How 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 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 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 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 ArticleCompliance Or Job to Make Changes to Interface Settings
Hi all, I'm looking for a why to have Solarwinds look for a certain setting on Cisco switches interfaces and if that setting is found, change it to something else, there are several hundred devices and...
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monitoring for condition - NCM - Unable to connect to remote polling engine...
We are running into issues with NCM showing the errorUnable to connect to remote polling engine WPCB04A. Verify that this engine is running and retry your operation. I'm not too concerned about...
View ArticleAutomatically pushing an IOS to a Cisco device when it comes online.
Been working with Solarwinds for a bit now but I’m a NCM noob. We have a number of Cisco routers that have Cellular NIMs and EHWIC modules in them that are used for mobile retail locations. It’s kinda...
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monitoring for condition - NCM - Unable to connect to remote polling engine...
We are running into issues with NCM showing the errorUnable to connect to remote polling engine WPCB04A. Verify that this engine is running and retry your operation. I'm not too concerned about...
View ArticleCompliance Check for Things Not in a Config File?
Friends,Is there a way to do a compliance check on things that are not in a configuration file? For instance on Cisco I need to see that the SNMPv3 user is set up, so I run a command "show snmp user"...
View ArticleHelp with regular expressions and config change reports
I could use some help with creating a regular expression that the config change report ignores during it's comparison. Basically, I have Cirrus comparing the most recent config downloaded with the...
View ArticleSyslog vs Traps
I'm going through and updating our network devices. I'm faced with the option of configured SNMP traps or Syslog messages to relay information. If I have the option to use either, which one would be...
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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SCP/TFTP Server Settings Confusion
The documentation for both the "TFTP Server Settings" and "SCP Server Settings" web pages (found by going to Settings > NCM Settings in your Orion Web Console, provided you own NCM of course) is...
View Article3850 stack switch upgrade
I am trying to find a process to do a IOS update on several stacks of 3850 switches. Has anyone run into this issue? Thanks
View ArticleSecurity devices with NCM
Can we do the following SolarWinds NCM for the given security products: SECURITY PRODUCTS:IBM IPSImperva Web Application FirewallSymantec ProxySymantec SSL Visibility ApplianceCheckpoint...
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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 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...
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