NCM Device Templates Management (Remove unneeded templates)
We have way too many templates in NCM that we do not need.I can delete custom ones we have made, but I'd like to delete outdated ones and others that we will never use. Is there any way to do this?...
View ArticleDatabase and Archive Maintenance Job
Every time I look at my NCM jobs, I see this message "To keep the NCM database as efficiently accessible as possible, without unneeded config data, we recommend that you setup a "Purge Configs" and...
View ArticleAre you compliant?
Does your network needs to be compliant with any of the official standards, internal standards only, or none?
View ArticleWho is the Network Stig?
As joepoutre commented on Cisco STIGs: Some say he is the one true font of knowledge for all search engines,and that electrons are actually shaped like his head. All we know is, he's not the Stig but...
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 ArticleDelete all NCM configs/memberships?
Long story short my network has gone through some major changes with my ISP now responsible for 99% of the configs I used to back up/monitor with NCM. How do I delete all NCM nodes/configs so I can...
View ArticleHow do you SSH to your devices?
When SSHing to devices, do you prefer Credentials-based authentication or Certificate-based authentication?
View ArticleCisco ASA 5525 and Real Time Configuration Monitoring
Hey Thwack, Has anyone configured an ASA for Real Time Configuration Monitoring? I have it configured for our switches and it is working great but the commands are different on an ASA. Here is what I...
View ArticleNCM - How to setup Live Configuration Changes on Fortigate FWs in Solarwinds
Hi Guys, wondering if anyone has setup NCM to send live update emails if someone makes a change to a fortigate FW, Thanks Brendan
View Articletrying to save job results to file on NCM and errors out as invalid path on...
trying to save job results to file on NCM and errors out as invalid path on XXXXXXX(pollers), how to correct this.
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....
View ArticleVariable's....
Could anyone give a bit of advice on the basic use of Variables... My scenario is we are putting in a new VOIP system. We have 400+ locations with different gateways.The supplier needs a number of...
View ArticleIs there any reason why the interfaces won't show up?
I've been trying to create a script, it validates. The problem is when I go to execute the script, I get to the page where I define the variables and for interface selection there are no entries for...
View ArticleNeed to insert hostname into config job script via variable
Hi all, I'm very new to using the advanced scripting features in Solarwinds so forgive me if this is an obvious question. I have been asked to create an SNMP v3 user on several hundred Cisco devices...
View ArticleAre you compliant?
Does your network needs to be compliant with any of the official standards, internal standards only, or none?
View ArticleNCM 7.6 RC Release notes?
Hello, Recently SolarWinds released a whole bunch of Release Candidates for multiple products - NPM 12.1 RC1, NCM 7.6 RC1, VNQM 4.4 RC1, SAM 6.4RC1. Maybe it's just me, but I can't seem to find release...
View ArticleConflicts in Running Config vs startup config, multiple devices in unknown
Hello, We have an issue that was coming up all the time which is having the conflicts in the running config vs start up config moreover devices were in unknown too. I would really appreciate if someone...
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