Re: SolarWinds Security advisories
I agree also.While our Solarwinds products are not exposed to the big-bad-internet, it is good practice to deal with security problems proactively. Personally I'm more concerned about internal...
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Re: Initial ping (discover) works.. then fails. OK from Orion host OS
I figured it out! I got both the KG250 and the KG175A to respond consistently. I ran a NAM capture on both ends and what I found is that even though it was an icmp ping only it was still asking for its...
View ArticleRe: Trap Viewer message parsing
Normally I'll paste in the condition values for some of my traps, so you can decode them. But initially I am thinking you need the snAgGblTrapMessage portion from the ${Message} - which I have not...
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I would recommend trying Windows Authentication and using the local or domain administrators account. The SQL server is likely running in mixed mode so Windows authentication should work just fine.
View ArticleRe: Script works from server but not from website
Thanks for following up with the answer.
View ArticleRe: Orion:alert was re-activated and Orion: alert is no longer active
Thanks wolfram, very informative post. This does seem to corelate to the observed behaviour, so I guess we can say that the product is behaving as intend (therefore not a defect). That being said,...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to build a multiple component view, similar to what is...
The Multi-Chart is supported only by Server & Application Monitor and Virtualization Manager (as seen here). I suggest creating a feature request for NPM to also support the Multi-Chart resource.
View ArticleRe: SNMP Reachability Report
Your best best would be to simply report on all nodes that are unknown or only being monitored via ICMP. This can actually be seen in Manage Nodes by sorting by polling method.
View ArticleWhy is it so hard to find a link to the latest version of the SDK on Thwack?
I currently have SDK v1.9.137 installed. Nessus scans are telling me that there is a vulnerable MSXML file. I found a copy of Interop.MSXML2.dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion SDK\SWQL...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to use node variables in policy rule string patterns?
Thanks Tim but I'm looking to use, if possible, NCM node variables in rule string pattern matching, not the policy. I need to confirm a statement in a device configuration is correctly configured with...
View ArticleDevice Type Customization?
We have multiple groups who use NPM. All groups have the same exact device type but do not want to use the same view. Is there anyway to edit what solarwinds sees as the device type so I can break...
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Re: Device Type Customization?
Currently device type is controlled by code so it cannot be directly edited. What you can do, though, is for the members of the group, if there is a general view they want for all devices, you can...
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"Last Error" in "Manage Advanced Alerts": meaning?
What does "Last Error" mean above? If it's the last time the alert was triggered, then something is wrong: I've had the 2nd alert triggered after 7/30. If it's a problem with the alert, where do I look...
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Re: troubleshooting alerts
For the record, there are two NPMEventLog alerts because I added one just now, in case the 1st one got corrupted somehow. Figured, won't hurt.
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troubleshooting alerts
Got an alert that's supposed to work but doesn't. How do I figure out why not? Running a Test Fire Alert shows that everything seems alright: Results from the log window: 8/16/2014 1:10:21...
View Articlewill my files deleted if i upgrade to the latest version?
"this release (EE) of network performance monitor is limited to monitoring no more than 0 network elements. you will need to upgrade to the next release in order to monitor more network elements"
View ArticleRe: QoE Packet Analysis Sensor, Sensor Status
I deployed the agent via the web console. I added the node to NPM, then provided the appropriate credentials and it pushed it to the remote Windows 7 sensor agent. I may uninstall it and then try it...
View ArticleRe: QoE Packet Analysis Sensor, Sensor Status
When you re-install, do it from the Settings, QoE settings, manage sensors page.
View ArticleRe: When do you create a service release for Orion?
Hi Rob Now NPM 11.0.1 is out very fast or too fast ?I can see support to SQL 2012 sp2but no bug fix ...I still don't get the logic ....when a update like that could be a hotfix and when it's SR or...
View ArticleRe: Chrome snap-in crashing when viewing node
I've also noticed that Chrome is not as NPM friendly as it used to be in the past. As to which is more likely to be the culprit, I'm still on the fence. What I have found as a work around is the...
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