Install NPM/SAM/WPM on new server and migrate NPM to the new server at a...
So we have currently have NPM installed on a server and recently purchased SAM and WPM. We are building out a new environment and need SAM/WPM up as quickly as possible. Would there be any issues with...
View ArticleNPM and RSTP
We have redundant links in our network topology to handle switch failures, reboots, general L2 death etc. Of course to prevent loops and to reconfigure the topology we use RSTP. However, on any port...
View ArticleSCP Certification Reading Material
Could anyone suggest some reading material for the SCP? I'm going through the 6 minute videos but the instructor blows right through them before I can pick up most of what he's saying. If you already...
View ArticleGetting IPAM Nodes tranferred into NPM
NPMI was wondering if there is a quick and easy method of importing a subnet of hosts that are in IPAM into NPM. Also if one group is in charge of installing new hosts and systems but another group is...
View ArticleAlert Central + Office 365 = Headdesk....
In our environment we have Office 365 for all email communications with no on-site exchange server. We have been standing up our SW application and would like to use the alert scheduling tools and...
View ArticleDatabase issue
Hi,Space of my database server is consuming rapidly due to excessive syslogs from some nodes. Very low space is left. What should I do to avoid this situation??? If I increase space it will also...
View ArticleAPM Availability from Daily "bucket" or using timestamp and between function
I've written a small SWQL to report on a specific nodes Application Availability in Percent on applied templates, however, I would like to either use the daily "bucket" where it can show the percent...
View ArticleMoving the Database from one drive to another
Does any one has any insight on how to move the database from default drive to some other location. We can detach and attach it , but will that effect NCM performance or operation? Is there any KB for...
View ArticleI got SCP certified last year and still my profile on thwach doesn't show it?
My cert ID is: SCP1764
View ArticleAdditional Polling Engines
I have SAM installed on a physical server. Would there be alright installing Additional Polling Engines on a VM or would it be best to installl the APE on physical server?
View ArticleCustom Group Alert Help?
We're a 100% Cisco shop and recently placed port-security protocols/configs in place for all of our visitor phones and unsecured conference room phones. The ports are configured to shutdown should...
View ArticleAdd new IP address to an existing Node?
I'm attempting to use the Perl SDK to add an IP address to an existing node: specifically the Orion.NodeIPAddresses. I'm getting an access denied error: <UserMessage>Access to...
View ArticleSolarwinds IPAM (IP address manager)
Hi, Can someone there provide me any inputs if this Solarwinds IPAM (IP address manager) is still need for NOC type of work. As what I've seen this toll is more on IP address/DNS-DHCP/Subnet...
View ArticleSolarwinds WHD (web help desk)
Hi, Is this web help desk tool can be use as a one single ticketing tool, as of now we have a tool we're using for ticketing but this WHD will be implemented soon and I would like to ask if...
View ArticleBandwidth monitoring from site to site.
hi all, does the NTA capable of monitoring the bandwidth from site to site? thanks
View ArticleWindows 2012 support
Hello, I couldn't find the latest information on Failover Engine. Is FoE supports windows Server 2012?Does anyone have experience installing/using it on server 2012? Thanks.
View ArticleHTML Report Emails not running
I have reports that are emailing PDF now. If I change them to sent printable version of HTML report, the task won't even run. Any Thoughts?
View ArticleNPM give false positives on various nodes and devices all over the...
Being an old SCOM guy, I'm not used to dealing with having to fix the product. But we are getting false positives whenever SNMP service restarts, or the status changes. Especially with network devices,...
View ArticleWeird issue with unapproved patches installing
I have a fresh 2008 Server running PM 1.85. Registered all the downstream servers, set up the approvals on the latest round of updates. Everything's working pretty great (minus a ticket open for some...
View ArticleReport of backups after a certain date
Hi all, I see the scheduled task that can generate a report for the last backed up date for all devices. However, I am wondering if there is a way to create a report/scheduled task that will only show...
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