NPM Alert to include user who restarted Server
We have an alert that is setup to notify us when a Windows Server gets rebooted. Reason behind this is some Virtual Servers can restart in less than polling time so we never knew they restarted. What...
View ArticleConditional for time of day schedules
Add conditionals for time of day schedules so that a schedule is only valid if a custom property is configured a certain way. For example, we have production nodes that we want alerts for 24x7x365, but...
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CIO Dashboard - beyond the routine
Solarwinds NPM, SAM and other associated products do their job well but the "View from the Top" is somewhat missing.What a CIO would like to see is a overview of his IT Infrastructure - Network,...
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I BEAT THEM TO FIRING ME! (Part Two) Fight Back
Part ONE How to use network configuration, change, and compliance management (NCCCM) and other monitoring software in response to an actual security breach. If you have not read part one, I would...
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Cisco Wireless Controller 5508 Netflow
We are successfully using NTA 4.1.0 with other data sources and have now configured our Cisco 5508 Wireless Controllers to export NetFlow to NTA and are seeing the following error: NetFlow Receiver...
View ArticleSolarWinds SAM - While clicking on Application it is showing an error message...
SolarWinds SAM - While clicking on Application it is showing an error message "You are not permitted to view net object N:46". I You are not permitted to view net object N:46.This error occurs when...
View ArticleWould you be interested in a currency-based THWACK store?
I cannot describe how much I "LOVE" signing into the thwack community website every day to see great comments, take polls, participate in discussions, but most importantly - the contests with prizes...
View ArticleESX/ESXi 4.1 not showing any interfaces or vmfs volumes
Hi All, We have SAM and IVIM installed in our instance. There are 20+ ESX/ESX 4.1 servers. SNMP and ESX credentials are authenticating fine but if I list the resources I don't see anything.These...
View ArticleHow often do you apply your Windows Patches to your Orion Servers
We tend to try and apply patches as required, however need to also ensure we maintain excellent uptime of our Orion Servers.Around the 45-50 day mark however we start to have performance issues and CPU...
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The Actuator - August 24th
Heading to Vegas on Sunday for VMWorld next week. I've got one session, a panel discussion, and I will also be hosting a Meet the Experts session. Oh, and I've also got an Experts and Espresso session...
View ArticleREPLACE function for SWQL?
Anything available in SWQL that would approximate the REPLACE function in SQL? It's a long story, but this is the query I'm working with in SQL - basically a volume can fill up, but as long as all the...
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Powershell script arguments
New to this community so hello all! I'm running SAM 6.2.4, and I'm fairly adept at Powershell, but I have a small problem regarding script arguments when trying to convert one of my standalone scripts...
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Plugin(s) failed to start on [SERVERX].
Ever since upgrading to NPM 12. I keep seeing this alert: Plugin(s) failed to start on [SARAH] (SARAH is the name of my primary poller). I have been searching everywhere for more information on what...
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ROUND error on SWQL on Orion Custom Query resource?
This may just be another difference between the SDK and the SWQL running in Orion. I have a query set with ROUND(<column>,2). Literally the same query is pasted into both - running SAM 6.2.4. In...
View ArticleDo you have co-workers or friends using SolarWinds in Japan?
With "global" being the new norm in IT management, we're looking for SolarWinds users in Japan. Maybe you have facilities that you're monitoring in Japan from the US, or maybe you have co-workers...
View ArticleNCM Config Change Notifications - "Real Time" Updates (hourly)
First time posting on here so please excuse any lack of clarity or adherence to rules. We have just got to configuring NCM to backup the configs on our ASA firewalls, and noticed that it has the...
View ArticleNCMSAConnector Query failed, check fault information. ' ', hexadecimal value...
I sure would appreciate any thoughts on why we're getting this error when we try to run NCMSA Connector application. Thanks CG *** Assembly NCMSAConnector, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral,...
View ArticleNetflow - see what really happened
What industry is your company in? Agriculture, Forestry, and Manufacturing How large is your IT shop?Small (1-250 elements) Which SolarWinds product are you writing this review for?Netflow traffic...
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