Switch Reloads not working
I have spent the better part of a few hours trying to figure out this issue. We recently upgraded to NPM 11.0.1 / NCM 7.3.2. I found a couple similar issues for 7.3 RC, but no responses to the threads....
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Retaining Configuration backups
Hello SolarWinds Community, I am doing some node cleaning today in SolarWinds and there are a couple nodes I would like to remove. However, I would like to retain the configurations that have been...
View ArticleNo realtime updates after upgrade to NCM 7.3.2
We upgraded NCM to 7.3.2 today and we're no longer receiving e-mail updates when changes are made to any of our devices. I took a look at the most recent admin guide and updated the program that gets...
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NCM- Realtime Config Change Detection- Usernames Not
Hello Im fairly new to solarwinds RTCD so excuse me if this is a simple fix but we have successfully configured our Cisco ASA's and Catalyst 3850 switches to send their RTCD updates to our Orion...
View ArticleBacked up configs gone for good?
Greetings, I have NCM working perfectly to automatically download startup and running configs from all my switches as a monthly job. I also have a monthly job that exports the configs to file. Recently...
View ArticleNCM changes less than desirable
I want the old NCM back please!!! Not sure how thoroughly this was tested but its completely useless to me now. The integration of NPM with NCM is less than desirable. The ability to be able to...
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Do you need Network Automation?
I would like to find out details on use cases for network automation, especially in the context of configuration and change management. Please vote and ideally, leave a comment.
View ArticleStill looking for a place in which to view all results for executed scripts...
Pre NCM 7.4 I could run NCM from the application on the server, select several hundred nodes, Execute a script on them, and be able to scroll through all of their results in one view. Now I see the...
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How to change set system name -server in Juniper EX series switch using script
I have Juniper EX series switches 4200 and 4500 and would like to change name-server <ip address> on all the switches. Existing config set system name-server 20.20.20.10 New config set system...
View ArticleWhere in NCM 7.4 are the device templates stored?
I occasionally browsed to the Device Templates folder in earlier versions of NCM, but I'm not finding it in 7.4. It used to be in \\system\c$\Program Files (x86)\Solarwinds\Orion\NCM, but I don't see...
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Adding Multiple VLANs/Variables to a Configuration Template
I am searching for a way to add a drop down menu within the SolarWinds NCM client that will enable me to choose from a drop down list of predetermined VLANs that one may choose from when defining the...
View ArticleFortigate / Fortinet Configuration backups with NCM
Hello-I'm running NPM 10.6.1 with NCM 7.2.2. I am running into trouble when trying to backup Fortinet/Fortigate device configurations with a job inside of NCM. A job with 45 Fortinet/Fortigate...
View ArticleInterface Configuration
When scripting a drop down list of interfaces to be configured, how would one be able to deny the use of any interfaces that are currently in use/configured? This functionality would be useful in...
View ArticleNo realtime updates after upgrade to NCM 7.3.2
We upgraded NCM to 7.3.2 today and we're no longer receiving e-mail updates when changes are made to any of our devices. I took a look at the most recent admin guide and updated the program that gets...
View ArticleChanging the hostnames on all switches on network with NCM
Hi Guys (and Gals), Due to a recent change in our network we need to rename all of our cisco switches with a new naming convention. Our current convention goes like...
View ArticleFirmware Vulnerability Reporting
We recently loaded NCM 7.4 with hopes of using the tool to help automate reporting of potential security vulnerabilities in our Cisco IOS devices. While the framework in NCM looks great, the source of...
View ArticleOdd behavior with Compliance Jobs when hitting "Execute Script"
Ok, fairly simple compliance rule. Checking all tunnel interfaces to make sure they have CDP enabled. Everything works fine, the remediation script is fairly simple, just: ${ConfigBlockStartLine}...
View ArticleConfig Compliance
All,I just started using solar winds...go easy.I'm trying to put together a Config policy for switches.When I click on my test report I get : "Did not search any device configs, no devices were...
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