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If you are using your own .jpeg files as backgrounds, make sure the images are 1024 pixels x 768 pixels. D

jbarr3tt​, I've had this conversation a number of times and always with the same type of person...someone that doesn't understand networking. #1: ICMP - this is a tool for troubleshooting only, and is considered by all devices as a low priority for processing. So, if the device is busy processing real workload, it may or…

You are killing me! Where were you when I built this thing initially! :) I would have done all this then. This is great advice and I will move on building a diverse environment immediately. I'm still investigating the VM/SQL tweeks, my VM and SQL admins say we should be fine in VM...but I'm still having performance issues.…

All, Does a "physical" SQL server truly make that much difference? We are almost entirely VM, and run our Sharepoint and other apps. on VM SQL servers. To answer the question about nodes and elements, I have 515 nodes with 2762 elements, and 2208 interfaces. But that number is going to grow exponentially in the coming…

Depending on where your Orion server is located with regards to the 2 nodes, NetPath might also be an option. You'd have to build a path from your Orion server to each node. This won't provide node2node data, but it may still provide the visibility you are looking for. D

Has anyone seen this behavior? When I add a new DHCP server, a duplicate entry shows up. When I try to select either entry, is always selects that same one. And all the same scopes show up under both entries. I just upgraded last week, so I figured all the latest hotfixes would have been applied. D

jackpeterson​, Assuming you are using NPM to collect your information, what is your "real time" requirement? NPM is already polling devices every 2 minutes by default. This is typically good enough for most monitoring situations. If you have a requirement to poll more often, you can tune this polling cycle, either…

Assuming you are sending syslogs and/or SNMP traps to your NPM, the quickest way is going to be an alert on the message you get. D

thwackerinva​, You need to monitor the Multilink interface that bonds the Serial interfaces, and all the Serial interfaces being bonded. You don't need the T1 controller cards or the NVI0. You should also consider the inside interfaces, if you aren't already monitoring those. D

Wow, this conversation is fairly deep in content and there is no simple answer. The 2 compliment each other, and it's not really an either/or solution. Netflow is "simply" conversations that flow through an interface; ALL conversations. NBAR looks at the protocols passing through the interface, and classifies them…

Andy, I understand SolarWinds is working on MANY various aspects of your software (and stuff keeps getting better with each release). However, as you can see, many of your customers have a need for this particular functionality; and I know what we are asking for is not trival. But, is there any way, with the help of…

Andy and SolarWinds Dev team, Any word on this project? We are in the process of implementing the latest G450 and CM version 6.x, and I could really use a way to monitor/manage this solution from Orion. I'd be happy to help answer your questions about the new code and hardware if necessary. Dwyane

James, Did you get any feedback? I'm seeing the same issue. D

I'm pretty sure you can't monitor a USB connected device, but you could achieve your goal a slightly different way by: 1. Change the scheduled task to log events to Event log, versus the current e-mail. 2. Configure the monitored PC to send syslogs to NPM/SAM. 3. Configure alerts in NPM/SAM for the syslog messages. That…

Was there a resolution to this? D

jambo, First, you need to understand the polling process of IPAM. By default, IPAM scans the configured networks every 4 hours for active IPs (ICMP/Ping). Any IP that responds, gets polled a second time for SNMP info. And then finally, IPAM will perform a DNS lookup for the IP. I think in your particular situation, the…

Expanding on pyro13g's cause, tech support had me run the configuration wizard (database and services only) to fix some things. It appears the netflow service was having problems communicating with information services. Dwyane

If I could ask, what was the outcome of this problem? I'm seeing the same random behavior. When it occurs again, I'll run diags and open a case. Dwyane

gaurav.ec.15‌, cnorborg‌ and pseudocyber‌ have provided you with all the details you need for monitoring Netflow. I just wanted to add one additional component...IF user specific details about layer 2 switch ports is a requirement, invest some time is looking at User Device Tracker (UDT) for that information. It can…

I use the above configuration on routers, but I continue to use the traditional v5 configuration on my 6500s. Like you, I was unable to find the correct custom configuration to work on a 6500. ip flow-export source Lookback0 ip flow-export version 5 ip flow-export destination <NTA server IP> 2055 ip flow-top-talkers top 10…

Can you come up with a new question about this for 4 weeks? Maybe SW Staff should make you a Feb Ambassador on this subject? "Big Data" to me is another mind-numbing marketing term someone created somewhere to make it sound like more than it is, just like "cloud." I remember a comment my English professor made when we were…

Jiri, I was sitting here tinkering with the EoL stuff I have, and had an idea. I realized that you are adding additional EoL devices manually to each new NCM release. Why not take a trick from the SAM book, and let us pull device updates like we do for SAM templates? Then we can install only what we need, and your team can…

jhavan05 and scubadvr, You'll need to use the Universal Device Poller (UnDP) and create a custom poller for this. I don't have CheckPoint in my environment any longer, so I don't know what OID to tell you to use. D

Maybe this will assist.... Route Flap Monitoring

Easiest/simpliest method I've used (you could use version 9, but again, this is the simpliest method): Global: ip flow-cache timeout active 1 ip flow-export source <interface that has the IP SW uses to manage the router> ip flow-export version 5 ip flow-export destination <SW Server IP> 2055 ! ! this is nice for realtime…

chris.shannahan​, Please place this in the NPM forum for better visibility. You've place this in the generalized Thwack community announcements.

I'd like to see hardware module monitoring for the various chassis' based products. We have 9410s, but I've seen similar posts/requests for 4500s, 6500s, etc. I realize this is not an "unknown" device request, but it is an "unknown module" request. D

@sja, Have you looked at the canned alerts, "High RX Percent Utilization with Top Talkers" and "High TX Percent Utilization with Top Talkers"? These work great for my needs. One small drawback, since Netflow is exported every 5 minutes, I set the alert trigger to wait until 10 minutes of collection has passed, this way I…

Did you figure out what was causing this? I have similar behavior where various ASR1002s change to a view of APIC. D

chydyke‌, Welcome!! Before we can help you completely, help us by telling us what you want to do with SAM? What would you like to do and see? D