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Regarding alert suppression without getting holes in your data/ graphs, you could set up a separate alert covering the time to exclude. Example: main alert--M-F 0800 - 1700 after hours alert 1701 - 0759 M - F weekend after hours alert 0001 - 2400 Sa Su same alert content except for actions (no email, no SMS, etc.) on the…

Success Center results via Google seem not to link where they used to: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/message/416944#416944

Adding the alert name was immensely helpful when I finally did it. Mainly because of situations like what tgarrett1267 is up against. The email recipient may find it to be noisy, but when you manage dozens of alerts, it could prevent a research project each time you go down this road.

For something like this that we administrators can create and leverage, I have to wonder why it's not already part of NPM. Perhaps because it was never specifically requested as a feature? Some things seem so obviously useful (CDP neighbors, duplex and speed mismatch between nodes), it seems an easy kill for SolarWinds to…

You also have some options here: http://www.net-snmp.org/wiki/index.php/Tut:Extending_snmpd_using_shell_scripts In a previous job I custom polled a private MIB created by a UNIX admin. The shell script on the back end would return an integer. Something like 1 for OK and 2 for warning and three for down. Essentially return…

I could definitely use some magical way to auto-synchronize two hot sites.

I have many nodes that have historically worked, and then stop. Their MachineType would not be unknown when SNMP fails since the database already got populated with something upon initially adding. Conversely, I have some devices from various vendors where SNMP works fine, but the 'test' option on Node Details page fails…

jreves​, please update when this documentation is available. This will be huge for several of my customers.

We used to do this to show multiple interfaces...except Cacti graph URLs were shown instead. Folks here seem to prefer Cacti graphs. Only catch was the index numbers changing eventually.

Hmmmm...can't seem to find how and where to submit this week's phrase. DanielleH, can you pint me in the right direction?

Used to do something similar with Cacti graphs and their URLs--customer preferred Cacti graphs. Same idea though. We documented the unique graph ID for the interface via a custom property. If interface IDs (tied to SNMP) ever changed, one might never catch it with this type of solution (custom properties wouldn't have…

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Antivirus directory exclusions for NPM Last Updated: February 17, 2017 Overview To run SolarWinds products, you may need to exclude certain files, directories, and ports from anti-virus protection. This topic also lists service accounts that should be added for optimal performance and to allow all Orion products the access…

I was looking at this document a moment ago so that I could create something at work and look smart. Then (within five minutes) I got a chat from the author, a LinkedIn contact and former coworker. The only logical explanation I can think of is The Force. CourtesyIT, as I told you, when I create this stuff, my employers…

Can anyone assist with the SQL necessary to include the DnsBackward field from IPAM_Node table?

Were these points ever awarded? Or Amazon gift cards sent? I haven't seen a card yet or points added. Too soon?

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Until fixed this is a pretty convenient way to look up credentials without connecting to poller via RDP and looking in database.

Here is a starting point for your troubleshooting that *may* apply: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/docs/DOC-190027

Perhaps poll this MIB: cbQosCMDropBitRate by its OID. Then create an alert for this poller. SNMPwalk or vendor documentation could be helpful. "This document describes how to extract the various values related to Class Based Quality of Service (QoS) details (CISCO-CLASS-BASED-QOS-MIB) applied against Control Plane with…

You could keep the device and simply change credentials/ list resources/ select what you want to monitor/ delete non-existent interfaces. Then you can keep history. Personal preference, but how it was done where I've worked.

Do you have this product installed? It's useful for what you are trying to do. NPM is not very useful for your need. NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

In the past I have added nodes like this as ICMP or external and then changed to SNMPv3 via node edit. If you are curious what is happening, check this out: Troubleshoot an SNMP Node/SNMP Test Failed result - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support Did 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2 sysobjectid respond?

These may work for you via UDP polling: 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.42.1.5.4.1.41 Destination to Source Latency one way Min 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.42.1.5.4.1.48 Destination to Source Latency one way Avg 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.42.1.5.4.1.42 Destination to Source Latency one way Max 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.42.1.5.4.1.37 Source to Destination Latency one way…

Unmanage everything. Do your switch upgrade. When everything is OK with the switch, remanage everything. No polls getting missed, so no alerts to trigger.

In NPM, edit the node(s) with credentials of your choosing. Invent some SNMPv3 credentials if you currently have none. Enter those same credentials on your Xclarity devices. If you are sending traps as a workaround to not knowing how to query from SolarWinds, you could SNMPwalk or consult vendor documentation to see what…

Traps table can grow huge. Is yours? Need all of the traps to migrate? Has database maintenance been done? http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/Orion/docs/OriondbBestPractices.pdf​ If you have NCM, that can have large amounts of configs in database. Choice can be made to trim that down, especially if they exist…

Do you have SolarWinds NCM module licensed? If so, Types of alert actions Execute Config Script NCM executes the command(s) that you entered in the Command Script to Execute field. For example, if you enter show version, and include it as a Trigger Action on an alert, NCM runs the show command as part of alert processing…

Default database retention settings - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support (refer to the graphic at the bottom of the page) Note the disclaimer: We strongly recommend you should never touch the below default Database Settings unless you are sure you do need to change. Note that the Daily Statistics Retention in the…

eoin1408 have you tried this already? Manually remove interfaces in NPM - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support Manually remove interfaces in NPM Overview This article provides steps to manually remove interfaces in the web console. Environment NPM version 11.5.3+ Steps * Select the target node that needs to be added…