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One way to start is by accessing the information about each printer's location. Did anyone create that info within the printer in a place that you or Solarwinds can leverage it for reports or displays? One intuitive method is to name the printer with some indicator of its location. I've named network nodes (for management…

I think you'll do well following the links on this page. They should provide everything you need to become certified. https://thwack.solarwinds.com/t5/NPM-Discussions/SolarWinds-Certified-Professional-Program-Now-Available/m-p/336130#M108657 Swift Packets! Rick Schroeder

"How" indeed! There'd need to be some tie-in with Netflow that tracks flows end-to-end, and doesn't double-count traffic as it passes through intermediary switches and/or routers. Cisco's certainly got something up there sleeves in that realm for securing flows, between ACI, ISE, AMP, and Stealth Watch.

You may wish to create a local user within the Nexus 7K (or reference a special limited-privilege user in AD / TACACS), and give your Solarwinds environment access to it via Ethernet interfaces instead of via the Management interface. The Mgmt Int. is separated intentionally for security purposes, and there are tasks you…

NCM can be configured to use SSH to communicate with nodes and issue commands to them, download or upload configuration files, and more. SSH version 2 is recommended for security concerns, since version 1 has been publicly compromised. (See:…

NTA will receive the data from the router, but will create an alert if it receives flow information from an unknown device or unknown interface. It will discard the info until you tell it to add that interface or device. Once you do that, the info will be displayed.

If you have LAG rights from AD, you should see what you need to see. I'm not certain why you're having problems with that, but some things you can check on are: * Do basic network troubleshooting and follow the OSI model up from the bottom. Some basic ideas:* Confirm the MAC address of the target PC matches the MAC and IP…

When I've reached out to SW Support for SDK help, they've explained that SDK isn't something we're paying for--it's a free bit of function and utility that is made available to us without support. I understand your need and your frustration; I've been there, too. I like the suggestion/solution @"wojciech.krol" provided…

Also, if my answer was the Correct one, you should have an option to mark it as the Correct Answer. There's nothing requiring that extra step, but if you DO mark it so, others will see it and can quickly find the resolution. Plus I get another 5 points! Rick S.

Nicely done. I suspected that might be all that was going on, hence my suggestion to look for that, among the other items. Congratulations!

I've had multiple issues with Nessus scanning inappropriate files, or scanning too deeply, too intensively. It caused Distribution Switches and Core Routers to reboot. It caused MS Print Servers to hang, requiring reboots to restore them. Nessus is super-powerful, and requires careful adjusting to ensure it does the right…

I'm experiencing the same issue. The SmartConnector tool worked a year or more ago, after a lot of trouble figuring out account info and mail addresses. But it was lovely then! Today I receive this message when I try to run it: I've tried a number of checks, including reviewing settings on the server for TLS 1.0, 1.1, and…

For those who may not be able to install ANY packet capture app on their server, there are alternative options, so don't give up hope. * Install a packet capture utility (e.g.: Wireshark) on a laptop computer. Then set up a span or mirror session on the switchport(s) the server connects to, and send copies of all the…

It sounds like you may be asking: 1. How to use NCM to discover whether two specific lines are present or missing in any of your configurations. 2. How to use NCM to automatically correct the problem? The answer to #1: Create a Rule and Policy and Compliance Report that searches for those two lines and alerts / reports…

An alert telling you a server is down--when you know the server is NOT down--is an indication of a communications problem between your Solarwinds polling engine and that server. Your task is to discover where that problem lies. Start with the exact alert. Look at what it's alerting ON, and how it's trying to communicate…

@"aLTeReGo" and @"mesverrum" beat me to it. They have the right answers. The process is simple as long as you follow each of the steps. It's not brief, but it will get you to the current version, assuming your support contract is current. Swift Packets! Rick Schroeder

I'm unaware of any place where SW is working on ISE integration. But you're asking in the right forum--just post the general question to SW via Thwack and you may have better luck than I.

Your best bet is with Solarwinds Support. 1. Capture screen shots of the problem. 2. Start collecting Diagnostics from all your pollers. 3. While that's happening, open a ticket online with Support. 4. Once the online ticket is created, attach your screen shots and diagnostics. 5. When they've finished uploading, call…

I wrote lyrics to the same melody years ago, targeting my favorite boat manufacturer, Crestliner. They even posted it on their web site for a year, and I enjoyed a little minor fame & notoriety for a time. It's fun, and I'm happy to see someone else doing the same kind of thing. Swift packets! Rick Schroeder

NTA will tell you if the problem is associated with bandwidth congestion, and it'll also show you the IP addresses (and possibly the names) of the devices using the Internet or LAN bandwidth. If you don't have NTA, I seem to recall at least one Netflow functionality in the Engineer's Toolset that will do the same thing on…

My gut reaction is that what you wish isn't possible, primarily because the product isn't tied into an Enterprise solution like NPM or NCM, and consequently cannot use Active Directory Groups for permissions. You have a few options: 1. Open a Support Ticket with Solarwinds to confirm my suspicion, or to happily learn they…

It's been a while since I played with NTM, but I seem to recall it had a few options for displaying different things--IP addresses, subnet ranges, DNS entries, etc. Check the online manual / user guide / documentation for it, and possibly open a support ticket with Solarwinds on it. I think you'll find what you…

I'll bet it's a Marketing feature, ensuring you have to purchase it if you're going to benefit from its functionality. At worst, you can make screen shots of the views you've created so you can share them with your team or your Manager. But for now, unless someone shows otherwise, my money's on that being intentionally…

That's an interesting situation. If your node is configured to allow the right pollers to talk to it, and if the node and the pollers have the correct snmp-v3 strings, and if there are no routing or firewall issues present, you've got a bit of a perfect storm. I'll mention one thing that's easy to miss--Windows Server…

Forgive me for asking what may be a very basic question, but do you have the APC UPS's set to send snmp traps to your Solarwinds poller? And are the UPS's also configured to send syslog messages to your poller? If you haven't set the UPS's up to do this, and haven't successfully tested their information flow & traps /…

You've stumbled onto one of several items for which Feature Requests have been submitted. Even as @"Kaellanon" said, the only complete and satisfactory solution I've found is to delete the node entirely from Solarwinds and then re-add it. If you're willing to give the replacement switch a new IP address and node name, that…

If your NPM / NCM was doing configuration and inventory management, the information should still be present--especially in the startup-configuration or running-configuration, and in the stack inventory. I've seen stack members fail for various reasons--especially old ones like 3750's, but also 3850's, 2960's, and 9300's.…

I've had similar challenges with cloud-based resources showing up as unavailable in Netpath. One explanation offered to me was that the cloud provider(s) has no obligation to keep a specific resource available. It may be placed behind a load balancer that keeps services running, but individual IP addresses belonging to…

I may be barking up the wrong tree, but it seems you may be doing a lot more work than necessary. Forgive me if I'm way off base, but I recommend you use NCM's New Job functionality to accomplish what you want. I've used it to create many new Jobs that accomplish all sorts of things, from backing up running configs…

I changed domains for my environment around ten years ago. It involved a Main Instance and six APE's. I kept finding issues with certificates & AAA, one at a time. Eventually I got them all ironed out, but it took a Support Ticket or two and five or six calls / remote sessions with Support to find & correct all the issues.…