Not all windows services are available for monitoring
In the SAM, not all the services that are running on a Windows server are displayed by the Service Control Manager. They are also not all available when creating a template with Component Monitor...
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How can I alert on a MultiValue Statistic?
I'm using the built in MongoDB (Windows) template with the latest SAM. We simply want to alert based on either the Data Size or the File Size of the MongDB being greater than 800MB. I think I have...
View ArticleEvent Messages: "Job Engine v2: Worker Processes"
I'm currently evaluating Solarwinds Server and Application Monitor, (among a few other SW modules), and have noticed that I keep getting continuous alerts related to "Job Engine v2: Worker Processes"....
View ArticleWatch The Watcher... Or Self-Monitoring For MSMQs
Hi All, This is an independent solution for monitoring MSMQs on SolarWinds application server itself. If for some reason those queues are growing - it most probably means that app server cannot update...
View ArticleSAM - Find nodes not assigned to a Group?
How does one find which nodes are not assigned to a group? I have about 1500 nodes so far. I rather do this with a Dynamic Group Query but if this has to be done using another method such as a report...
View ArticleAlerting on a group
Is there a way to setup an alert where it will alert on a group i've setup within SAM, or NPM? I'm using the latest version of SAM and NPM.
View ArticleIs there a quick way to search multiple (or all) custom properties for a...
Hi All, Is there a quick way to search multiple (or all) custom properties for a particular keyword? Thanks, Alex
View ArticleSAM 5.0 upgrade. HResult: The specified object is not found on the system...
We upgraded to SAM 5.0 and many of the Active Directory APMs (LDAP monitors, memory available, etc) all of a sudden gave the HResult: The specified object is not found on the system. I found one post...
View ArticleIRS Computer Tips. How do you ensure your company's emails are safe?
Seeing as how the IRS had seven key hard drive "crashes" recently and coincidentally canceled their backup service at about the same time, I was thinking thwack may be able to offer some tech tips. So,...
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Is your inbox growing out of control?
I expanded all my Outlook folders and was amazed at the size and number of folders I have created. So the question is: Is your inbox growing out of control?
View ArticleCan we assign mutliple templates to a server or group of servers at a time?
Can we assign mutliple templates to a servers or group of servers at a time? Is there any scripts availble for that?
View ArticleDisable components within Appinsight for SQL
I think I have read somewhere that you are not able to disable any individual components of either the SQL or Exchange AppInsight monitors but can anyone confirm it for me on here? There are a number...
View ArticleToo Many Emails
Hello, I am trying to monitor for when an event is triggered. I have so far created a Template using the wizard. As a result I have the Template assigned to the node that I want to monitor and within...
View ArticleMonitor if a database is up without the using the AppInsight for SQL
Hi, Are there any components monitors that will monitor if a database instance is up on mssql server? If there is can someone show me where i can find it in SAM? I don't want to use the AppInsight for...
View ArticleSAM 6.0.2 Baseline calculation question.
I am having an issue with the baseline thresholds. After the 7 days, the threshold numbers calculated were way too low. And in 100's of compents it comes back with 0 and a message that it can't be...
View ArticlePostgres Replication in SAM
Hi,I'm just starting to look at SAM for monitoring some Postgres servers, I've added the Template but would like to also monitor replication.Can anyone give me some pointers or links to show how to add...
View ArticleInstalling Templates
Hi, Unintentionally i have deleted Active directory template. Please let me know how to rollback or how to install it manually. Server is not connected over internet. Thanks
View ArticleSAM Maintenance and Database Fragmentation
Good Day I have been experiencing several problems with my Orion Install. It has been running for about 2 years now with a lot of customization etc. 1st is that it seems like my Database is very...
View ArticleMonitor if a database is up without the using the AppInsight for SQL
Hi, Are there any components monitors that will monitor if a database instance is up on mssql server? If there is can someone show me where i can find it in SAM? I don't want to use the AppInsight for...
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