Spread the Word
1. What was life like before using SolarWinds? (Include what you were using and why you decided it was time for a change) We had to manually visit each user's machine to install third party updates...
View ArticleTest/Development Licenses
Disclaimer: I know that there are other threads on this but I wanted to update it in this new Idea space.I would really like to have Test/Development licenses for SolarWinds products, at least for the...
View ArticleAbility to monitor devices using XML API
Cisco is no longer supporting SNMP for many products, such as the C40, and C60 codecs.Please upgrade the interface for monitoring nodes to include this option.See the below response from Cisco of why...
View ArticleApply "Disconnect if at the Logon Desktop" option to Administrators
Administrators are currently able to remote control a desktop without a Permission Required pop-up if the desktop is locked. If the user subsequently unlocks the desktop, the Administrator has remote...
View ArticleThe Green Energy Company
As someone who works for Solarwinds, I've had this exchange: Friend: So where do you work?Me: I work for Solarwinds.Friend: Are they in, like, solar panels and wind turbines?Me: No, they make network...
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The Ultimate CPU Alert
CPU alerts are a yawner. Grab the CPULoad, check it against a threshold (maybe even a per-node custom threshold, as explained here: TIPS & TRICKS: Stop The Madness: How to set alert thresholds...
View ArticleCelebrity Deathmatch - Who would win in a fight?
I have been watching Agents of shield on television recently and abit annoyed that we do not actually see any of the Avengers coming in to the story line for a cameo. So that got me thinking who would...
View ArticlePublic Wi-Fi Bandwidth
If you business provides free public wireless access, do you rate limit internet traffic based upon application? (i.e.): Limit access to streaming sites to save bandwidth.
View ArticleOrion Upgrade Buddy?
In the zip for NPM 10.7 I noticed a zip file called 'OrionUpgradeBuddyTool.zip'I didn't see any documentation with it though, so not sure what it does.
View ArticleWhat we're working on post-NPM 10.7
The 10.7 release was just a scant few weeks ago, but in the interim we've been hard at work looking at items for future release. We have some game-changing new features in the works, so please stay...
View ArticleSNMPv3 communication stopped working with our APC PDU's. SNMPv1 still works.
Wondering if anyone has run into this issue or something similar before. We are in the process of adding our APC PDU's into NPM. I added approximately 90 or so PDU's into Solarwinds and built some...
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A Few Tips and Tricks When Creating NCM Config Change Templates
As you probably know, Config Change Templates (CCT) are a very powerful feature of the Network Configuration Manager. On top of the Execute Script functionality, they add flow control statements such...
View ArticleWhen did you get your first computer?
I realize now I was lucky when I was a child. My parents went out of their way to get my siblings and I a IBM PCjr in 1984. My brother and I promptly took it completely apart which almost gave my...
View Articlereal time monitoring of storage array and switches
Real time monitoring of storage arrays, NAS and switches are required for availability or fatal performance degradation. how can we do this in STM and if there is any impact on performance of STM?
View ArticleWhat sites do you like to visit in your spare time?
Other than thwack... we've listed a few below that some of us enjoy. Please add your favorites in the comments as well!
View ArticleTable of third party patches - updated 5/15/2014
Simplify and automate these patches and more with SolarWinds Patch Manager. Check out the attached spreadsheet for recent patches.The Patch Manager catalog contains the following products: AdobeAcrobat...
View ArticleWeb help desk - Calendar
As the Applications Administrator for SIL International's Web Help Desk I have request for an extension of the features in the WHD Calendar.1. When a Tech puts a ticket on the calendar is usually so...
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odd that clicking on a SQL stmt in "current" view takes you to "top modules"
I am here and when I click on it takes me here.... which seems odd. I am expecting to go to the SQL stmt I click on.
View ArticleReport on what has changed
HiI would like to create a report on what has changed on my VM's (or hosts) in Virtualization Manager.Either a report or a dashboard widget. I can create a widget showing what vm's that has changed but...
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