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  • Nice work David. I've been asking for CatOS portname support for many years now: Maybe in Version 9? 
    in Discover fails to GET CatOS port name Comment by Network_Guru April 2008
  • on a more positive note: The report export directly from the web link still works flawlessly http://support.solarwinds.net/kbase/ProblemDetail.cfm?ID=349 WOW, I had no idea you could do this! I've always just been using the right mouse click in the report & selecting "Export to Microsoft Excel". Now I have some more…
    in Orion 8.1 Confirmed "WIN(S)" Comment by Network_Guru June 2007
  • I did something a little more basic with BMC to generate tickets. I setup the alert to write to a text file which is monitored by BMC. It parses this file every minute and generates a ticket based on the new information in the file. (Note you must have the BMC Patrol Agent installed on the server where the text file…
    in Integration with ticketing systems? Comment by Network_Guru May 2008
  • Solarwinds has re-written the DB maintenance routines since these posts, and there are no longer any missed polls during nightly maintenance. I run my DB on a dedicated SQL server with 8Gb RAM (using the AWE switch on x64 OS and hardware) and locally attached Raid 0 disk. I am upgrading my memory to 14Gb so that the entire…
    in Polling times and gaps in 5min graphs Comment by Network_Guru May 2008
  • The .asp script that opens the node details page is encrypted, so it's all but impossible to change. Perhaps this should be stickied as a feature request: Create a check box for admins to select "open in new window" when configuring custom views.
    in Open New Window on Links Comment by Network_Guru August 2007
  • Still having this issue with ASR 9000s. Cisco ASR routers show up as a generic Cisco As they have 2 processor you need to have CISCO-RTTMON-MIB System OID shows as 0.0 in Orion. Machine Type is Unknown.
    in Tell us your "Unknown" devices! Comment by Network_Guru November 2012
  • You could use the "Allow Account to clear Events" property as a way of filtering the Cirrus configs from the Web page. This would mean only your NetAdmins would be allowed to clear Events (checked in Account List properties) and no one else. You could then use the same code as what is used for displaying the "Edit Custom…
    in Hiding custom node details in web console Comment by Network_Guru March 2008
  • OK, so I was doing so further troubleshooting on the SNMP polling - gap issue. I downloaded SysInternals ProcessMonitor tool & ran it on both my main & remote pollers. The log is full of these error messages for the NetPerfMonService.exe process: Event Class: Registry Operation: RegOpenKey…
    in SLX V8.1 remote poller install ??? Comment by Network_Guru January 2008
  •  We need: SysObjectID (which you can find in Node Details) in System Manager. Vendor Model I believe I provided all this info, albeit using slightly different terminology ?!? I actually added this info to my Node Details View.
    in Tell us your "Unknown" devices! Comment by Network_Guru August 2007
  • This may be due to a website issue. I just happened to check my OrionNPMWeb.trace file located here - C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Orion It is fraught with these errors (open this with wordpad): 2332 Jun-02 15:35:00 : Error = Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'WHERE'. 2332 Jun-02 15:35:04 : SQL = SELECT TOP 1 Percentile…
    in Resources taxed on main poller Comment by Network_Guru June 2008
  • This post was 2 years ago when Orion was only in the early Version 7.x release (possibly 7.2?) Now that we are at V8 it does indeed support custom MIBs & I believe this readme is most likely correct for this version. (I've not yet loaded V8.1 on my server, so I have not yet worked with the custom MIBs in Orion).
    in MIB Update Question Comment by Network_Guru June 2007
  • Thanks Richard, I have verified that this counter - cieIfInGiantsErrs is not really an error in my case. This displays the same as data as: "show counters interface <interface>" or "show interface <interface> counters errors" What this counter shows is any octets exceeding 1518 bytes. Since we have the MTU set to 9216, any…
    in OID's for Cisco equipment? runts, giants, CRC's, collisions etc Comment by Network_Guru July 2014
  • Rather than run IPSLA on our core or data center infra, we are purchasing 20 Cisco 1800 series routers as "shadow routers" in all our major call centers. If these shadow routers crash - no harm, no foul. This will give us visibility on many call center apps (mainly web based) as well as VoIP scores to the Cisco Voice…
    in 12.2(33)SXI3 and IPSLA Manager? Comment by Network_Guru April 2011
  • Hi Bleearg13 We dont use NT auth. We use the built in Orion authentication. Craig Craig, this is your problem. There are 2 separate authentication requirements in order for Report Scheduler to work. You only have the first piece working - the account used to run the scheduler on the server when no one is logged in. The…
    in Report Scheduler Email Comment by Network_Guru July 2007
  •  I briefly looked into Crystal Reports years ago and it is the best method for creating customized reports with graphs and pie charts. Basically you create a reporting (read-only) account on your SQL DB that the reporting software connects to and has access to all the data in the Orion NetPerfMon DB. From there you just…
    in When will graphs be part of report writer? Comment by Network_Guru March 2008
  •  I think I know the one you are referring to. It had a diagram with multiple & standby polling engines, but only a single database. I even printed it out, but I can't find it right now either - I think it was like a sales whitepaper.
