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  • There is a couple things you could try. First, make sure you have a useable SQL server installed. Second, try registering the SolarWinds SQL object. Solarwinds walked me through it once. Just launch a dos prompt and CD to the SolarWinds/Network Performance Monitor V6 folder. Then type regsvr32 sqldmo.dll. Then try the…
  • It could be permissions. With Windows it's almost impossible to track down. But there is an easy way to test to see if it's permissions. Open up the IIS Manager and right click on the website and select properties. Then, pick the Directory Security tab. Click the top Edit button, then click Edit to modify the account.…
  • All of your symptoms are slightly different so I don't think you have the same problem. If you're getting page can not be displayed or internal server error 500, inside the IE, click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Under the browing section, turn off "Show friendly HTTP errors". This will give you a more detailed…
  • When you installed Orion, did you create the website in the default location (C:\INetPub\Solarwinds)? I had a problem when accessing the Node Details page, but re-creating the website in the default location fixed it.
  • I've tried MRTG and Big Brother, but it was quite a bit of work. The configuration alone was a nightmare, not to mention the maintenance labor overhead. So, we opted for Orion NPM. It was a breeze to install and configure. All the time we had spent setting up MRTG and Big Brother, it was a lot cheaper to buy Orion.
  • The color schemes are really just style sheets. To create new schemes, you just need to make new style sheets. Go to your Inetpub/SolarWinds/WebEngine/Resources folder. Pick the one closest to what you want and copy it. Edit the style sheet with the new colors. The style sheet title is at the top of the page. Just rename…
  • This is actually a Cisco bug. Here's more info on it. Cisco BUG ID CSCdt86655 Bug Details Some Cisco Catalyst switches with older software levels and supervisor engines, including Catalyst 4000s, 5000s, and 6000s, require at least a one millisecond delay between successive SNMP gets. Without this delay, the Catalyst will…