Add the ability to mass discover new features for a node as they are released.
Great new features have been added in recent NPM and SAM releases. Hardware Monitoring, Route Tables, and Topology Layer 3 are a few of the newly monitored components. Adding these new componets to be...
View ArticleUser Access Levels
I may be just missing it... But do I have to make all of my users WPM admins if I want them to be able to unmanage transactions?I would like them to be able to unmanage/manage but I don't want them to...
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ability to re-execute configs on ncm transfer status page
We are managing many devices with NCM module and executing many configs via NCM web console. We are getting errors as connection refused, bad password and many reasons such as this. I think you should...
View ArticleWired vs. Wireless connections ratio
Hi,do you track the counts of connections via wire vs. the wireless ones?I'm wondering how many organizations have already reached the 1:1 wire vs. wifi ratio (or even higher penetration of Wifi...
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Check-out or check-in of reservation no longer possible
We're using Web Help Desk 11.0.7 We have a couple of devices for which users can make reservations.This worked fine until last week. We have a device with a reservation what was check-in on...
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Configuration Backups
Hi all. In Solarwinds Network Configuration manager I've noticed there's a chart showing 'devices backed up vs. not backed up and' I was wondering if there were functions within NCM to highlight the...
View ArticleOrion Server Health: File Count Monitor - JET Files
Can someone explain to me this particular monitor and how it impacts the system. The default setting is warning at 3000 and critical at 65000. The alert description basically just says that no...
View ArticleAny way to delete MAC Address
We have added all of our MAC addresses across the company and would like to be able to remove old MAC addresses from the system after they have been retired. Is there anyway to remove the MAC address...
View ArticleAdd a user-friendly way to cleanup stale email addresses in the Advanced...
Please create a way to delete cached email addresses in the Advanced Alert Manager. I'd like to be able to have a delete symbol to the right of the address which can be chosen to delete the item in...
View ArticleUnmanage reason (like shutdown tracker in Windows 2008)
I don't want anybody to use unmanage for no reason. That's what they are doing for almost every down node! And I have to ask them why they did it? I decided to create a custom property called "unmanage...
View ArticleRemote network access: Commercial Solution or Roll your own ?
Remote management of workstations and remote networks has been something that IT staff have dealt with for a long time. Some IT staff simply need to management workstations from inside of their...
View ArticleInterface Errors
I am curious about how Orion is polling for interface errors. We have a couple of devices that have a history of getting errors on interfaces. After we clear the errors on the devices, Orion still...
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thwack Monthly Mission - November Edition
For this month's mission you're going to need to fine tune your deductive reasoning skills. Do not underrate your own abilities. Propel yourself on this errand and apply only the obvious conclusions...
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Who integrates Orion with ticketing systems? How do you do it? --Feedback...
From time to time, we get questions about integrating with HP Service Desk, BMC Remedy, or any other ticketing system. We're wondering how many people do this kind of integration? How do you do it...
View ArticleMemcached monitor on Windows Server
We are currently testing out using SAM before purchasing. The biggest test we have is setting it up for Monitoring a Memcached instance that is running on a Windows Server. I see there's a monitor...
View ArticleNTA 4.0 RC is starting soon!
The NTA 4.0 RC is right around the corner. Here I will detail the requirements for participation. First to note is that you need to be on a 64bit OS. NTA 4.0 will still support a 32bit OS however the...
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Large drives reporting incorrectly
I have large drives that are reporting incorrectly, are there any suggestions on how best to handle this?I would be interested in seeing the exact formula that is used to calculate disk space including...
View ArticleSetting up Dameware remote desktop in Webhelpdesk
Hello all, I'm trying to setup the Dameware Remote Desktop capability in Webhelpdesk listed in the Solarwinds KB SolarWinds Knowledge Base :: Integrating DameWare and Web Help Desk. I followed the...
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Why IPv6 is the Internet Protocol for the Future
It’s already happening – the IPv4 apocalypse. There aren’t many IPv4 addresses left though the total IPv4 availability is supposed to be 4.3 billion addresses. It’s true: we are having an IP explosion....
View ArticlePatch Manager v2 install Web portion on PAS
I recently installed PM version 2 and I left out the web portion. Can I go back and install just the web portion? Would this be recommended or should I put it on its own web server?
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