UDT AD-Hoc reporting should allow custom property field columns
If both Node and Interface custom property fields were shown in the AD-HOC report window then I could use it vs custom SQL queries.Example - we track rack and site code for nodes and cable number and...
View ArticleShow speed/duplex and negotiation status
I would like to be able to identify the speed/duplex on ports and whether the setting has been forced or auto negotiated. At the moment is that I am trying to determine which desktop PCs and switch...
View ArticleSchedule Reboot
I would like to see a feature added that would allow us to schedule a reboot at a future date/time, similar to being able to schedule an unmanage of a node at a future date/time. Also, I would like to...
View ArticleUDT/IPAM integration - DHCP will not assign IP to a device on Watch List in UDT
Imagine IPAM assigning IPs according to White list and/or Watch list in UDT ( e.g. you create watch list of MACs and when any of these devices tries to connect to WIFI it doesn't get IP from DHCP so...
View ArticleAbility to know changes in inventory
Hello,Currently we have around 450 servers monitored in SAM, and the business problem that we have faced is that not all the time we have the registry of asset changes. It would be great if in the...
View ArticleAlert when node does not return poll data
There should be an alert for when a node does not return data when polled but the node is up. I had an issue where several Windows servers were not responding to SNMP requests from SolarWinds. This...
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Possibility to activate the Asset Inventory View for all Nodes
Hello there, in my company, we have more than 2000 Server-Nodes (Not to Mention all of the Network-Nodes).In the phase of the initial configuration of solarwinds, we didn't activate the Asset...
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NPM 10.5 Custom Report with Multiple Universal Device Pollers?
Hi,I am trying to create a custom report with the NPM 10.5 report writer for Fan Status on Cisco nodes.I have the following Universal Device Pollers assigned to my Cisco Nodes: ciscoEnvMonFanState and...
View ArticleHow to capture traffic stats from a QLogic and Brocade Fiber Switch
Hi Thwack Community:I'm new with Solarwinds Applications and was given the following task: To capture how much traffic is going thru the interfaces of a Fiber Switch.We have 4 Fiber Switches QLogic...
View ArticleThe death of SNMP
As we all know, there’s a lot of change going on in the IT industry. New technologies are claiming they’ll completely displace technologies and tools we’ve all used for years. Some of it is a natural...
View ArticleNPM and Alert Central
Hello I have just upgraded NPM and IPAM and would also like to add Alert Central. Is this something that is fairly easy to do or does it require some time and configuration changes. Are there any...
View ArticleWhat tips and tricks do you have for networking?
Building off of last weeks What network support and troubleshooting are in your software toolkit? post, I wanted to ask what tips and tricks that you have that you can share with us? What little...
View ArticleReport on UDT Users, Host name, IP address, Mac address?
Hi, when I'm looking in Orion-IP Addresses-Manage Subnets & IP Addresses - discovered subnets and choose one subnet I get exactly what I'm looking for " UDT Users, Host name, IP address, Mac...
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View ArticleCheck for registry key
Is there a way with SAM to check for the presents of a registry key? Would like to check for this: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired
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Email alerts at specific times
I'd like to know how I can set up a multiple value timed email alert within Advanced alert manager? I suppose I can do this with multiple alert actions, but would rather not go down that route... I...
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Configuration Backups
Hi all. In Solarwinds Network Configuration manager I've noticed there's a chart showing 'devices backed up vs. not backed up and' I was wondering if there were functions within NCM to highlight the...
View ArticleNetwork Topology Mapper supersedes Network Atlas, your thoughts ?
If SolarWinds did decide to supersede Network Atlas with Advanced Network Topology Mapper (NTM), and become a powerful mapping desktop application for creating dynamic & custom maps using NTM...
View ArticleDisney Acquisition of Lucasfilm: Childhood Dreams Lost?
It's possible the mouse may not actually destroy Star Wars. What do you think? Or, is Disney the Death Star?
View ArticleSilence Alerts While Still Monitoring
Posting this in NPM but the same would go for SAM applications. There should be a way from the web UI to put an element in a "maintenance mode" in which the node is monitored but no alerts would go...
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