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Re: What is the procedure to switch from WMI to Agent polling when Agent already installed?
ikomrad Aug 10, 2016 11:30 AM (in response to ikomrad)Additional Additional information. I removed a node from monitoring, ran discovery on it's domain, and then checked to see how it appeared in Solarwinds. Instead of using the Agent, it's using WMI. In Sonar Discovery , I selected the option "check for agents...". In then polling method preference setting, you can only choose between WMI and SNMP, I think "Agent should also be an option. I'll put that in as a feature request.
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Re: What is the procedure to switch from WMI to Windows Agent polling when Agent already installed?
chadsikorra Aug 10, 2016 2:19 PM (in response to ikomrad)1 of 1 people found this helpfulYeah, currently the only method for switching the polling method over is editing the node and switching it manually. The downside is I think you end up losing historical information for certain things when you do that. One thing to watch out for as you switch many servers over to the agent method:
Issues with agents following upgrade to SAM 6.2.3?
I looked at the release notes for 6.2.4 and I don't see any notes on that being fixed yet. Though according to aLTeReGo the situation is better in 6.3.
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Re: What is the procedure to switch from WMI to Windows Agent polling when Agent already installed?
ikomrad Aug 11, 2016 2:23 PM (in response to chadsikorra)Thanks. The move to Agent polling has already made my life easier on the Windows side. The AD configuration here is volatile and varied, so depending on a domain login that might suddenly stop working due to a domain shutdown, migration, or consolidation is a recipe for disaster.
The Linux agent will also be a godsend. SAM 6.3 cannot come quickly enough!
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Re: What is the procedure to switch from WMI to Windows Agent polling when Agent already installed?
aLTeReGoAug 14, 2016 10:03 AM (in response to ikomrad)
1 of 1 people found this helpfulSAM 6.3 (currently in beta) will allow you to change the polling method from WMI to Agent without losing any of your polling history or monitoring selections.
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Re: What is the procedure to switch from WMI to Windows Agent polling when Agent already installed?
chadsikorra Aug 15, 2016 8:49 AM (in response to aLTeReGo)This version just keeps getting better. On our team here at work we were discussing the prospects of switching all of our servers to the agent method but didn't want to lose historical information. We were considering just doing it anyway. Good to know we just need a little more patience.
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Re: What is the procedure to switch from WMI to Windows Agent polling when Agent already installed?
ikomrad Aug 15, 2016 10:12 AM (in response to aLTeReGo)Good deal. The Solarwinds Agent push should go tomorrow, so I can't wait for the next version of SAM before switching.
However, I do need the Linux Agent that is included with SAM 6.3, so I can't wait for the next version of SAM.
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