Is there a way to make it so that when users login to SolarWinds NCM, they...
In other words, instead of having to type "contoso\mikem", the user could just input "mikem" as their username.
View ArticleNCM Credentials
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 ArticleUsing inbuilt TFTP/SFTP server in solarwinds
Seeking experts advice on how to upgrade cisco IOS from Solarwinds Inbuilt TFTP/SFTP server. Please let me know step by step procedure for the above. I have some 50 to 60 floor LAN switches for which I...
View ArticleNCM vs. Kiwi CatTools: downloading a config got very slow
Hi Folks,IHAC who switched from Kiwi CatTools to NCM for config management. They now complain that the download of some Juniper-Device configs is now MUCH slower than before. The Issue that we have is,...
View ArticleNCM Device Command Template Reference - How to Add New Device Support
NCM device support is based on device command templates. NCM provides out of the box support for over 15 different vendors and 100s of different device models. For devices not supported out of the...
View ArticleNCM Credentials
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 ArticleRecommend NCM on LinkedIn for 300 points!
Let your colleagues know how impressed you are with NCM on LinkedInand earn 300 pointsyou can use in the thwack store. Simply go to this link, recommend Network Configuration Manager, and then message...
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Only e-mail results if this Job encounters an error
This option has been in NCM for years, but has never worked. I get e-mails every night telling me that all of our nodes' configs backed up correctly. While that's great, it's 1460 (4x per day *...
View ArticleCisco SNMP trap for Realtime Change Detection
I am working on getting RTCD working. I have my cisco devices configured to send SNMP traps:snmp-server enable traps configHowever, a trap is sent when a user enters config mode, not if they actually...
View ArticleDell Force10 Switches and NCM
We recently purchased some Dell Force10 S4810 switches. We're trying to add them into Orion but SNMP will not connect from the Orion server. The switch is showing '%STKUNIT0-M:CP...
View ArticleNeed help with SilverPeak config download
I am using a device template that, when tested in device properties, works great. However, when I try to download the config I get ""Connection Refused". I have attached the template and session...
View ArticleHow do I change the timezone on Cisco Policy Reports?
For some reason the reports are all looking for CDT/CST even though I am in EDT/EST. Due to the this the report is flagging the time settings, even if they exist. Anyone know how to change this?
View ArticleSecurity Vulnerability - Physical Path Disclosure
I recently scanned our server that hosts the Network Configuration Manager web interface using Tenable's "Nessus". It returned vulnerabilities regarding the physical path disclosure (one hit for each...
View ArticleOverall Configuration Changes Snapshot
Hi Folks,what method does NCM use for calculating the overall Overall Configuration Changes Snapshot pie chart. The reason I ask is because I have a 36% chunk of the pie chart that is 'unknown'; how...
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 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 ArticlePerforming a Compliance check in NCM on an offline/test config
Hi All Our test environment for network devices is physically/logically seperate to our solarwinds instance. Tried a search on this and couldn't find anything.Is there a way to check a config from a...
View ArticleIs there a way to suppression RTCN action by device and time?
Hello! I am trying to implement Real Time Change Notification but right now the RTCN action triggers whenever I make changes to the config and you change the config modes (config vs config-if)(see...
View ArticleComparison critera with "and"?
Is it possible to create a regex for comparison criteria that uses the ^! Last operator AND if the line ends with a certain user? So for example, I want NCM to ignore the ! Last configuration change...
View ArticleNCM - Backup IBM (Brocade) Fiber Channel Switches
Hello anyone here got any experience backing up configurationfrom brocade fc switches?i suspect that you have to make a script that uploads the config to ftp instead of transfering the configuration...
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