THWACK MONTHLY MISSION- SEPTEMBER 2016
Menacing workloads and increasing database complexity are out to destroy your day, only now you have a secret weapon.Enter the SQL Squad: DEADLOCK alerting, ROOT BLOCKER analysis, TIME SLICE, and...
View Articlesnmp traffic excessive?
Some of our Linux nodes (and maybe all of them) seem to generate tens to hundreds SNMP requests per second from Solarwinds - while being polled for the usual thinks like a fe volumes, CPU-memory, plus...
View ArticleShutdown Interfaces Resource
Hello, I am looking for a resource in NPM that will show me all shutdown interfaces. I see a "down interfaces" resource but nothing for interfaces in a shutdown status. Is there something out of the...
View ArticleSoftware Inventory Query
I don't know if something is wrong with my DB or if I forgot how to write a simple query. I am simply trying to join three tables into one report. For the life of me I cannot make it happen. The...
View ArticleCustom Properties for Access Points
I can access the Access Point by clicking on it from the controller, when I edit the node it edits the controller. I would like to add custom properties to Access points so I can filter or run reports...
View ArticleNCM Compliance Rules - IF/THEN/ELSE Logic and Global Config + Config Blocks
Would like to see NCM have IF/THEN/ELSE logic added to the compliance rules as well as the ability to test global configuration while testing config blocks. Example use case: Needing to check all layer...
View ArticleThin AP: manage from the WebUI
Thin AP are nebulous objects in the database: they are added automatically from the controller they are discovered on, but there is no way to manage them more directly, e.g. to suppress alerts on...
View ArticleHOW DO I SET UP ALERTS ON THIN AP CLIENTS
Using NPM 11.5. Anyone know how to set up alerts on Wireless Thin Access Point's ? Having difficulty getting alert messages to display thin client info in the alert message field.
View ArticleUnable to create a Directory Service User
Spinning up a new LEM 6.3.1 instance. When I go to Build > Users and click the "+" I do not get the option for "Directory Service User". I only get "LEM User" and "Import LEM user". I have the...
View ArticleScheduled Discovery Results polling IP wrong
I am seeing some discovered nodes reporting polling IP as 255.255.255.255 vs their node IP. These are agent-based communication nodes and the agent management page shows the correct polling IP. No NAT...
View ArticleAppInsight for SQL - Show more than 10 indexes
I have AppInsight for SQL Server monitoring one of our production DBs running SQL Server 2012. We have a major issue with index fragmentation on this server and I would like to get statistics for...
View ArticlePass credentials in HTTP POST
Hi All,I'm trying to use HTTP POST to post a few variables from an alert, but the URL that I am trying to post to requires authentication. Can someone please tell me how to pass the credentials n the...
View ArticleAny newbies out there?
Just curious to hear from some newbies: What have your first few experiences using SolarWinds been like? What was difficult to understand or configure? What didn't make sense? Where there concepts...
View ArticleInsert Variable in SolarWinds Alert is loading very slowly
Is someone here also experienced this super slow whenever used like "All Variables", "Alerts", and etc of insert variable in SolarWinds Alert? How do you resolved this? It's totally upset that we're...
View ArticleIt's Time For Camp! Are You Ready?
It's time to go to camp! You're probably thinking to yourself, "But Tom, summer's over. Camp is through. I have to go back to my boring day job."That's not true at all! You've still got one more chance...
View ArticleRetry button when downloading 3rd party packages which fail.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a retry button when downloading packages which fail due to maybe web filtering / firewall rules instead of having to cancel and choosing download / publish the package...
View ArticleRenaming plans in DPA
Currently we are unable to rename a “plan” in DPA, It would be really handy to be able to rename “plans” through the GUI. Loop1 Systems: SolarWinds Training and Professional Services
View ArticleWARNING: Automated backups silently failing
I have an open case (since 8/17....) on an issue where the WHD 12.4.1 automated backup process is silently failing. It runs each day, but generates a useless zero-byte file. Furthermore, the backup...
View ArticleThere should be an asset dashboard in Web Help Desk
Like we have dashboard for tickets there should also be a separate Asset Dashboard tab under assets.Currently, we have to generate such dashboard under reports. But, it would be more helpful if we have...
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