Link Utilization Colors Without Topology Polling
We have started using the new 10.7 feature of having dynamic colors for link utilization on maps. The problem is that we cannot use topology polling in some of the areas where this feature is critical,...
View ArticleCisco Smartnet integration
Please add the ability to show if a switch or any Cisco device is under smartnet. Cisco has some fairly recent support posts that show that this is possible using API's. Serial Number to Description...
View ArticleSerial Number Lookup
The ability to type in a serial number and have it return the node that it belongs to.Very helpful to management when they do audits and maintenance contracts.
View ArticleAllow full custom SQL queries in the Advanced Alert Manager
lI've had multiple areas I would like to alert on (VIM_Hosts and several others). Unfortunately I've not found a way to do this beyond trying to hit another location (like SNMP). This doesn't always...
View ArticleCustom Views for Groups
We use our groups to Identify physical locations, and would really like the ability for each location to have it's OWN group details page that can be modified with items that are specific to that Group...
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Email Templates
Hi guys, It would be really cool to have a possibility to create email templates (or kind of predefined parts of emails) in Alert Manager. Here is my challenge: I am using a lot of alerts, many of them...
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Add to Group Feature after Discovery
After a Sonar Discovery of Nodes I would like to have an option of selecting what I just discovered to be placed into particular groups. Something like an add to group tab or section when you are...
View ArticleWhat's the worst thing you can say to a SysAdmin?
SysAdmins are people too. The problem is the end-users of the world don’t know when they have touched a nerve when speaking with you. Vote for what you think is the worst thing to say to a SysAdmin....
View ArticleWhich Holiday Do You Celebrate in December?
Tell us how you celebrate during the month of December and take our poll below. And feel free to share your holiday traditions in the comments.
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Lets choose a picture for the group photo on User polls
This is the image currently in use for this group "User Polls". I think it's past time we found something that solarwinds can use better than "image coming soon!" Lets Give Them One!! So please vote...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite flavor?
When it comes to candy what color do you reach for first?
View ArticleOrion Polling - SNMP vs WMI
Which polling method are you using to poll Windows Servers? Please leave comments on size of environment, number of pollers, number of servers being polled and types of windows servers (2003 / 2008 /...
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What core Cisco devices are you budgeting for in the coming year or two?
My company has adopted a policy of replacing Cisco hardware after six years of use, or at EOS, or based on MTBF, whichever is most appropriate to prevent unexpected outages. As a result I'm looking at...
View ArticleNPM Email/SMS Alert Delay
Hi All, Herer is the situation: We have one primary polling engine and two additional polling engine. Every polling engine polls about 2000 elements and the poll rate is about 20%.We set up...
View ArticleFishing vs Hunting
I figure with all of these video games polls going on, there is bound to be some real men (or women) in the IT world that still prefer the great outdoors over gaming.
View ArticleRatings and User Reviews for SolarWinds Swag
All SolarWinds swag have a ratings option, 1-5 stars, just like Amazon. And then users who have purchased swag have the option to leave a review, just Amazon, and can score Thwack points for the more...
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Do you sit or stand at your work desk?
There has been a lot of talk lately about sitting or standing at the office. I wanted to take a quick survey amoungst my follow/fella Thwackers. Do you sit/stand/other at work? If you sit, what...
View ArticleAllow management and task targeting at IP Subnet, AD orgUnit, and/or AD Site...
Considering the definition of Management Groups, Automation Server Routing Rules, and task management in general. How valuable would it be to you to be able to define these items at any one of these...
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Orion Additional Web Server is missing Cisco UCS option when adding/editing a...
I may have stumbled on a bug with the Additional Web Console. When trying to add a new node the Cisco UCS options are missing. Steps to recreate:Log into the Additional Web Console.Click Settings >...
View ArticleSAM Agents & Reboots
I've started deploying agents as they really seem to work better than standard WMI monitoring - for example, one of my application monitors, for reasons that I can't explain, absolutely refused to get...
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