Orion NPM Administrator Guide Solar Winds (Network Performance Monitor Guide) Solarwinds

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Chapter 1: Introduction
- Benefits of Orion Network Performance Monitor
- Key Features of SolarWinds NPM
- Networking Concepts and Terminology
- How Network Performance Monitor Works
Chapter 2: Installing SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
- SolarWinds NPM Requirements
- Licensing SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
  - SolarWinds NPM Licensing Levels
  - Licensing SolarWinds NPM with Other SolarWinds Products
- Maintaining Licenses
- Antivirus Directory Exclusions
- Enabling Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Enabling and Requiring Secure Channels with SSL
- Enabling FIPS
- Installing SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
- Upgrading SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
  - Upgrading an Evaluation License
- Uninstalling SolarWinds NPM
Chapter 3: Discovering and Adding Network Devices
- Network Discovery Using the Network Sonar Wizard
- Using the Network Sonar Results Wizard
- Adding Devices for Monitoring in the Web Console
- Importing a List of Nodes Using a Seed File
- Choosing Your Polling Method
- Managing Scheduled Discovery Results
- Using the Discovery Ignore List
- Downloading the SolarWinds MIB Database
- Discovery Central
Chapter 4: Managing the Orion Web Console
- Logging in for the First Time as an Administrator
- Windows Authentication with Active Directory
  - Supported Active Directory Scenarios
    - Enabling LogonFallback
- Using the Web Console Notification Bar
- Navigating the Orion Web Console
  - Using Web Console Tabs
  - Using and Disabling Web Console Breadcrumbs
    - Customizing Web Console Breadcrumbs
    - Disabling Web Console Breadcrumbs
- Administrative Functions of the Orion Web Console
- Orion Thresholds
- Customizing Views
- Using the Orion Web Console Message Center
- Customizing the Orion Web Console
- Using Node Filters
- Customizing Charts in the Orion Web Console
- Custom Object Resources in the Orion Web Console
- Accessing Nodes Using HTTP, SSH, and Telnet
Chapter 5: Monitoring Devices in the Web Console
- Network Overview
- Viewing Node Resources
- Monitoring Interface Status
  - Changing the Time for Displayed Interface Status
  - Editing the Title and Subtitle
  - Changing How Long the Interface Status History Is Retained
  - Disabling Interface Downtime Monitoring
- Detecting Possible Duplex Mismatches
  - How do I resolve mismatches?
  - Troubleshooting
- Viewing Node Data in Tooltips
- Viewing Interface Data in NPM Tooltips
- Customizing the Manage Nodes View
  - Customizing the Manage Nodes View Node Tree
  - Customizing the Manage Nodes View Node List
- Editing Node Properties
- Editing Interface Properties
- Deleting Devices from Monitoring
- Promoting a Node from ICMP to SNMP Monitoring
- Promoting a Node from ICMP to WMI Monitoring
- Setting Device Management States
- Setting Interface Management States
- Remotely Managing Monitored Interfaces
- Unscheduled Device Polling and Rediscovery
- Monitoring Windows Server Memory
- Changing the Polling Method for a Node
- Assigning Pollers to Monitored Devices
- Changing Polling Engine Assignments
- Scheduling a Node Maintenance Mode Time Period
Chapter 6: Monitored Device Types and Technologies
- Monitoring F5 BIG-IP Devices
- Monitoring Fibre Channel Devices and VSANs
  - VSAN Views
    - VSAN Details
    - VSAN Summary
- Monitoring EnergyWise Devices
- Monitoring Wireless Networks
Chapter 7: Monitoring Your Virtual Infrastructure
- Requirements for Monitoring ESXi and ESX Servers
- Creating ESX Server Credentials for SolarWinds NPM
- Managing VMware Credentials in the Web Console
- Adding VMware Servers for Monitoring
  - Polling for VMware Nodes Using the Network Sonar Wizard
- Virtualization Summary
- Viewing ESX Host Details
- Configuring virtualization polling settings
  - Assigning credentials to Hyper-V servers
  - Assigning credentials to VMware servers
Chapter 8: Monitoring Hardware Health
- Monitored Hardware Sensors
- Enabling Hardware Health Monitoring
  - Add Node Wizard
  - Enabling or Disabling Hardware Health Monitoring for Individual Nodes
- Enabling and Disabling or Adjusting Hardware Health Monitors for Individual N...
