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2016 Goals
What is your top goal for 2016? I do not consider this a resolution but more of a goal because sometimes goals change and need re-vectoring.
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My Resolution for 2016: Keep IT Stupid Simple
As 2015 ends, businesses are busy closing deals, evaluating project success, and planning for the New Year. For IT professionals, this transitional period is crucial in building a foundation for...
View ArticleSolarWinds 2016 Head Geek IT Pro-dictions
Hello Geek Speakers,As 2015 comes to an end and 2016 begins, SolarWinds once again tapped its band of experts - the Head Geeks - to take a look inside their crystal balls and provide a glimpse into IT...
View ArticleChanging Agent communication settings en mass
Hello all, I'm looking at changing the communication settings from Active to Passive on close to 100 agents. This count will grow in the future but I'm not finding any information on how to change...
View ArticleBIZTalk and Orion Agent does not work
Happy new year! I am in the middle of a deployment that is going quite well but I have noticed that agent deployment does not seem to work on servers running BizTalk. Port 17778 does seem to be...
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Wanted: Geeky T-shirt captions that play on your favorite movie quotes,...
thwacknation! We need your help coming up with t-shirt captions that play off your favorite movies. Please send us your best ideas & geeky twists on cult classics!
View ArticleWould you watch a SolarWinds reality TV show?
Before you answer, consider the reality shows out there already:Duck DynastyHoney Boo-BooStorage WarsSwamp PeopleIce Road TruckersFinding BigfootAx MenAfter interacting with all of my co-workers and...
View ArticleWhat movies resonate with you?
I'm just wondering if a new crop have surfaced or if the Princess Bride, Mel Brooks, and Monty Python still rule the day...
View ArticleReport to Pull Avarage uptime for the year
I have multiple connections that all ride through a specific vendor. I was wondering if there is a way to pull a report that shows the average availability for the entire year of each site. Right now...
View ArticleOrion NPM Architecture, Speed, and SQL
In my last post, "What NPM Tips and Tricks do You Have?" I asked about tips and tricks, expecting a mashup of different things from all over the NPM world and to a certain extent that's what happened....
View ArticleProper script syntax - Adtran
Hello, I'm having some trouble figuring out script syntax for our Adtran routers. I would like to use NCM to automate the downloading of flash firmware files. In the CLI, it would look like: # copy...
View ArticleDoes anyone have an Appflow setup for Citrix NetScaler that works?
I have been working my way through the AppFlow setup for NetScaler (I use the VM appliance) - the directions so far aren't very helpful - I'm hoping for useful examples of entries into the NetScaler...
View ArticleFTP Voyager Scheduler
Does anybody know how to get the scheduler to upload just files of a certain type from a folder instead of the whole folder itself? I only want to upload all files with a certain file extension from...
View ArticleFTP Voyager Scheduler does not disconnect
I am using FTP Voyager Scheduler 4 jobs, 2 jobs download files and 2 upload file. I have 1 job that hangs and does not disconnect. This causes the rest of the jobs to be queued. The job hangs...
View ArticleCertifications in Orion
Hi, I could tell me the certificates or courses that can be tools for Orion, the SCP certification was watching but I wonder if there's a part of that.
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Q1 2016 SolarWinds User Groups: Columbus, OH and Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Folks - we are vigorously pulling together our Q1 SWUG stops and we're coming for YOU Columbus, OH and Dallas/Fort Worth, TX! We have a very limited set of dates to work with so I wanted to get the...
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Maintenance mode & 404 page
We have lots of modules and those modules need upgrades from time to time. I want my users to see NPM maintenance page instead of an unexpected error page. So basically what we want is this ....
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Custom URL or FQDN for NPM Console and Alert Variable
In order to configure a custom URL or the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for your NPM Console you have to modify a field in the database. Sadly this field is changed when any updates or the...
View ArticleExport Visio Drawing from NPM
Having the ability to export L2/L3 topology diagrams in native visio format would be of great benefit to all Solarwinds NPM users.
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