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I would first test SNMP on the MERAKI Testing SNMP Multiple tools exist to test SNMP functionality on various operating systems. Windows based operating systems can use an open source tool called net-snmp. Follow these instructions to install net-snmp and test SNMP access to the Cloud Controller: * Download net-snmp and…

in SNMP v3 authentication error with cisco Meraki R18 Comment by zennifer July 2016
You failed to post the error!

in Solarwinds NCM Backup Sonicwall NSA 6.5.x.x Comment by zennifer February 2019
What a great question - as ... I have had the Orion Suit installed for quite sometime... only recently did I join Thwack ... I have been missing out. I loaded SolarWinds - NPM, APM, NTA, IPAM, Config MAN, Virtualization, Help Desk, and DameWare... what a great start huh!!! I now visit Thwack on a daily basis - I go to the…

in [thwack feedback] You're a customer... What SolarWinds properties do you visit now? Comment by zennifer March 2016
Heck YEAH!!! I noticed it right away!! Very cool!!! We belong to a cool community!

in Kudos to Thwack for the new animated Olympics icons! Comment by zennifer February 2018
I have to say ... I had the worst year with respect to hours and stress. I used THWACK many times to escape and feel somewhat valuable. That same year .... ok this year .. I was selected to be a MVP. I did not think that I was worthy of the title, it was a dream to be a MVP! We all just want to make a difference! It is not…

in What do you love most about Thwack?! Comment by zennifer July 2018
I am assuming that you are using Orion - ?? In order to pull "group" information, you must first set up your groups. Go to Settings on the Orion Home page, Under Node and Group Management - select Group Management - and Add New Group - you will be able to make as many groups as you need to. Once you define the group, you…

in Group Availability Option? Comment by zennifer March 2016
So .. you can add a Multiple Object Chart - add Multiple Object Chart into the view of your NPM by customizing the page - then go to the page and configure you OBJECTS: Choose Object Type Select the Chart Select specific interfaces (AP's) Since I am not monitoring AP's - I used the Controller with VLAN's - to show you an…

in NPM display traffic at the AP level. Comment by zennifer April 2016
Are you getting any type of certificate errors? SSL?

in Web Help Desk - Webpage has expired Comment by zennifer July 2016
Awesomesauce!

in New Thwack Winter Olympics logo Comment by zennifer February 2018
Thanks for sharing this information!

in Finally a 95 Percentile during working hours that works Comment by zennifer July 2018
This link will provide you the ports for all the SolarWinds Products.... http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/Orion/docs/SolarWindsPortRequirements.pdf The SAM ports are towards the end of the document! Please mark this question as answered if you feel that I have guided you in the right direction!

in what are the Ports need to be opened Comment by zennifer April 2016
Bobbleheads of one of the head geeks - any and all will do!!!

in THWACKcamp 2019 - Prize Ideas Comment by zennifer August 2019
Honestly ... you have to live by ... you are only as good as the last backup... AND WHERE IS THAT STORED! The lessons learned from 911 - Tower 2 was DR site for Tower 1 and vice versa ... big mistake ... we always have to take others experiences and learn... or you learn the hard way. I read the whole article.. sounds like…

in Have you ever? Comment by zennifer April 2016
NO ... but it does depend upon the size of your network!! I have SAM, Config Manager, IP Address Manager, NPM, NetFlow, and Virtualization Manager all using the same database. I am running all the latest SW software on Server 2019, SQL Server 2016. Hope this helps.

in NTA Database Question Comment by zennifer November 2019
So ... I looked up $ in Linux : "$" - is just a sign of the shell prompt, means that shell is ready to accept commands, you can understand it as a separator after which, you can interact with a shell. Can also be "#" which shows that root is the user who's session is going on. Taking this into consideration - does your…

in Anyone use NCM to execute SSH scripts on OSX or Linux machines? Comment by zennifer May 2016
When you "manually" ssh into the device: 1 - are there any SSH limitations on the device - have you allowed the "user" @ Solarwinds.local SSH2 access; is SSH 2 access defined by IP? I think the answer is yes, because you can see where you make an initial connection, but does the user@Solwawinds.local have access to execute…

in Anyone use NCM to execute SSH scripts on OSX or Linux machines? Comment by zennifer May 2016
in Happy 4th of July | Celebrating with Memes Comment by zennifer July 2016
I have been in the IT industry for almost 30 years ... I have never seen anything that comes close to THWACK! I am not a member of Facebook .. I am a member of THWACK!

