If...Then...Else statements for Alert Manager
I think it would make managing alerts much easier if we were able to build an if-then-else statement into the actions for an alert. My example...I create an alert for a particular set of criteria, but...
View ArticleMonitor Log file
Is this product capable of monitoring another applications log files for keywords? If I have an application that writes a log file and I want to know if any ORA errors are written, is that possible?
View ArticleHardware sensors/monitoring and Dell VRTx
We're testing out a Dell VRTx server (sort of a branch office blade chassis) so I added it to Orion to see what I could find. We're on NPM 11.0 and SAM 6.1 Orion sees the CMC (chassis management...
View ArticleAppInsight for Active Directory
In the Same vein as AppInsight for SQL, Exchange, and IIS, AppInsight for Active Directory should provide a simplified turn-key user experience for monitoring key aspects of Active Directories...
View ArticleOption to remove FQDN's from polled nodes
We have chosen to remove FQDN's, for devices we monitor in our tools, including SolarWinds toolsuite, to make our reports more readable. Of course, this means that we currently remove the DNS domain...
View ArticleHow often do you ride a bike?
Most of us are working on doing our part to go a little greener. Riding a bike to work or the store save money on gas and helps the planet, even if it is just a little. Do you ride?
View ArticleAutomatic de-duplication of identical alerts
Similar to the request for a giant "pause" button (see: Pause button for outbound alerts), it would be useful if Alert Central could consolidate identical alerts. If there's a constant interface...
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Add Scheduling capability for greater control of scanning functions
We are requesting more controls and scheduling functionality for the scanning processes in IPAM. A good example is the scheduling capabilities available in the NCM. As it stands now. you only have...
View ArticleChanging the bb_config.xml
I'd like to change the bb_config.xml so that we can have the links for tickets appear in the notes... like it says can be done in the manual.We are running WebHelpDesk as a virtual appliance though,...
View ArticleScript Monitor - Perl to List Certain Files and Sizes
We're trying to run a scrip monitor on SAM where we can monitor certain files and their sizes (particularly log files). We're trying to use the script below which we found in some forums. But we just...
View ArticleThwack IRC Room
I searched and found only 1 post in regards to starting a Thwack IRC room, and that post was from 2009.I reckon the post either fell through the cracks, or was simply an unpopular idea. I use IRC on a...
View ArticleWould you use Hyper-V in a production environment?
Everyone uses VMware vSphere, right? I keep hearing that Hyper-V is going to be a player soon. But to date, I've not seen it deployed in either a production or test environment. How about you?
View ArticleTop SQLs for single database
In many application environments the database instance will consist of many databases. DPA allows you to filter the context of the wait data by database but doesn't provide a way from within the tool...
View ArticleAllow disable/enable blackout periods
We have blackout periods for Thursday nights when we have maintenance windows. We don't have maintenance windows every Thursday so it would be good to be able to disable the blackout period when there...
View ArticleCustom reports in Web GUI
You can not install custom reports to appear on the DPA Web GUI. Currently you would need to run them by hand in the ssms to get numbers or use SSRS to get a nice graph.I believe it would benefit us...
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NTA / UDT / IPAM integration
Which of the following integrations you would welcome? ( examples of use cases provided, but feel free to add more! )Thanks
View ArticleEnhanced Aruba ARM reporting in Orion
If ARM changes the channel or reduces power on a AP it would nice we could see that if we click on an Aruba Access Point.
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