Troubleshooting NCM performance for jobs /devices downloading configs failure
This post will help you to troubleshoot most common issues with the NCM Jobs / Download Device configuration / Common Errors while downloading the Configuration / Running NCM jobs checking the NCM...
View ArticleBling your Network Atlas With Custom Icons
The copy/paste method certainly works, but having a lot more control over how the icon looks, it's status indicators, and how they are organized within the network atlas icon menu really helps make...
View ArticleRecover SQL/SWQL widgets from database (sql)
Hi All There was an instance where client needed to create a new Orion database; however the SQL/SWQL from the old database were forgotten to be backed up. This script will display the widgets with...
View ArticleOrion Log Viewer the New and Improved Version of the Syslog and Trap Viewers
While the existing syslog and trap functionality that ships with the Orion® Platform has served us well over the last several years, there has always been some room for improvement. For example, we...
View ArticleNPM 2019.4 RC1 is now available!
Our first Network Performance Monitor release candidate for 2019.4 is now available for download to existing customers, through the Customer Portal Login | SolarWinds! NPM 2019.4 RC1 is fully supported...
View ArticleCreating a report for Node Added/Deleted
This is an Auditing Event orion web based report designed to display all Node Added in Orion after June 2010. -Go to Manage Reports page >Create New Report.-Use the conditions stated on the...
View ArticleMuted Nodes Resource
Muting of Nodes, Interfaces, and Applications is a great option added to Orion, but I've noticed that there wasn't an easy way to see these in a report. With that in mind, I added a custom report in...
View ArticleASA Details (swql)
I had a need to display the ASA information for all of the ASA (it can be filtered down to one if needed). It takes up a lot less screen than the built in...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams Integration with Orion Alerts
With the new release of Microsoft Teams, I got a tad curious and went to see what integrations were available. Much like Slack, PagerDuty, and a host of others; Teams gleefully accepts incoming...
View ArticleAP Status (swql)
Cisco Prime has a function to detect when a radio on an AP is down. This is extremely useful as the AP can be up and the "a" radio can be down, but the "g" radio is up. Unfortunately, Orion does not...
View ArticleNPM 2019.4 IS NOW GENERALLY AVAILABLE!
It is my pleasure to announce that Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 2019.4 is now available and can be downloaded from the Customer Portal. What's New in NPM 2019.4? Device View - Visually display...
View ArticleWhat We're Working on for NPM (Updated June 19th, 2019)
NPM 12.5 has shipped and we're hard at work building the next release! Here's what we're excited to be working on: NPMUI Performance Optimizations - In coordination with the Orion Platform Team, we're...
View ArticleWhy i need SQL SA level account credentials for Configuration Wizard
In this article you will learn the process or requirements for SQL credentials during Orion Configuration wizard to connect the application with SQL server and logic behind the process . Stage # 1. In...
View ArticleBasic Solarwinds Orion Troubleshooting guide
This article provides quick & basic steps how you can troubleshoot Solarwinds application in case of failure "SYSTEM DOWN"situation . This article will cover following key points and more . Quick...
View ArticleMonitor Cisco ISE appliance in SolarWinds
So you wanna add your ISE appliance in SolarWInds and monitor it via SNMPv3. Sounds straight forward enough, right? Well, not so much. Here’s how I got my ISE appliances added to SolarWinds. First you...
View ArticleNode Downtime with Duration and Minimum Length Filtering
**REQUIRES ORION PLATFORM 2018.2 OR ABOVE** I had assembled this based on a much older SQL report, and then updated it to SWQL, then added some more intelligence to it so you can filter it based on the...
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