Using PowerOrion to set the "manage by NCM" property on a node to yes after...
I have an instance of Solarwinds NCM Orion Platform 2015.1.2, NCM 7.4. I can add a node with no issues, but I would like to make sure its defaulted to “managed by NCM”. I’ll be adding nodes in bulk and...
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NCM Policy Report -- Graphical Output (Print/File/etc)
This seems incredibly obvious, but I cannot find a reasonable way to do it: Policy Report looks beautiful on the screen. Lots of little "i"s in circles to show Information items. Great!However: I need...
View ArticleFirmware Vulnerability data files URLs don't function, new ones I think...
Was noticing that no new recent vulnerabilities are showing up in NCM, so I went to check things out. In my Firmware Vulnerability Settings page, I'm getting the following errors - URL...
View ArticleRenaming configurations using a script - is it possible?
Every night we have job running that takes a backup of the running config of all devices if there is changes during the day.Now I'm seeking to make a script that runs after the backup job and that...
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SHOW ME EVERYTHING CISCO!
Heres a quick walk through on how to run NCM scripts through Configuration Management and how to view the results.You will needAccount Access: Your account must at least have the WebDownloader role to...
View ArticleNeed help with NCM Password Change Script/Template
Hi All, I am trying to update the credentials of an emergency username and password for all of my IOS devices. I have 2 problems currently: 1.) NCM logs into my test device and starts to execute the...
View ArticleErrors on nightly config backup notification
Hi all, Here is my situation: I have a job running for nightly config backups from my various switches. I back up one of two different combinations:- Running config and Startup configor - Running...
View ArticleNCM Backup for MFA Firewalls
Hi! We have multi factor authentication enabled on our firewalls (Cisco ASAs). Is there anyway to take a backup of teh config? When I test a valid SSH cred (that works for switches since they dont have...
View ArticleSolarWinds NCM Connector for Cisco SmartAdvisor
Saw this came out and took a look at the documentation. Is there a special kind/level of Cisco account/access you need for this to work? I have a Cisco.com account that is linked to my contracts (lets...
View ArticleBanner word "Username" preventing NCM connecting to devices
Hi, I have recently started working for a large retail company who have given me the task of configuring Orion to manage all of their Cisco devices. I have hit a problem that is causing a major...
View ArticleNCM Policy Report -- Graphical Output (Print/File/etc)
This seems incredibly obvious, but I cannot find a reasonable way to do it: Policy Report looks beautiful on the screen. Lots of little "i"s in circles to show Information items. Great!However: I need...
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UNABLE to SSH from Solarwinds box only
I have implemented NCM within my network and everything seems to be working great. i only have one issue at the moment and it is quite perplexing. i have a number of switches that i can not SSH into...
View ArticleBacking up F5 config's
Okay so we have several Big IP F5's of both 4000 and 3600 series, they all live on different versions of O/S. I have got the config from a 4000 running version 11.6 to backup, but the 4000 running...
View ArticleNCM Doesn't Appear in my Orion Console except at the bottom listing the...
It was installed on the server I am using for SW and the orion service was restarted. I see NCM and it's version number listed at the bottom along with the other modules I have installedbut I can't...
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Add userid/username to default Compliance report View
NCM have become quite popular at our location. We now have several people creating compliance reports and some may be using remediation scripts. So, the we need to track who created what or touched...
View ArticleTrouble escaping /t in configuration change template
Hello, I'm trying to paste the following link into my configuration change template: string @MTGP = 'http://hsdtoolbox/tools/themachinethatgoesping.php?expand=' + @FullNet The result continues to be...
View ArticleBulk Configuring Nodes For NCM
We just got the NCM module but i'm having trouble bulk configuring nodes. I've selected multiple nodes that I want to add to NCM and select a working profile under the NCM section and hit apply (which...
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 ArticleMissing entries in Orion NCM Scheduled Jobs list
Hello.We have a series of Orion NCM jobs that are running quite happily as Windows Scheduled Tasks every week. Previously these jobs were displayed in the "Scheduled Jobs" list in Orion NCM. However...
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