Ability for AD users to be members of multiple groups
We would like for our AD (ldap) users to be able to log on and see just the folders that they have permissions to. For example: We may have project1, project2, project3, and project4. With mixed...
View ArticleNew VMs and Snapshots this week
Hi - i'm struggling (again!) with a report. Been asked for a report to show new virtual machines create in the last month. i thought this would be quite easy, create a custom table, then all virtual...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Most Common Problems With SQL Server
I've been working with SQL Server since what seems like forever ++1. The truth is I haven't been a production DBA in more than 6 years (I work in marketing now, in case you didn't know). That means I...
View ArticleUser, we believe you have a KCI error - please reboot and try again!
We've all seen it. A user calls up for something, and you instantly know it's a input error and a reboot of the system, or restart of the application, will clear the problem. A couple of companies...
View ArticleSubmit Your Slogans!
Some of the best conversations I've had at trade shows started with a button. People swing by our booth at VMWorld, MS:Ignite, or CiscoLive (psssst! We'll be there again this coming July 10-14)....
View ArticleNCM: Execute Script 機能の利用例
以下は、NCMの機能である「Execute Script」機能の利用例です。これは、機器にCLIログイン後、通常に利用するコマンド(例:sh ver など他)を、NCM上で実施し結果を得る方法です。NCMでは、同一コマンドを複数の機器に同時に流し込んだり、複数のコマンドの結果を得たり、これらの操作をスケジュール化することもできます。以下は例です。 **...
View ArticleAppInsight for Active Directory
In the Same vein as AppInsight for SQL, Exchange, and IIS, AppInsight for Active Directory should provide a simplified turn-key user experience for monitoring key aspects of Active Directories...
View ArticleHow to use the "QUERYPLAN" Function in SWQL Studio?
Now that SWQL Studio has functions auto-complete for us, I notice some functions pop up that I've not seen before. One of those is QueryPlan. Looking in the SWQL documentation I don't see anything...
View ArticleNPM 12
Hi everyone, We are planning to upgrade NPM to latest NPM12 and wanted to migrate only Orion Product (Database configured on separate server)from Windows server 2008 R2 to Windows server 2012....
View ArticleDoes WPM do any caching?
I am curious if the WPM players do any caching or if the load the webpage each time as though it were the first time ever loading it?
View ArticleSort columns within widgets.
The widget creation defines the sort order of the columns but for quick changes, it would be very helpful to be able to double-click a column header and have it sort, just like we do in vCenter. Click...
View ArticleYou Don't Know thwack - The EMEA Onboarding Mission
Task 1 - How do you create an account?No, we won't spam your inbox or add you to any marketing list. Having an account simply allows you to contribute and take advantage of all the features on the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure Monitoring
With the adoption of cloud computing on the rise, it's high time that SAM expand its monitoring capabilities to natively support monitoring services such as Azure natively and agentlessly via the Azure...
View ArticleA Stratagem For Obtaining Funding For Your Projects
My name's Rick Schroeder, and I've been a member of Thwack since 2004. I manage a health care network of 40,000+ computers across three states, and I've been enjoying using SolarWinds products like...
View ArticleGPS For Your Network
I remember a dark time in my life when I didn't know where I was going. I scrambled to find direction but I couldn't understand the way forward. It was like I was lost. Then, that magic moment came. I...
View ArticleThe Actuator - June 1st
Welcome to June! 2016 is almost half over so now might be a good time to go back to those resolutions from New Year's Day and make some edits so you won't feel as awful when December comes around....
View ArticleWe can solve all our problems if we adopt DevOps, no wait, SecOps, OpsOps?!
Does anyone else remember January 7th, 2000? I do. That was when Microsoft announced the Secure Windows Initiative. An initiative dedicated to making Microsoft products secure. Secure from malicious...
View ArticleTHE PAIN OF NETWORK VARIATION - PART 2/2
In part one of this series we looked at the pain that network variation causes. In this second and final post we’ll explore how the network begins to drift and how you can regain control. How does...
View ArticleWhat if we train our employees and they leave
Have you ever faced this problem before? Whether you are brand new to the industry, technology or a position; or you have been fighting out issues, troubleshooting in the trenches for decades upon...
View ArticleWhere are you managing organizational risk?
In my last post, we talked about the Business going outside of your I.T. controls and self-provisioning Software as a Service solutions. Most of you were horrified and could identify a number of...
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