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You have tried to install a fresh copy downloaded from your solarwinds server to a different system, installed it, and tried to use it?

All I can say is WOW. No, I have not tinkered that deeply, I usually tried to recreate the functionality via swql and deploy as a widget. But this is an amazing look at where tinkering can take you. The main caveat I would remind people - Back up any modified files BEFORE you run any solarwinds hotfix, patch, or run the…

You got it! SWQL Studio is your friend. ALways use it to test, as it gives details if you create a terrible query that wont work. And you will most likely create those on occasion, all of us do. Good luck, and seriously search thwack for swql reports/queries. There is a lot posted here - no reason to reinvent the wheel. If…

You will want to take a look at the Orion SDK and SWQL Studio. Its on github: GitHub - solarwinds/OrionSDK: SDK for the SolarWinds Orion platform, including tools, documentation, and samples in PowerShell, C#, Go, Perl, and Java.. Otherwise, you are absolutely correct that SolarWinds has changed A LOT since…

I agree with @"Seashore". The big thing is to make sure the cluster will meet the performance specs, especially in a shared sql environment. No one has mentioned running it on VM's - but that is not a problem either. The SolarWinds Orion DB runs fine in Always on group on top of VM's, again - make sure it meets the specs.…

My best guess is that you are looking at restoring those files from backup. They might be in the trashbin, but I would not count on it. I stopped using custom dll, folders, anything the solarwinds directories that were not put there by SolarWinds. I got burned once after inheriting a system, that was one too many times.…

Have you enabled the daily db maintenance job? This is setup in the web console - all settings - polling settings. Look for the Datase Settings. Check the Index Defragmentation option, leave most of the settings at default.The Archive Time is the when the DB maintenance program runs. You can check the logs on your server.…

You hit the struggles on the head. Yes, I developed custom UDP poller for multiple vendors and custom views based on manufacturer. This also means you ideally need custom alert rules. The other concern - you will want to increase the udp polling rate for some metrics like onBattery, or things like Input Power Source. Those…

Have you tried switching uptime to use icmp instead of snmp? I have run into weird issues with RHEL8 and snmp configs not working or flaking out after a bit. I was told there was a bug in RHEL8 with SNMP. Which version of snmp are you using for that matter? RHBA-2020:3294 - Bug Fix Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal this…

I want to close this loop. Microsoft released some Hotfixes to address this issue. See this article from bitdefender. Microsoft Releases Emergency Updates to Patch Kerberos Authentication Issues (bitdefender.com)

Other than knowing that Network Atlas has been deprecated and on the chopping block for some time, I will look at the readme again. Offhand, I don't recall it getting removed entirely with this version. EDIT: I find nothing about Atlas going away already. Please open a ticket with support, along with reading your note…

Please upvote as @"KMSigma.SWI" says. This is currently not supported and will be updated the quicker more of us request it. 

@"sum_giais" You have hit the crux of the issue. I am not sure if this really can be done with the api poller. This would be a SAM Script from start to finish. You have to check the token, refresh the token, then use the token to collect data. The following links help explain the issue. Azure REST API: Please Sir, Can I…

My only thought without diving deeper concerns the version of VMAN. Some of the older VMAN might have issues with vmware 7.x. 

I have run into similar with some Azure items. The token expiration is most likely by design - it expires after an hour - as is the case with my situation. I have seen some interesting scripts used to renew the token when it expires. This adds complexity to the monitoring and makes the API poller a bit painful. I am trying…

I would recommend using SWO to do this - but that is a separate product. Regardless, this actually came up in a conversation recently for me also. I am not sure how I feel about doing it. I find myself asking why and wanting to look at SWO (SolarWinds Observability Platform, distinct from Orion/SolarWinds Platform and…

Solarwinds 2020.2.6 aka Orion Platform 2020.2.6 is now the SolarWinds platform. The versioning between the orion perpetual licensing and the new HCO licensing is the main confusion - Both use the same platform now, its a licensing difference largely. Put another way, you will need to perform a fairly big upgrade to move…

Hey @"jm_sysadmin", I am on the same version. Interesting that they respond as windows 10 - given the direction of Microsoft with server and workstation development, this is not entirely a surprise. Thank you for the swql, I may have to use that as a workaround until an internal update is released. 

I added a direct link to the new UI in via the custom links widget or adding the link to the users' toolbars. I have switched back and forth from the new UI (I dislike it too. Its missing custom property labels...) its basically You can switch to it and grab the link that way too. THen switch back - please provide feedback…

AHHHHH Try the new manage nodes UI. It allows them to search and filter and schedule maintenance. It will not allow them to edit/add/delete. THe legacy node management can only be accessed by admin and users with node management from what I have noticed. If that is not the issue, please post back. The Global search is…

SQL or SWQL? Swql should be fine. I will give a swql example as it is easier and quicker for me: SELECT top 10 n.Caption, n.LastBoot from orion.nodes n where n.LastBoot >ADDDAY(-3,GETDATE())The AddDay function with a negative number combined with the getdate will give you the uptime since lastboot. PS: bobmarley hit send…

Ditto! This is a great write up and I agree with the reasons to use the share. The only caution is for those of you playing with enhanced security in a windows domain. Those fileshares and the service accounts may need some tender loving care to work properly. 

Unless you have rules setup to block users from seeing some nodes, all users should be able to deep dive into node metrics. Admin or Node management is not a requirement for that. Is there something specific that you want them to do or see? 

@"zdean" and @"osborne_graham" - My first thought is Ugh. When you changed the password, how much of your environment was polling. When I need to update an account or password, I try to stop polling with that account first. Put another way, I shut down all polling servers, and then update the accoutn on the primary poller.…

PLEASE upvote this feature request. This is a known problem. SolarWinds API should support OAUTH2 and Bearer Token, and not just basic auth. - Feature Requests - The Orion Platform - THWACK

Thank you for the information - and I will pass it along to my teammates. We did the audit reg key (kb5020805) to collect more information and permit authentication, but it still did not help. FYI - this patch can cause SolarWinds services to fail. I suspect many of the back-end API calls. Similar to what I noticed with…

I tend to agree with @"KMSigma.SWI" about using the concat command. You can make complex joins in SWQL, and SWQL generally protects you from upgrade pits of doom and DB schema changes. You can always post the where are getting stuck in the forums, and usually one of us has run into that query or similar. I cannot say how…

Almost sounds like the name of the component in the SAM Template?

First - look for the "Manage this host as an node" option on the esx details page for the host. I didnt see it in your screenshot. Secondly, yes, deleting the node and adding the vNode (to use the vman node type) as a managed node is usually the work around. Common causes include detecting and/or monitoring separate IP…

Take a peek at RegExr: Learn, Build, & Test RegEx. It allows you to test your output and has some help files. Otherwise, I dont spend much time with regex.