.

Robin, We are glad to speak to you one-on-one about upcoming releases and new features. We do this all the time. But, we are not permitted to post this information on a public forum until very close to the actual release date.

Russ, Your can remove the 95th percentile footer by disabling 95th percentile calculation from the Admin area of the NPM web site. Login to the Web Site as Admin, click on Admin from the top menu, then select Settings from the left menu. Enter '0' in 95th percentile calculations. (of course, this will also remove the 95th…

This fix is for older (Version 6.x) installations of Orion Remote Admin tools. It registers the class IDs for remote admin. This fix should only be run if SolarWinds Support says your system needs it. Version 7.x installations do not need this, the Installation Wizard takes care of these issues if they exist.

Jeff, I'm not sure I have enough information, but I'll guess at what is causing this problem. "The database or tables within the database are being automatically locked by SQL during the Nightly Maintenance. The automatic locking blocks new data from being added." SQL Server will sometimes automatically switch from record…

Bruce, you should have many menus and toolbars. Sounds like your customized toolbar is corrupt. Try deleting the "MapMaker.Toolbars" file. It is in the same directory as the MapMaker.exe

Danny, The Network Performance Monitor within Engineer's Edition does not run as a service. The Orion version of Network Performance Monitor runs as a service. See www.solarwinds.net/.../Index.htm for more information on Orion.

Brian, That's quite strange. I suggest that you verify that the Passport is updating the MIBs correctly. Using a MIB Browser (you can download a free 30 day version from solarwinds.net as part of the Engineer's Edition), view the IF-MIB:ifTable tree (1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2) as see if ifInOctets and ifOutOctets is available and…

Here are the Property IDs for the most commonly used set of Properties. Also, be aware that the Version 8 Alert Engine does NOT use Property IDs. It uses the property names instead. Also, the new Alert Engine uses a different set of tables and a different mechanism to define Alerts. You will be able to use both Alert…