in Thwack is Outstanding! Comment by zennifer November 2019
I found 3 suggestions that may get you pointed in the right direction. I think you need to get Cisco set up, then attempt to catch the traps in Solarwinds. In Cisco: You can configure the Real Time Monitoring tool to alert you based on multiple criterias, but I think this will be helpful: Error Message…

in Is it possible to monitor Cisco devices (phones, ATAs) other than ping Comment by zennifer March 2018
Definitely security

in Which IT certifications are you interested in/ would you recommend? Comment by zennifer July 2016
Let me push my monitoring over the limit on interfaces (if I can) and I will get back to you! Your issue is definitely in NPM, because SAM uses component monitors not Interface monitors.

in Enrolled interface/nodes/volume exceeds license Comment by zennifer June 2016
If you go over... you will get notified in the banner at the top of Orion. The last items added will have a grey "box" over the green dot of the node! You will not be notified via alerting on those items. They will not be monitored. This has been my personal experience. Generally happens when I add a SQL database server.…

in Enrolled interface/nodes/volume exceeds license Comment by zennifer June 2016
Map a drive from the server you are using the SFTP application on; the account you are using to SFTP must have permissions on the network share you want to use. Once you have successfully mapped the drive from to the server, you should be able to configure the SFTP application to accept the network share as the path to…

in Using SFTP with a network location or drive mapped to a network location Comment by zennifer February 2018
There are 2 things you can do. Give your Orion Server a Public IP address from your company's pool, NAT it thru your Internet Connection to the outside world. (I don't like this option) Set up a VPN Client on your phone or mobile device or laptop to connect to your internal network. My mobile units use NetMotion. I threw a…

in Email with link to URL alert not accessible Comment by zennifer April 2018
I love THWACK.. I just have not had the time to visit daily... it will be short term... there are multiple benefits that you all have hit on ... #1 Cool Gear for points #2 Cool gear for demos #3 Stimulating IT Conversations #4 Questions and Answers - It is so cool to get help, but it makes you feel even better when you can…

in Thwack Top Ten leaderboard positions can be achieved! Comment by zennifer October 2017
I have mixed emotions! It is a dog eat dog world out there... I don't want Solarwinds wearing Milk Bone underwear! That is a quote re-written from one of my heroes... Norm, from Cheers! Norm, hows it going? Its a dog eat dog world out there and I am wearing Mile Bone underwear! I don't want things to change ... I want them…

in Going public AGAIN! Comment by zennifer June 2018
I just did a test run of the product. Can you provide additional information - how are you attempting to install - VM Ware? Hyper-V ? I installed the virtual appliance in VM Ware, you do the initial configuration of the IP address and password via the VM console, then you can reach it by IP address in a web browser. If you…

in Solarwinds log & event manager (LEM) Comment by zennifer April 2016
No issues here ... I have been all over the site this morning, no issues... check your firewall... (KIDDING!!!)

in Is it me? - Is https://thwack.solarwinds.com running slow today for anyone else? Comment by zennifer March 2018
I have a Brocade VDX 6750 running in my environment - - makes it so very easy to manage my virtual environment. I am monitoring with SNMP - I do need to upgrade Solarwinds .. I am using older version and have had not issues monitoring.

in SD-WAN is coming... Comment by zennifer January 2019
In VM Ware, you can do just about anything!! I am getting ready to upgrade my Orion Platform, to include IPAM, NPM, SAM, NCM, VMAN, and NTA. After a team discussion, we are going to set up a single Database server (VM Ware) that will server up: Orion DB GIS DB Accounting DB Environmental Systems DB I am pretty sure that…

in multiple NPM instances sharing the same database server Comment by zennifer February 2018

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