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User Device Tracker also contains port count information and port-up and port-down information. It's not as useful to me for repurposing ports on an individual switch basis as my custom report is, but it does serve a purpose for higher-up planning. How to create a report displaying the Last Time Data was Transmitted or…

You can create a custom report that uses SQL or SWQL input in its advanced Database Query area by going to * Reports > Manage Reports > Create New Report * Click the radio button to select a Custom Table * Click the drop down for Selection Method and click on Advanced Database Query (SQL,SQWL) * Paste your SQL or SWQL…

Re-IP'ing is definitely the way to go, as long as it's just one /24. Networks require unique address spaces--no overlaps and duplicates are allowed.

If ACLs deny access from NPM, then you need to explain to your Security team why your NPM addresses must exempted from those ACL's. Changes made via snmp RW privileges can be challenging to troubleshoot and track, compared to using SSH. You might consider only giving your Orion products Read-Only access through snmp, and…

Jiri, I'm still having this same issue from more than a year ago. I've verified the path & permissions are present on each of my four pollers, but this error recurs each time the job is run:. Where do I find the network name specified in the job? Or is that set in the NCM settings? If so, it seems these directories are…

Pinging the short name of either server, from either server, works successfully. The reds must have some other cause.

That's nothing that can't be fixed with "The Handy Man's Secret Weapon: Duct Tape!" Or maybe some caulking compound? Maybe plumber's Teflon tape? Maybe throw it out in the recycling bin . . .?

It's a recommended solution, but may not be required if you use the right port protocol. For example, in my instance with the VPN problem, I selected port 22 (SSH) and changed no other firewall rules. But I DID choose to discover the path to the remote VPN appliance's external address instead of an internal one, and I DID…

Although I don't see any Youtube stats on my NTA's reports, I did find a method that may help you. Go to your NTA views and look for the Top 5 Endpoints graph. SolarWinds shows it can be displayed there if its recognized by domain name:

Keep in mind that researching and discovering traffic for departments or specific users may likely spill into the realm of the Legal or Security Departments. If you are not authorized to see or discover or know who is going where on the Internet, do not proceed any further at risk of prosecution or losing your job or both.…

To clarify, I believe NAM allows you to install up to 20 APEs. The 100,000 element license limitation is set by the processing & computing capabilities of one instance of Orion NPM. When you must monitor more than 100k elements with NPM, Solarwinds recommends you purchase and install a second "main" instance of Orion NPM.…

Here are some resources to review on that topic: NAM vs NOM -- What am I missing? Search - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support (this isn't a generic link--it goes to the NAM pages) Network Automation Manager - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support When I go to my Customer Portal site, log in, and review…

That's actually pretty likely. When the developers only hear complaints from users about license expenses based on elements . . .

Well, there we go. I'm sorry to have enabled the situation where you discovered an issue, but at the same time I'm happy you found a problem and can start working to correct it. Let me know what you learn. Maybe the results of a Support case? I don't want to take the easy path out and just select ALL interfaces--there are…

Our WAN provider remotely manages/monitors their 15454's in our buildings (as well as their Accedians); we don't have access to that equipment for monitoring. I'm not certain what the WAN service provider can see, but I know they use Solarwinds. We are moving towards a mindset of creating our own parallel WAN in response…

I like learning that you used "internal Interface Name" to simplify communications. I'd like SW to make this a global option for all Orion modules. Check one box and it's done everywhere!

A similar way, using NCM, would be to build a Compliance Report that searching for "channel" in any switchport's config. Although this would give a list of ports, it doesn't import it into a monitor resource. I'm hoping someone can figure both out: discovering port-channel members AND putting them into a group to be…

Please share with us how that memory utilization was reduced?

You may find your environment is more friendly to fewer notifications than to many notifications. In that case, create Dependencies to reduce the number of alert messages, and then create a Network Notifications group to receive them. That may be all it takes to reduce the unhappiness of your mail server. Example: One of…

Maybe aLTeReGo​ has info about multi-threading the Polling Engines downloads from the Main Poller, after it's been upgraded & patched, that would enable simultaneous downloads from it to multiple APE's . . . .? That would be a NICE product upgrade, and a time-saver during hotfixes and updates.

Here's my rationale for monitoring all ports: * We're a health care system; any device that attaches to the network needs to work without errors or discards. We monitor all ports to ensure we can provide the immediate help to end users or their devices that can make the difference in a patient's life. Whether it's a flaky…

That's fun information! Thanks.

I'm glad I was able to help. Thanks for the response, and for showing your process and methods. Others will benefit from your sharing. Swift Packets! Rick Schroeder

Ah, that makes it so very different. Please accept my apologies for not understanding you have NTA. NTA does not provide user names (like Active Directory authenticated users) and URL information (like destination web pages). Only bandwidth quantities, src & dst addresses, domains, etc. The information you seek requires a…

Maybe you only have to tell Palo to report from that interface as its source (if it's anything like Cisco boxes).

It's worth learning snmp-v3 and deploying it to replace v1 and v2. Although you're unaware of any cases of your existing unencrypted snmp having been exploited, you mustn't rest on those laurels. They may be based on ignorance, or you may simply be lucky. Remember: once someone learns your snmp strings, they only need to…

Uffda! That's not the solution I was expecting. But my environment isn't relying on CDP through a provider, it's all internal L2 and L3. I'll keep looking for a solution appropriate for LAN instead of WAN, but thanks for the response and info!

A UPS is often treated like an after thought--a stupid device with which few "important tasks" can be done. It just does it's job--or it fails. Hopefully you've got a maintenance program in place to have it tested & monitored and maintained with replacement batteries on the manufacturer's recommended schedule. If not, then…

You asked: "For downloading the configs after adding the node to NCM, which config would you like to have NCM download first Running or Startup or a Custom Config Type (assuming some are already defined)?" A: I'm easy with either/or type of config downloaded first. Logic might say "always download the startup config first"…

Please share the resolution with us; many us of may be in similar situations, and are interested in hearing all the details you can safely share.