For many us starting out with Solarwinds, we are not sure where to start, what should I do, where do I go, and how do I do "Solarwinds". Trust me, I have been there and sometime when I work with a new product or have touched one in a while, I have to hunt for the information I need. Well, I have developed this page as a Starting Point for All Starting Points. The intentions is to provide general direction for those new to Solarwinds.
As I find more helpful posts for my use, I will reference them here. Please follow&bookmark this page, if this would be a helpful resource for you.
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For Beginners: New to Solarwinds and not sure where to start.
Contribution of the Year 2016: Monitoring 101 by adatole
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If you are new to Solarwinds and have not already done so here is the link for the on-boarding mission. This is a great tutorial on how to use the site and score yourself some excellent Thwack Points! This mission will take you about 15 minutes.
You Don't Know Thwack - Onboarding Mission
Getting Started with Evaluations for Solarwinds Orion Products
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For Intermediates: Been around as a user/viewer but would like to know and do more.
Solarwinds Labs - One Stop Shop
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Hardware/Virtualware:
Server Hardware/Virtualware Requirements for Solarwinds Servers
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Interesting Threads
Show us a NOC view and get 500 thwack points!
INFRA-AS-CODE: How do we start? - Good Change Management Process
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If you are ready for some more fun stuff, try these out:
How to do various customizations with your Solarwinds
Everything DISA STIGs for your Network
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Top 10 Thwackers Content:
In the Presence of aLTeReGo..... by aLTeReGo
Network Configuration Manager - Configuration Change Templates and Things by goodzhere
Customizing your Solarwinds Orion - NPM by wluther
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