- Editing Thresholds for Hardware Health
- Changing MIB Used for Polling Hardware Health Statistics
- Changing Hardware Health Units in Hardware Health Resources
- Troubleshooting Hardware Health
Chapter 9: Common NPM Tasks
- Creating an Alert to Discover Network Device Failures
  - Creating a Custom Property
  - Use a Custom Property in Alerts
- Scheduling and Emailing Business Hours Reports
  - Creating a Business Hours Report
  - Scheduling and Emailing a Report
- Creating Geographic or Departmental Views
  - Creating a Custom Group
  - Creating a Custom View
- Capacity Forecasting
Chapter 10: Managing Web Accounts
- Creating New Accounts
- Editing User Accounts
- Creating Account Limitations
  - Using the Account Limitation Builder
    - Creating an Account Limitation
    - Deleting an Account Limitation
- Configuring Automatic Login
Chapter 11: Managing Groups and Dependencies
- Managing Groups
- Managing Dependencies
Chapter 12: Creating and Managing Alerts
- Alert Preconfiguration Tasks
- Configuring the Default Email Action
- Best Practices and Tips for Alerting
- Navigating to the Alert Manager
- Creating New Alerts
- Commonly Created Alerts
  - Alert Me When a Server is Down
  - Use a Custom Property in Alerts
- Viewing Triggered Alerts
- Acknowledging Alerts
- Testing Alerts
- Managing Alerts
- Building Complex Conditions
- Available Alert Actions
- Changes in the Alerting Engine
- Alert Migration to the Web
  - Migration Issues
  - Limitations to Migrated Alerts
- Integrating Alerts with Other Products
Chapter 13: Monitoring Quality of Experience
- Benefits of QoE
- System Requirements
- How SolarWinds Packet Analysis Sensors Work
  - Network Packet Analysis Sensor (NPAS)
  - Server Packet Analysis Sensor (SPAS)
- Limitations to Packet Analysis Sensors
- Deploying Packet Analysis Sensors
- Monitoring QoE Applications and Nodes
- Advanced Sensor Configuration
Chapter 14: SolarWinds Orion Agents
- Agent Requirements
- Agent Settings
- Server Initiated Communication
- Agent Initiated Communication
- Deploying an Agent
- Managing Agents
- Certificates and the Agent
- Using the Agent Polling Method
  - Using the Network Sonar Wizard to Check Agent Polled Nodes
- Agent Performance Counters
  - SolarWinds: Agent Service
  - SolarWinds: Agent Management Service
- Troubleshooting Agents
Chapter 15: Monitoring MIBs with Universal Device Pollers
- Downloading the SolarWinds MIB Database
- Configuring Universal Device Poller Thresholds
- Creating Universal Device Pollers
- Assigning Pollers to Nodes or Interfaces
- Disabling Assigned Pollers
- Duplicating an Existing Poller
- Importing MIB Pollers
- Exporting Universal Device Pollers
- Setting Custom Poller Thresholds
- Transforming Poller Results
  - Available Poller Transformations
  - Creating a Poller Transformation
- Viewing Universal Device Poller Statistics
- Mapping Universal Device Pollers with Network Atlas
Chapter 16: Device Studio
- Managing Pollers
- Customizing Pollers
- Managing Unique Devices
- Device Studio technologies
- Creating Device Studio Pollers
- Testing Device Studio pollers
- Using thwack community pollers
- Why is Orion unable to connect to thwack?
- Manually Defining Object Identifiers (OIDs)
- SNMP Get Type
- What is a Formula?
