Where does NCM pull VPN tunnel info from?
I have just noticed that on one (I haven't investigated other yet) of our ASA nodes that NCM shows us to have 6 Site-to-site VPN tunnels, 5 of which show down status. Our issue here is, there is only...
View ArticleNCM - backup F5 devices (UCS) - file saved in two places
Hi all, NCM 7.6. I am attempting to use NCM to back-up configuration of our F5 devices, specifically the *.UCS backups, and have followed the instructions at Back up the F5 UCS file in NCM 7.5 and...
View ArticleLooking for list of NCM variables
I'm looking for a complete list of built-in variables that I could use in NCM scripts or change templates.Specifically, I'm trying to mass change the hostname and domain of Cisco devices based on the...
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NCM Upgrade fails on DB
I have been trying to upgrade my NCM installation to the latest version 8. Everything is fine until it gets to the DB, then it fails: I have found the following on then SQL server logs:Login failed for...
View ArticleHow to export Manage Nodes to CSV
Hi Everyone I want to export my list of manage nodes to CSV.I see Solarwinds only allows exporting to pdf but I want to manipulate my data on a spreadsheet for example. Is there a way to export to csv?...
View ArticlePolicy Compliance: Cisco IOS BGP Authentication Rule
Friends, I am trying to build a compliance rule to make sure that any router with BGP configured has a neighbor password set. I thought I had this nailed with the following: RegEx Config Block Start:...
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 ArticleCisco IOS Upload via SCP/SFTP Server Integrated in Solarwinds NCM
Hi,I have got some issues when I am trying to update my switch firmware through SCP/SFTP Server which is integrated on Solarwinds Network configuration Manager.SSH is allowed between Solarwinds Server...
View ArticleAnsible tower vs NCM vs Cisco NSO
Hi I found that thread https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/4wvvmr/enterprise_level_network_orchestration/ I know where NCM is lacking features but ?..500000$ for NSO sounds expensive...Let say...
View ArticleCisco IOS Upload via SCP/SFTP Server Integrated in Solarwinds NCM
Hi,I have got some issues when I am trying to update my switch firmware through SCP/SFTP Server which is integrated on Solarwinds Network configuration Manager.SSH is allowed between Solarwinds Server...
View ArticleMissing or Incorrect EoL/EoS Data
As a part of the effort to make the EoL/EoS feature (available with NCM 7.2) as useful as possible, we would like to ask you to report any devices where our data is missing, incorrect, or 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 ArticleQuestion about NCM version
Hello, I did some rules to check compliance of my devices.In the rules i did some test in interface.I used the Config block option to detect the correct interface.And finally i created a remediation...
View ArticleHow would you build a regular Report, or a Compliance Report, to provide...
I've been challenged to use NPM or NCM (or any SW module) to do the following (and I don't see the way to do it yet): Given: NPM monitors all switch ports, and NCM backs up all Switches nightlyTasks:...
View ArticleNCM - backup F5 devices (UCS) - file saved in two places
Hi all, NCM 7.6. I am attempting to use NCM to back-up configuration of our F5 devices, specifically the *.UCS backups, and have followed the instructions at Back up the F5 UCS file in NCM 7.5 and...
View ArticleNCM - Is there a way to bulk import devices that NCM cannot reach?
Two-part question:Part 1: I can add devices one-at-a-time that are "External Node: No Status" but I cannot use the discovery tool to bulk add these types of devices, since if they do not respond to...
View ArticleHow to export Manage Nodes to CSV
Hi Everyone I want to export my list of manage nodes to CSV.I see Solarwinds only allows exporting to pdf but I want to manipulate my data on a spreadsheet for example. Is there a way to export to csv?...
View ArticleSolarwind Rest Api Authentication
HiI am new to Solarwinds. i am trying to authenticate sonarwind rest api using basic auth from my java code. But getting 401 error. I am using my Ldap username and pwd for authentication. I also used...
View ArticleAnsible tower vs NCM vs Cisco NSO
Hi I found that thread https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/4wvvmr/enterprise_level_network_orchestration/ I know where NCM is lacking features but ?..500000$ for NSO sounds expensive...Let say...
View ArticleCisco IOS Upload via SCP/SFTP Server Integrated in Solarwinds NCM
Hi,I have got some issues when I am trying to update my switch firmware through SCP/SFTP Server which is integrated on Solarwinds Network configuration Manager.SSH is allowed between Solarwinds Server...
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