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Incorrect Date Format
I've only just noticed, that even thought our NCM server is configured for UK settings the dates are displaying in American format. The dates on the downloaded configurations are the correct UK format....
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Arrays in a config change template
I have a list of networks that are static and I want to hard code them in my scripts. I'm trying to populate an array but cannot figure it out. What is the proper format for this? string[]...
View ArticleWhat We Are Working On For NCM After 7.5.1 (Updated on October 24, 2016)
With the release of NCM v7.5 completed, we have started working on another great set of features.Firmware/IOS UpgradesNetwork Insight for Cisco ASAAccess Control List InsightNative ASA Context...
View ArticleDo 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 ArticleUpfrade firmware on Juniper EX2200
Just looking for examples of scripts to upload new firmware to the switches and then schedule a upgrade for them
View ArticleRTN - Audit
Where can I find the Audit data for Real Time Notifications. It seems that Cirrus.RTN and NCM.RTNAudit are no longer containing that information.
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Item Variable and Entity Array Variable Cheat Sheet?
Good afternoon (morning?) all, I am recently getting my feet wet in the Config Change Template portion of NCM. Is there some kind of "cheat sheet" that lists all of the possible Item Variables and...
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What's the best way to automate Cisco vulnerability impact assesment using...
I have a responsibility to assess whether Cisco equipment that I support is impacted by vulnerabilities that are published by Cisco. Most Cisco vulnerability articles include commands that can be run...
View ArticleReport Writer - Unable to retrieve url
I have three Solarwinds servers in three different locations. I'm having difficulty with two of three. The issue I'm having is with one of the "canned" reports when I run the Current IOS Reports, the...
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 ArticleAruba Config Extra Spaces
NCM downloads my Aruba controller configs but there are extra spaces, a bunch actually, followed by a CRLF. I suspect this has to do with the "--More-- (q) quit (u) pageup search (n) repeat" prompts. I...
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Cisco STIGs
This page was developed to track all the current DISA STIGs for Cisco Devices. All new revisions of the content within will be noted here. I do apologize for the multiple downloads. It is a...
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NCM Management of ASA5505 not working
I'm attempting to add an ASA5505 to NCM. The ASA is configured to use TACACS for login/enable to our ACS server. This configuration is set up correctly. I am able to SSHv2 via Putty to the same...
View ArticleBackup configs on Linksys SRW2048 Problem
The only problem we are having at this time make a device template is find the correct key send for the escape key. Here are the steps to get into this switch (SRW2048 - Firmware version: 1.2.1):...
View ArticleFortigate unable to connect
We have some Fortigate with OS 5.2.5+, and we have NCM 7.5.1.we cannot download the configuration of these firewalls and we cannot change to telnet.There is a patch for this problem, but it is for...
View Articlecan "SFTP/SCP Server" installed as standalone ?
Helooo, the "SFTP/SCP Server" free tool , is it really depending on NCM ? Or it could be installed as a standalone without installing NCM ?
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NCM failed jobs and device identification using SQL
Hi there -- we run a simple SQL query to identify failed NCM config download jobs: SELECT * FROM NCM_AuditWHERE Type = 'Failed' AND (NCM_Audit.DateTime > DATEADD(day,-1,getdate()))Order By...
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