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How do you SSH to your devices?
When SSHing to devices, do you prefer Credentials-based authentication or Certificate-based authentication?
View ArticleDownload cofig issue
Im new to Solarwinds Orion, never used it before. Manager wants me to solve this error : ERROR: Cannot download Running config : Cannot Log into Device : bad password. Device IP: xxxxxxx ..this is one...
View ArticleSession Trace - SSH ?
Is this an option as my devices that I am having issue with does not allow telnet. I can't seem to get Juniper MX80 router to download config, I am using the out of box device template, its able to...
View ArticleNCM report not showing all switches
NPM shows one of my switch stacks has the maximum of 9 switches. I can see their health, power supplies, and so on. When I run a report based onNodeID must not be empty Vendor is Cisco MachineType is...
View ArticleAccessing an NCM job log
I am using NCM v7.5.1 and wondering if I am missing a way to see a job log that says it is too large to be viewed. Seems like the job log gets filled very quickly because it seems that most of the time...
View ArticleSearch and Replace Across all Alerts
In creating about 100 alerts, I found that I had a slight typo in the condition. I did not want to go back through every single alert to change it, so I did what most of us geeks do - write a code....
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Alert if job scheduler fails/didn't run ?
Hi I get mail when the backup job failed to backup config switch xHow do I alert that the backup job didn't run?
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NCM 7.5.1
I was forced to move from NCM 7.2.2 to NCM 7.5.1 due to Windows problems. The 2 databases that was used in NCM 7.2.2 have been moved to a seperate SQL 2014 Server (ConfigMgmt and SolarWindsOrion)NCM...
View ArticleSolarwinds NCM and Cisco Vulnerability management - 3 questions.
Hi, We're about to start using solarwinds NCM 7.5.1 for vulnerability management but I have a few questions I'm hoping someone who already uses this can help out with. 1) Is there still an issue with...
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Running and Startup dont match!
I was just on here asking for help on the issue NCM cant download startup Download cofig issue , now once I could - the configs don't match. I compared both but in doesn't highlight anything different...
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SolarWinds 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 ArticleAlert when NCM job fails to run
Hi, Is there a way to alert when an NCM job fails to run? I have a job setup to run nightly which works great and sends me an email report of all the configs that were backed up or failed to back up....
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NCM Properties - Manage node(s) with NCM - "Never"
Hey guys, After upgrading NCM to v 7.4, i see some new options.The options is found in Node Properties > NCM Properties What does the Never option imply exactly and how does it work?
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NCM - Export/Import Policies?
I've been tasked with integrating our existing NCM & NPM environments. Unfortunately this means I will be basically installing NCM and integrating with NPM and moving licenses over. I have about...
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 SupportNative ASA Context...
View ArticleNCM Backup Completion Report over time
Some background first. We have a requirement that the Cisco devices have a nightly backup. This backup runs each night and gets the running and startup config for each device. I now need to report on...
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How to Schedule Daily Backups for Configs
Hi, I'm very new to SolarWinds. I'm wondering if somebody can help me with how to schedule nightly backups for all the network devices in SolarWinds. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,...
View ArticleHP ProCurve SNMPv3
I recently had to add some monitoring of HP switches to my Cisco network. HP switches are not my strong suit but I wanted to provide my documented steps to assist other people. Hopefully this will help...
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