borgan · SolarWinds Engineer - Service Delivery

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  • Did some more work with this and found that you must use text as the type for the custom property, so that you will be allowed to insert the datetime stamp in the CP field. This is not possible with the DateTime type of custom property since it only allows you to select an specific date and time rather than use the SQL…
  • How many elements are you monitoring? How many polls per second is your polling engine utilizing now?
  • Did you check to make sure that the alert is not disabled on either the Basic Alerts tab or the Configure Alerts page?
  • So, do I understand correctly that each of the three NetFlow Summary tables stores a different statistical summary of NetFlow data (detailed, hourly and daily)?
  • That's good input Craig. Thanks. I don't know if it helps to get to a final solution, but what I want to do is use this report to make sure that when we replace a switch, we can certify that the connections for the new switch are exactly the same as the ones on the old switch. We just want to make sure a tech did not get…
  • Initial testing of the hotfix looks good. I stopped and then restarted the SQL instance on my server and then tested a simple node down alert. All functionality seems fine. Will test a few more times today.
  • Yeah, something is messed up indeed. I show the alerting service is running, but a simple node down alert will not fire until I stop and start the service. Then, the alert immediately shows up in System Manager.
  • Well, you could use the custom properties of city, state, etc to construct custom account limitations so that a user could only see and/or drill down to modes that are part of that group on a map. Am I getting closer? Or, are you saying that you don't even want the map to display if the user has no nodes of interest on…
  • No, just on the master view that you use for your servers. In other words, say you use a details view called "servers" for all server nodes. Just add the User Defined Link resource from the Miscellaneous group to the Server view and it will be there on any server that you select. USe the http://${IP_address}: port number…
  • Suspected as much. Thanks for the update. A follow-up question please..... Where are imported config files in TXT format stored?
  • There is a field named "IsIgnored" in the DiscoveryIgnoredNodes table. Is that what you need?
  • That's what I need. Thank you. One additional thing.... how would I show the total number of IPs assigned to each polling engine?
  • Use "NodeName is not equal to XXXXXX" on the Trigger Conditions tab.
  • I don;t think you would want to create a parent group that contains both the node and the interface that actually connects to the child router group. Since it is actually the interface that connects to the aggregate child group of routers, then make the single interface the parent of the child group. Forget the node that…
  • How would one join in the number of SAM components - specifically the number of components that show on the Database Details--> Total Elements Per Poller page. My goal is to be able to predictexactly how many "elements" in TOTAL will move with a node when I load balance. Thanks.
  • Here is a KB on how to create the custom icons: Add custom icons from graphics files to Network Atlas maps As far as the switch chassis or front plate background is concerned, all you need is a JPEG or PNG image that you like. Save it to the following folder and you can add it as the Background image to the map:…
  • That is correct. You can also Preview the query as you are building it so that you will know if it is specific and accurate.
  • Actually, routing and topology are not the same. What type of device are you working with? There may not be a topology OID in the devices MIB. Update the MIB?
  • Yes, I know where to find the setting, but what value do I enter in the blank to disable the session timeout for a user account? Is it zero? Thanks.
  • Actually, it can be even simpler than that. In the user account edit page, scroll down to the Network Performance Monitor Settings menu. Expand the Network Performance Monitor Settings and select "None" for the Node Details view. That way when the user clicks on a node, they will get a messag saying that they don't have…
  • The first and last scenarios are simple enough. The first would be three separate simple conditions bound by an ANY qualifier. The third situation would be the same three statements with an AND qualifier. The middle scenario in which you want to know if any TWO of the three interfaces are down at the same time is a bit…
  • Yes, those steps should get you what you need.
  • Agreed, byrona. If, for example, one has 6000 elements, the number of pollers will actually be higher (perhaps significantly so) and is a better indicator of the actual workload on the CPU.
  • If I may suggest another alternative, there is a report in the Content Exchange that may do what you want. I cannot say whether it works with version 10, but you can download it and see: Let us know if it does the trick.
  • I must say that I ave been monitoring this thread for the last few days since I am planning a series of upgrades tomorrow. I am now wondering if this issue with IPAM should delay those upgrades. Thoughts?
  • Actually, the System Manager is still available from the server, but it has no real administrative capability anymore. You can still create simple SQL views and save them for future reference. and you can launch certain other functions from the Orion menu, but it is on the way out in favor of the web GUI. Access it from…
  • Is the Web Display type set to Chart rather than gauge or table?
  • I wonder if this template would work for the Cisco 1900. When I try to log in to a 1900 with NCM 5.1, it always "fails at the login banner" (using the Add Node wizard). I think it is because when the 1900 boots you are presented with a screen where you must enter an M for menu access or a K for command line access. Could…
  • That should be it then. I think you will find that you had clicked on an NPM Interface which is why the Interface Details view was loading. If you were to click on an Interface name from within a NetFlow view youi would have not been allowed a drill down view because it is already set to "none". It can be easy to confuse…