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Todd, Fortunately that functionality is built into NCM. I am running NCM 7.5. Copy the built in Nightly Config Backup Job and edit it. Use a Dynamic Selection where Vendor equals Cisco. In the "Add Job Specific Details" screen you can opt to send an email when the downloaded running config does not match the startup config…

You could try creating a Custom Multiple Object Chart(See attached image). You would list all of your WAN interfaces and there is an option "Number of top series displayed" where you would put the number for top xx and select time period "Yesterday". This will list all of your top xx WAN interfaces on a chart and will…

Just so I'm clear, when you say "default to Telnet", you are saying that you want to use a Telnet account in NCM to connect to your device? If so, What you can do is add the SSH account as the "Global default connection profile". Any new or existing device in NCM that doesn't have a specific connection profile assigned to…

I want to start off by saying how great this thread is! Extremely useful information when it comes to resource utilization and objects available for monitoring via snmp vs wmi. What about from a security stand point? I have heard many times that WMI is more secure than SNMP, and I assume the people that say that are…

Please read "Table 1 Where to Configure NetFlow Accounting and Which NetFlow Commands to Configure" in this document(link below) to make sure you have netflow configured properly on tunnel interfaces. You probably don't have netflow configured correctly on your Tunnel interface(s) NetFlow Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS…

The program is called Universal Device Poller and it is on your Orion Server. If you cannot I access that, I would try setting up a "custom poller" to pull that information and that can be done through the web console. Now the only problem is that custom pollers can only poll predefined technologies: CPU & Memory and Node…

Just to clarify and from what I've gathered in your post and in the screenshot, the UnDP for system uptime you have created is only working for that WLSNIT001 node? I would start by checking to see that UnDP for system uptime is applied to all of the nodes you need it on, and also test it against all wanted nodes while you…

I use SecureCRT, and make sure you use the latest version. There is a BIG difference with the GUI interface between the latest version and the versions from a couple years ago. In the new version, you can actually drag and drop the window list of nodes. For new installs, say you get a new network engineer, you can…

I would double check to make sure ConnectNow is choosing the correct interfaces. If you right click on one of the links(line connecting node together) in question, and select properties, it will display the interface assignments. Confirm that those interfaces are, in fact, the correct interface on each end of the node on…

i just tested it and found The answer we're looking for: childstatus<>0 or Status<>0 OR childstatus<>0

Hey, Mr. Fleming, the correct syntax is: Status<>0 status level for status properties are: 0 = Unknown 1 = up 2 = Down 3 = Warning 14 = Critical Check out this Gem of a guide - SolarWinds Filter Syntax Guide: http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/orion/docs/orionfiltersyntax.pdf

If the interface is a miniport or filter, it is worthless anyway, and does not return any information of value. It is best practice to not monitor them as they just eat up polling resources. 

Wow! Thank you for all of the detailed information! I may have to use some of your techniques where necessary. 

tszilagyi​, First, let me ask you this....Do you have notifications for the trigger action for both out of the box Alerts: "Alert me when an Application... (goes down and/or goes into warning or crtical)" and for "Alert me when a Component goes ... (goes down and/or goes into warning or crtical)". If so, you are receiving…

You probably have already know this, but QoE can automatically search for endpoints and ports after you deploy the sensor(s) and is turned on by default. Try deploying it if you haven't already, and see if it picks up those ports and IP's automatically. 

Yes, this can easily be done with the "Custom Object Resource". I tested it in our environment and did the following: * Created a new "IP SLA Summary" view. * Added a "Custom Object Resource" to the page. Then clicked on "Preview". * Clicked on "Edit" or "Configure this Resource" that appears on the "Custom Object…

There are a few things that could be causing this. The first thing I would check would be your NCM job that is copying the configurations from the SQL db to the default folder on your Orion server. Make sure that those devices are included in the job, and aren't being excluded by a dynamic or static selection. It should be…

Eddie, NCM is an excellent tool to have, and glad you are excited about it. When you say "script", I think what you are referring to is what NCM calls "Device Template". These templates hold the commands that NCM uses on the device when it creates a Telnet(or SSH) session during a config backup. This SW knowledge base…

You can still accomplish this by applying a view limitation to the entire page. In customize page, click on Add for view limitation. At the bottom of the list, you will see your custom properties. Select the one that you want, and then select the values of that cp you want to include on the page. NOTE: First, you must open…

Create a New Report and choose "custom table". Leave the Dynamic Query Builder default to include All nodes in your environment. If you want to only report on Servers, add a condition: Node Category is equal to Server (or any other condition(s) that will limit the scope to only servers). Add the columns you want to the…

Try using the "Custom Object" Resource. Go to customize page and then add that resource. After its displaying on your page, click Edit to tell it which objects to display. Hardware Health and in particular, power supply objects, may be available there. Or since you are using syslog, there should be a way to flag the power…

This thread helped me today, but what worked for us is: InterfaceName not like '%tunnel%' and InterfaceName not like '%vlan%' I tried using InterfaceType(not like encapsulation and not like proprietary virtual) and a few others to no avail. Sometimes it takes some good ole' trial and error until you get it to display what…

Provide a little more information about your team. If you have a HelpDesk, you can create a summary view that displays Active Alerts, Nodes and/or Applications with problems, Interfaces with high bandwidth(top xx interfaces by utilization), top xx volumes by utilization, etc.... Pretty much anything that displays problems…

You could also accomplish this in Network Atlas, a program that resides on the Orion application server. Open Network Atlas and create a new map so that you have a blank background. On the left side of the screen, is a list of all Orion objects that you are monitoring. Look for your Applications, and drag and drop them…

You are correct, if you apply a view limitation to the page, it will limit the data displayed in all resources added to the entire page to the set of objects you limit it to. I currently don't have access to test this, but it will be easy to try, and you will learn how valuable custom object resources are to custom…

No, but as ice just pointed out, with NTA, you will be able to view the source and/or cause of high bandwidth utilization, which can sometimes be a virus. You can then block the endpoint and/or port on your firewall if it is a virus or other security threat.

The only way that I can think of is to ssh with the internal IP and create a SSH ACL that only allows access from your Orion server. 

I am not sure what all you have tried or what you know about reports so you may have already tried this, and just looking how to customize that particular component to require it to store historical data. However, even if your windows script component monitor has "current" in the name, it should still retain its statistic…

This is a shot in the dark, but I know there is a "Remote Desktop Services Licensing" Application Monitor template. You can find details on it here Remote Desktop Services Licensing

With SAM, there is what is called an Asset Inventory tab in the Node Details screen of the Server. This will list all of the installed software on the machine. You can also run a "Software Inventory Report" (see below), which is an out of the box report that returns the application name, publisher, version, and number of…