HP Tools on Hyper-V Server 2012 to manage RAID
Hello... I have Hyper-V 2012 server and need to understand ways to manage RAID like HP tools, has anyone got experience on installing this on hyper-v 2012 server. Can anyone share instructions,...
View ArticleSolarwinds for Linux
Hi there I don't find any package for Linux/CentOS, does Solarwinds work other than windows? Thanks
View ArticleFilter top 10 XX for node in Parent group
Hello all,My client is currently using ORION 10.3. I have created a parent group which contains multiple sub-groups. My client would like to only see top ten XX from nodes within t. I have spent...
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Alert Suppression
So what are the gotchas with using this function? I know improperly configured conditions can prevent alerts from coming in. Do these look like they will cause issues? Physical Memory:CPU Utilization:
View ArticleHow do you keep track of servers, applications, IP addresses?
Where I work we have a configuration management database, or CMDB. The term CMDB comes from the Information Technology Infrastructure Library, or ITIL. ITIL to some is a true four-letter word, but the...
View ArticleVirtual Application Servers (vApps) - A Blessing or a Curse?
One of the easiest ways for a vendor to provide an application to you or your organization is through a virtual application offering: think VMware Appliances or even Turnkey solutions. Often the...
View ArticleWhich Compute Architecture Will Reign Supreme?
I would imagine that most folks who have gone either all rack servers or blade servers for the data center will lean a bit towards their chosen solution, but I’m curious about other options that are...
View ArticleCan 401 errors in HTTP:// or HTTPS:// be considered valid?
I'm building URL monitors for a client for both HTTP:// and HTTPS:// with credentials that are not on the server, so of course, they are failing with a "The remote server returned an error: (401)...
View ArticlePolling SNMP services from the host server
Hi All, We see some discrepancy in polling SNMP service from the host server. Whenever we receive the status as DOWN for SNMP service in the server we could see that the SNMP services are UP and...
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Linux Drive Monitors not Accounting for Reserved Space
As I'm sure a lot of you are aware, net-snmp doesn't play nicely with the reserved space on some volumes. This results in a disparity between the readings for % Utilization inside Solarwinds and those...
View Article98.211.162.150 : connection failed
I'm setting a webserver from home ,HP Windows 2012, using Dyndns.org for Dynamic IP resolution, everything works fine at local server however I'm getting the following message when running a test...
View ArticleRemoving a node from a application monitor
How does one remove or delete a node from a application monitor with out copying the application deleting the application of the monitor one wants to delete and re-adding the desired application to the...
View ArticleUser v. Service Accounts
At the moment, all of my SolarWinds "admin" credential requirements are handled via a single user account with Domain Admin rights. The use of this account covers:Scheduled task execution (e.g....
View ArticleL2 Error Reporting from Juniper Devices
I am having some issues when it comes to the reporting of L2 errors from Juniper devices. These errors are ones that happen daily and tend to clog our monitoring for interface errors. For the time...
View ArticleDo you prefer agentless or agent-based monitoring? Are there situations where...
When I’m evaluating a monitoring system, one of the first things I check for is if it is agent-based or agentless. The use of one method over another doesn’t necessarily spell disaster for the project...
View ArticleDo you have a trouble ticketing system ? Should you?
This week my question isn't direct tied to Remote access, however I think it plays a big part when companies decide to implement a remote access solution, especially for troubleshooting and ease of...
View ArticleSolarwinds exam
I pass the Solarwinds exam on Jan 2, 2014 how long does it take to receive the official certification with the verification &SCP code.
View ArticleRedis hit/miss rate application monitoring possible?
Hello, We have recently moved some systems to used Redis in favour of Memcache, for key -> value lookups. I notice you can monitor Memcahce and get things like "cache hit/miss rate". Is Redis in the...
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Error communicating with Orion Server
Hello Okay I get this error. And I've made sure that the services are running. What could be wrong?
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Delete stored ESX credentials
Hi, I am wanting to delete old invalid credentials, but these are not stored in the Library. How can I do it?
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