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Make external DB query through web resource

timf over 13 years ago

I would like to have a web resource be able to make a simple SQL query to an external DB...

For example, I would like to display some simple stats from other systems in my solarwinds dashboard, like amount of trouble tickets in queue. It would be great to add a resource to our main dashboard view which goes out and queries an external DB for this information, and then display the results.

I realize that i could probably make some sql script that runs that will query other DBs and save it as a custom filed in orion DB, but that would be a pain.

0 njoylif over 13 years ago

I believe you can do this within report writer (maybe just to same SQL box as long as permissions are right on other DB). then you could add that report to a view.
i have a query that pulls NCM info into a report for orion simply because the NCM report writer does not have the flexability that NPM does.
see attached
OrionNodeID is custom property (like foreign key) and NCM uses same DB user as NPM. anyways, result is:

RH_NCM_connection_status.zip
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0 timf over 13 years ago in reply to njoylif

Ah, interesting. That might just be a good workaround. Thanks for the suggestion!
It would still be nice to have a built-in resource to do this as opposed to using report writer.

Thanks again!
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0 njoylif over 13 years ago in reply to timf

I did do a feature request on this. feel free to second it here :)
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0 MarieB over 13 years ago in reply to njoylif

This feature request has been marked for the PM to review.
Thx,
M
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