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  • Carlos, I don't believe those are supported Wireless Devices by SolarWinds, thus not showing up under the Wireless View under Network tab. I would open a case to confirm with SolarWinds, and even file a feature request if they are not supported by default. The use of UnDP might provide some of the data you want until such…
  • denstjames​, Did you ever get the Silverpeak devices to show up with flow information in NTA? If so, what did you need to change on the Silverpeak configuration to make this successful? Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1
  • jovazque​, This question is not uncommon with Larger Organizations who want an Active/Active Polling Environment. Can you share what your goals are by standing up a parallel instance? I can then share some comments on what I have seen other Clients have done to accommodate their requirements for such an environment. Best…
  • Hello mxl8a, I did a quick search and it appears that 12.2S or later is no longer a supported IOS version. www.cisco.com/.../index.html Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2S, which includes Release 12.2(14)S, Release 12.2(18)S, Release 12.2(20)S, Release 12.2(22)S, Release 12.2(25)S, and Release 12.2(30)S, has reached end of…
  • Kevin, The biggest reason to delete any duplicate device that was found during Network Scan on many different IP addresses is that you are duplicating the work for the collector, network between the collector and device, and the device itself being polled for data. Think of it in simple terms... It is like having a…
  • Dean, Yes, you can acknowledge and provide Notes to an Active Alert in the Alerts View. Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional Services * LinkedIN: Loop1 Systems * Facebook: Loop1 Systems * Twitter: @Loop1Systems
  • kiwi​, You should be able to use the combination of the Excel Spreadsheet/s, API/SDK, and PowerShell to create these items in Orion. Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional Services LinkedIN: Loop1 Systems Facebook: Loop1 Systems Twitter: @Loop1Systems
  • @terrierjim, I would check SNMP or WMI communication to these nodes. the gauges are miss leading as they will display the last collected statistic, which could be days or months ago. We actually removed them from our environments as well as those we work with because of this exact issue. There might have been a FW rule,…
  • Danielle, We assist folks like yourself do these tyoe of activities all the time, along with providing insight to more efficient ways of managing your environment. If you are interested, just let me know or use on of the links in my signature. Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional…
  • alexanderf1954​, It's been a while since I had to gather that info myself. I believe You could just run a report in Orion looking for OS images with one of these ("k9", "k2" and "k8") in the image name. I would assume that SNMPv3 would be available in these as well since they require encryption functionality also. Best…
  • @greg remer, You could always use the Alert Engine with the Action of running NCM script to do a similar activity. Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional Services LinkedIN: Loop1 Systems Facebook: Loop1 Systems Twitter: @Loop1Systems
  • raaga​, Could you expand on this question a little? Are you adding a node for the first time? Does it have SNMP enabled?, Is this something not collected by default? Is it not in the SW MIB Database? Are you trying to use Universal Device Poller (UnDP)? Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and…
  • mfinegan1​, I use Custom Properties to define who gets alerts for various faults from Up/Down to Performance based alerts. It basically creates a unique distribution email list for each Node. This can be replicated across Applications, Interfaces, Volumes, etc.. Once you have defined the CP field and email/s, you want to…
  • Cheeseboard​, You should be able to use the variables to provide you the link to see the member status and/or just the root cause for the groups status. ${N=OrionGroup;M=GroupStatusRootCause} ${N=SwisEntity;M=DetailsUrl} Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional Services LinkedIN:…
  • Mungerman, I help Clients utilize NPM and NCM together all the time. I usually talk about using NCM is an action for Performance issues that are identified in NPM. This can be simple show commands or more complicated change commands based on behavior of utilization data. Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems:…
  • raaga​, This could be a simple issue, as Up Nodes means that it can successfully ping your Node. I would edit the properties of that Node in question and run a test under the SNMP setting to confirm that the SNMP is still responding. This can be effected by IP changes of the Orion and existing ACLs applied to the SNMP…
  • baqir​, I would also check to see if you have any anti-virus products running , as I have in the past them block traffic between Orion Components. Best Regards, Derik Pfeffer Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional Services LinkedIN: Loop1 Systems Facebook: Loop1 Systems Twitter: @Loop1Systems
  • ">ma_pmchenry I have found it is a timing issue, if the system finds the child object down prior to the parent you will get the alert. This can happen if the polling time is faster for interfaces than Nodes. I usually will stack my polling from most critical to the least, which works well when the alert engine looks for…
  • ">aliasadzadeh It looks like you are trying to connect the SQL Express on your vCenter by the name. I don't believe you can and wouldn't recommend connecting to that SQL instance. You could stand up your own version of SQL Epress, but only if you are a very small environment or testing Orion Products due tot he limitations…
  • ewoknophobia, This is usually because the device doesn't respond to SNMP or WMI when making a change, such as polling times, custom properties, etc.. I usually use the report down interfaces, because it provides a single place to see Unknown Interfaces. Usually when there are Unknown interfaces it is either the…
  • kange0010​, Toolset comes in two flavors as you have mentioned Web and Desktop. Web is a stripped down version of the Desktop version that would allow you to assign basic functionality like ping, traceroute, and a few simple tools. The desktop version can also integrate to the Orion Console via permissions and…
  • bharath08​, Just search Google for SolarWinds Orion HA and you will get several links from some overview info to specific deployment guides. It is a licensed functionality and requires a separate system to create HA Pool. This can be done in a WAN(Site DR) or LAN (Local HA). I can provide specific links if you prefer to…