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It's not a big deal, but it trips me up when we use subnets smaller than a 24. I'll accidentally import the broadcast address, then have two entries for a router, and have to go back and delete. I just wanted someone to know that this is a problem, and my ignore list is full of these addresses.

I agree with Chandru. I'd love to see your SQL report

I totally agree on better docs. You almost have to try stuff and see what happens. Here's a sample of the HP Procurve script I use to get them into compliance. Note: I do a "write memory" as a separate CCT after I'm sure everything still works. ==================================================== /*…

Mark, My database is in a named context of a SQL server. I use the URL: JAX-SQL-NAMED\SOLARWINDS to access it. Is it possible to connect to this database using your tool? Doesn't like the URL. Suggestions?

What I started doing is to create a supernet with a description when I want to reserve IP space for a purpose. I create a subnet when addresses are actually allocated and the subnet is "live". Typically that's when our core routers learn the route, but some subnets are NATed or hidden.

And what about Gob's "How long each node was down" resource was going to become a standard resources? This is the primary resource we use on our home page. On the discussion of resources. Can we have version numbers associated with resources, and an indication of new resources? I read in the what's new list for an NPM…

Absolutely. Better management of custom attributes is very important. I typically end up using Flyspeed SQL Query to find and fix my custom attributes. Solarwinds has forced me to learn SQL. This is a good and bad thing. Lag's content thread on using SQL Triggers may help avoid my manual updating. More SQL to learn :-)…

Brandon, We have now installed our 66th Trapeze MX Security switch and now have more than 200 Trapeze radios. This is big and getting bigger. We now have 6 Trapeze certified installers on staff. We are now starting outside campus mesh projects.

Another vote for Trapeze. We have over 60 MXs and several hundred APs.

One vote for trapeze

It seems the integration between NCM and NPM is causing an issue. I have a ticket with both groups open now.

Normally the router is authoritative for subnets, unless you are doing route summarization somewhere to reduce route count. We will take a class /24 for a given site, and bust it into several VLANS/Subnets. After messing with IPAM, it seems that making each location a supernet, and adding subnets in it works best. This is…

Chris, I started testing Plixer's Scrutinizer. I like the graph of both inbound and outbound on one graph. The reason I installed it was to test it's ability to build applications. While much more powerful than NTA, it still has limits. Doesn't anyone want to build custom applications definitions so that NTA graphs show…

Great, thanks

To reboot a cisco router... You can test for @ContextNode.LastBoot in CCT. However it can't wait for the "confirm" prompt and send an <Enter>. Maybe the next CLI command after reload is Y, but I'm not sure this works. Also, there is a "startsWith" expression, but I don't think CCT supports a NOT in an expression. I'm not…

set snmp community "my.community.name" Read-Only Trap-off version v2c set snmp community "health" Read-Only Trap-on traffic version v2c set snmp host "my.community.name" 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 set snmp host "health" 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.255 trap v2 set snmp contact "NOC" set snmp name "Device Name to use as Node Name" unset snmp…

I'd like to have the option of a logarithmic scale, especially for availability so small % changes are evident (3 nines to 4 nines) -=Dan=-

I absolutely agree. It appears that NCM has this functionality? We only need one node and a way to see all the IP addresses bound to it in details.

+1 on ARP table input

I think Brandon demoed a NPM hooked up/interface to Twitter to share info between NPM systems

I've got the 9.2 version of the Engineers toolkit, and the Network Sonar tool does an awesome job of finding subnets and scanning them quickly. Only thing better would be to keep checking devices for routes as you go so you can find subnets that are summarized at WAN level. We often break a Class B into several VLANS at a…

Don, We have CA eHealth reporting from Verizon on our MPLS. Their health report is great especially the first few pages (situations to watch, change leaders). Product costs a fortune to run yourself. I would use this as a model and attempt to duplicate some of that functionality. I'd like to see top 10 or 20 with…

Hi Andy, I see that I can combine two poller values into one value using sum or ave, but how do I display both values on one chart as separate lines? Is there a special formula for doing this?

I use the Universal Device Poller Status resource for a quick way to see the polled values of these and other pollers. I also have my APCs send traps. I use the following to trigger an email: SNMPv2TrapOID = PowerNet-MIB:apc.0.17 for bad batteries. Battery not properly installed is PowerNet-MIB:apc.0.80

Any info on how to install this? What customizations are necessary?

This is awesome. I looked at running ODBC in Perl, and it scared me off. This looks great.

What it DOESN'T do is fix a device that was changed (one type of switch replaced with a different one). Often interfaces get orphaned. In my experience, its usually best to delete the device and re-add it to get it cleaned up. It also doesn't tell you that the SNMP community has changed. You usually have to look for the…

Any thoughts?

Also, one example uses the loop: foreach ( @node in @ContextNode ) When do you need to do a foreach. Most of the examples doesn't use this top level structure. The example of this is the Foundry config script

+1 for JUNOS DHCP support. Also Avaya IP Office DHCP support