- Common Formulas
- Assigning Pollers
- Scanning Monitored Objects
Chapter 17: Monitoring Network Events in the Web Console
- Viewing Event Details in the Web Console
- Acknowledging Events in the Web Console
Chapter 18: Using Maps
- Managing the Worldwide Map of Orion Nodes Resource
  - Automatic Placement of Nodes
- Introducing Network Atlas
- Displaying Maps in the Orion Web Console
  - Map Resources in the Orion Web Console
- Displaying Wireless Heat Maps in the Orion Web Console
  - Updating the Map
  - Viewing the Location of Clients in Wireless Heat Maps
Chapter 19: Creating and Viewing Reports
- Predefined Orion Reports
- Viewing, Creating, Exporting, Importing, Editing and Scheduling Reports in th...
- Using Report Writer
- Creating a Scheduled Report Job
- Reports and Account Limitations
- Exporting and Importing Reports
Chapter 20: Monitoring Syslog Messages
- Configuring the Orion Syslog Port
- Syslog Messages in the Web Console
- Using the Syslog Viewer
- Syslog Alert Variables
  - Syslog Date/Time Variables
  - Other Syslog Variables
- Syslog Message Priorities
  - Syslog Facilities
  - Syslog Severities
Chapter 21: Monitoring SNMP Traps
- The SNMP Trap Protocol
- Viewing SNMP Traps in the Web Console
- Using the Trap Viewer
- Available Trap Alert Actions
- Trap Alert Variables
  - Trap Date/Time Variables
  - Other Trap Variables
Chapter 22: Creating Custom Properties
- Creating a Custom Property
- Removing Custom Properties
- Importing Custom Property Data
- Exporting Custom Property Data
- Custom Property Editor Settings
- Editing Custom Properties
- Using Filters in the Custom Property Editor Edit View
  - Creating Custom Properties Filters
  - Removing Custom Properties Filters
Chapter 23: Managing the Orion Database
- Using Database Manager
- Database Maintenance
  - Running Database Maintenance
- Best Practices for Managing Your Orion Database
  - Managing Database Growth in the Orion Web Interface
  - Troubleshooting Your Orion Database
- Upgrading Your Database
- Creating a Maintenance Plan with SQL Server Management Studio
Chapter 24: Orion Product Family
- Monitoring Network Application Data (SAM)
- Managing Network Configurations (NCM)
- Managing IP Addresses (IPAM)
- Managing IP Service Level Agreements (SolarWinds VoIP and Network Quality Man...
  - Why Install VoIP & Network Quality Manager
  - What SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager Does
- Monitoring NetFlow Traffic Analysis Data (NTA)
- Monitoring Network User Connections (User Device Tracker)
- Orion Scalability Engines
- Using an Orion Additional Web Server
- Orion Failover and Disaster Recovery
Chapter 25: Managing Orion Polling Engines
- Viewing Polling Engine Status in the Web Console
- Configuring Polling Engine Settings
- Orion Polling Settings
- Calculating Node Availability
  - Node Status
  - Percent Packet Loss
- Calculating a Baseline
- Orion Baseline Data Calculation
- Setting the Node Warning Level
- Managing Packet Loss Reporting
- Deleting Polling Engines
- Using Additional Polling Engines
Chapter 26: Using Orion Scalability Engines
- Scalability Engine Requirements
- Scalability Engine Guidelines by Product
- Scalability Engine Deployment Options
- Installing Additional Polling Engines
- Activating Stackable Poller Licenses
- Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix A: References
- Troubleshooting
- Orion Variables and Examples
- Status Icons and Identifiers
  - Status Indicators
  - Status Rollup Mode
- Regular Expression Pattern Matching
- 95th Percentile Calculations
Appendix B: Technical References
- Migrating SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
- Introduction to Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitoring
- WAN Optimization
- Setting Up a Cisco Unified Computing System as a Managed Node
  - Introduction
  - Setting Up and Monitoring a Cisco UCS

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