    in High-Availability Documents Comment by Network_Guru August 2007
  • All the info & files to do this are available in the Content Sharing Zone: thwack.com/.../default.aspx I highly recommend that anyone who has not visited this plethora of goodness [CSZ], check it out now, as there are many cool things hiding there.
    in Screenshot of your favorite Display in Orion Comment by Network_Guru May 2008
  • I've just installed V2.0, but am running into the same issue. I have several thousand subnets in my network (at least 10 class B networks). I have an 3 customized MS access DB's with not only the IP info, but also the subnet info (many VLANs, point-2-point /31's etc.). Each subnet has it's own common custom properties…
    in IPAM Bulk subnet Import Comment by Network_Guru March 2011
  •  Thanks Mark, I see the in-line JPGs are back now as well
    in Custom Resource for asset viewing on Orion website Comment by Network_Guru July 2007
  •  I did a search for you in this forum for mouseover and came up with this port:
    in Possible to add an image to a mouseover? Comment by Network_Guru July 2008
  • After doing some more discovery and additions, I found it is easy to get burned with the Sonar Discovery if you don't watch what you're are doing. Example, I have 500 routers with loopback IPs in a different subnet than the LAN interface/subnet. After adding the routers, I created a discovery of the switches which are in…
    in Node and Interface discovery and management in Orion 10.1.2 Comment by Network_Guru May 2011
  • We are seeing the same in NPM 10.4.1 What release are you running Deltona?
    in Nexus 6000 displayed as Wireless Controller Comment by Network_Guru April 2014
  • Hi, I am one of the "lucky" ones that did not wait.... Normally I would agree on youre statement but, if we all would do this then there would be no known issue's and service packs.... Living live at the edge ;-) Mars I did qualify my statement with "full blown Enterprise installation". I upgraded a stand alone SL2000…
    in Orion V9.1 > 9.5 & SP1 upgrade experiences - "no pain, no gain" ? Comment by Network_Guru June 2009
  • I upgraded to 9.5 SP1 and now none of my WLCs show up in the Wireless Summary view. I've seen a post that suggests deleting and re-adding all your WLCs in NPM, but then you will lose all your historical data. I'm going to try this to see if it repopulates the Wireless Summary View.
    in Wireless device was not found in database! Comment by Network_Guru June 2009
  • You have brought up an excellent point Brian. According to Security standards regarding seperation of duties, there should be a true "User Admin" account, which can only add/remove/change users and their permissions in Orion. The account should have no mode managment rights. There are very few vendors providing this type…
    in Extreme Disappointment in NCM 7.0 Integration Configuration Comment by Network_Guru December 2011
  • Sorry, but other than what you have already done (as per this post), there's not much else that can be done. Perhaps a call to SW support is in order?
    in Unknown web admin password Comment by Network_Guru January 2008
  • We have been editing & creating custom resource files since 2003. Some of these mods include editing .asp code. I make it a point to zip the whole ...\inetpub\solarwinds folder with all resources & code right before I do any upgrade. It can be a pain restoring some of the customized files, especially if the new version has…
    in writing custom resources Comment by Network_Guru July 2007
  • I've now consolidated all but 2 of my Orion's and find this a much better solution. Using 3 servers with 2 stacked pollers on the 2 APE's allows me to poll the following: Orion Module NameOrion PlatformVersion2014.1.0Service PackNoneNodes currently monitored3467Volumes currently monitored291 NPM LicenseProductionProduct…
    in EOC Still seriously lagging behind Comment by Network_Guru August 2014
  • Link has been updated - I've attached the zipped Reghack file for your convenience. 
    in Changing from Telnet to SSH Comment by Network_Guru February 2008
  • +1 Also allow users to manage nodes without allowing them to customize or edit views.
    in node management with out delete capability Comment by Network_Guru August 2011
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