Think Beyond SAM 6.2 & Earn 500 Points!
As we begin to wind down from the SAM 6.2 release, it's time once again to look forward to what's in store for vNext and beyond. With that in mind I'm asking the Thwack community to help us better...
View ArticleSAM Component/Element Count Per Polling Engine Report
The following report can be imported via Solarwinds/Orion/reports directory and viewed in the webconsole. SAM_Element --This report can be used strictly to get a good idea of the SAM element load per...
View ArticleExchange 2013 DAG
Currently I just want to monitor whether my 2 node DAG server is up. I am using SNMP and have configured correctly; however our Solar persons says they only can contact one of the members in the DAG....
View ArticleMonitoring Log Files
I am trying to monitor a log file for a specific event but not one of the logs that show up under the Real Time Event Log Viewer. Is there a way I can add the log to that list or be able to monitor the...
View ArticleManage Node's Response Time Thresholds Better By Accounting For WAN Latencies
< BACK TO TO THE MAGIC OF SQL SCRIPTS SERIES LIST Challenge: How do you deal with nodes response times across multiple worldwide sites? OK, I know, I know... NPM platform does give you a way of...
View ArticleThe Magic Of SQL Scripts: Do What Counts, Don't Count What You Do
Dear All SolarWinders,I would like to kick off an exciting series of articles around monitoring workflow that I have created for the past few month.A year ago I have discovered SolarWinds product...
View ArticleNew to the environment looking to install and configure SAM any suggestions...
want to make sure I do this right is there a method getting this set up correctly for example should I just start with servers or should i plan around mission critical apps?
View ArticleIs it possible to set Baseline Data Collection Duration beyond 7 days?
In the SAM Data & Database Settings I'm trying to tweak how long it takes to gather the baseline data. When trying to change from 7 days to 14 days I notice that it submits fine, without error. But...
View ArticleWould you watch a SolarWinds reality TV show?
Before you answer, consider the reality shows out there already:Duck DynastyHoney Boo-BooStorage WarsSwamp PeopleIce Road TruckersFinding BigfootAx MenAfter interacting with all of my co-workers and...
View ArticleFolder/Directory Exists Monitor
I am trying to monitor C:\Windows\temp\pdffiles to find out if the folder "pdffiles" exists or not and that if it does not to run a command to create the folder. Is this possible to do? I know that you...
View ArticleCPU alerts - Top 10 processes display stats post failure
I have the Alert Escalation set to 1 minute after the alert and it appears to be too slow to gather the data at the time of failure (total in value is that of a normal processing system). If I use a...
View ArticleForgot To Add Template To Some Servers
I have noticed that when adding a node through WMI there are some that do not have 2 core templates that are applied to all Windows servers added to them. Is there some way to display servers monitored...
View ArticleAutomatically Update World Map Points Based On Custom Property Value
< BACK TO TO THE MAGIC OF SQL SCRIPTS SERIES LIST Challenge: At present moment (NPM v11) it is not possible to automatically handle nodes placement on the mapIn the future (NPM v12) it will be...
View ArticleInitial poll in progress.
Hello, I have added 2 servers and applied some templates that we ware using for many other servers. I am having problems with polling these 2 machines. I have restarted these machines and also the...
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