NCM jobs
Since upgrading NPM and NCM recently, I have not been able to run my jobs. I get an error message - "ERROR: Unable to retrieve EngineID". My devices are all there and I can download, upload configs but...
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Are NCM credentials a pain or am I missing something?Login Credentials are easy enough to setup.Device credentials can only be changed at the console? Like most folks, we use TACACS for most of our...
View ArticlePoll Dell Service Tag
Has anyone found a way to poll Dell service tag numbers from Dell switches? NCM polls a serial number, but I haven't been able to find anything in the inventory reports for the service tag. Also, when...
View ArticleCan't find custom property I added in drop down list to allow me to "group...
I created a custom property which I planned to populate with a value which would distinguish it and allow me to choose this particular node to run my config change template on. However when I go to...
View ArticleCirrus Vs RANCID
What features does Cirrus have that Rancid doesn't? I currently use RANCID for keeping a backup of all our routers, switches and firewalls in a CVS repository that to date has been extremely helpful. I...
View ArticleComparison Criteria Changed - Startup vs. Running Report not updated
Hi Community,we updated in NCM the config comparison criteria in order to compare the startup configs and the running configs, after adding a new criteria this did not reflect in the report that is...
View ArticleDNS server changes - challange
we need the following lines changed in 500+ routers. The hard part is each router has one unique address. Can this be scripted somehow in NCM?Router 1ip dhcp pool DHCPPOOL1 no dns-server 10.20.20.1...
View ArticleNo NCM nodes in NPM discovery central...
Hello all, I'm in process of configuring NPM. In NPM discovery central, I get the following message under NCM Nodes: The Orion server cannot access the SolarWinds Information Service. The exact error...
View ArticleDoes NCM fall back to use SSH if it has been configured to use Telnet as its...
I am trying to discover which of my nodes are still running telnet and are accessible using this protocol. I decided to try to set my NCM's transfer protocol to telnet (see image attached)file >...
View ArticleBrocade Banner
Running NCM v7.2.2I am new to the NCM and want to get started quick quickly, but the one big issue I have is I cannot avoid NCM seeing changes between the comparison of the following configuration.I...
View ArticleInterface Last Status Change Report Time/Date Problem
Hi, I am experiencing a problem with my Interface Last Status Change Report. It returns incorrect Date/Time values. I found the following info regarding this problem: Last Change date in Realtime...
View Articlemove ncm to new server
We currently have NCM 7.1 running on an older server. I'd like to move the installation to a new server that's a bit more robust and upgrade it to 7.2.2. It's a standalone installation (we do not use...
View ArticleWhere can I find the logs of jobs ran configured in and ran from NCM. Also...
Need to get my hands on Policy report logs to prove to an audit that we have been running a baseline config report, can't seem to find them anywhere on NCM. I am guessing that the first place to look...
View ArticleReporting on changes
Hello, I work in an environment where network device changes can be manual or automated and can come from a number of sources, some months we see hundreds of individual changes. NCM and RTN make...
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Need to create Regex to find "ip http secure-server" but keep on finding "no...
I need to find what devices are running "ip http secure-server" on my network. To do so I have tried to create a policy report within this report is a policy I created containing a rule which searches...
View ArticleCannot download running config - timeout problems
Since the upgrade to NCM 7.2.2, every day I am getting Cisco switch backup jobs with this error: ERROR: Cannot download Running config : Unable to Log into Router : Timeout. Device IP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...
View ArticleNeed help for Basic configuraton templates in cisco switch
How do i create the basic configuration templates in ncm for new switch and execute it. Please help
View ArticleCannot download configs
Hi, Currently running 7.2.2 of NCM, and 2 of my HP procurve switches will no longer download their configs on the nightly job i have scheduled. I can edit the node and test login details, and it logs...
View ArticleDatabase Migration Assistance
Dear NCM users, As you can see in the WWWO post (What We Are Working On For NCM After 7.2), NCM v7.3 is going to use Core/NPM database to store its data. While you can test this on a lab system with...
View ArticleSave config on WLC 7.3
I am having difficulties with the save config command using NCM. I have tried the following: <Command Name="SaveConfig" Value="save config${CRLF}y${CRLF}"/><Command Name="SaveConfig"...
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