F5 BigIP v11 LTM UCS Backup
I have two questions...First is does anyone have the F5 onfig backup template for NCM working with v11? Mine just fails every time and I am not quite sure where to go from here. I realize that the...
View ArticleF5 backing up configs
I have seen the F5 Big IP template in the content sharing section but it does not address the following?How do you use it? Where do you download or import it too? and how can I backup and report on...
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 ArticleNCM Compliance Policy
I'm writing several Policies that will check the running configuration of a CISCO router for certain key strings. Depending the policy it will alert me to if the string is present or not. The problem...
View ArticleA solution to multi-context config download with NCM (Cisco ASA, FWSM...)
NCM 7.x has several node management improvements (common with Orion Core/NPM, new Discovery Sonar…). Due to these changes, NCM 7.x has stricter rules related to node uniqueness and duplicate nodes are...
View ArticleNCM 7.0.2 Fails to login due to presence of "Authorized users please note:"...
It appears SolarWinds Orion NCM 7.0.2 cannot cope with presence of “Authorized users please note:” in Cisco banner.Has anyone diagnosed and resolved this issue? Session-Trace[6/27/2014 9:48:22 PM]...
View ArticleCompliance reporting: comparing blocks of text ignoring white space
I am working on getting our network engineers to use the compliance reporting for checking the configurations on our devices, but they are frustrated by white space comparisons in the policy rules.some...
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 Articlesolarwinds EOL details external server
My Solarwinds NCM server is seated in the datacentre without internet access. I understand there is a EOL/EOS feature for the Solarwinds NCM. If this needs to access to external sites to get...
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Determine model and firmware
I would like to ensure all switches inside the Solarwinds system can give me the Model, product code and the firmware version accurately rather than keeping track using a customized NCM field. Is this...
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Config comparison with Nexus 1000v switches
Morning all, Has anyone had any success or experience with writing suitable comparison criteria for Cisco Nexus 1000v switches? As these are controlled by our vCenter install, the vEthernet interfaces...
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 ArticleGet config from Cisco switches with SNMP/TFTP
Hello all,I am new to NCM, and I have one question for which I can't seem to find answer in documentation. Can anyone explain me configuration retrieval process when SNMP/TFTP is used. I was under...
View ArticleTrying to deploy real time change and approval process for different regional...
Trying to deploy real time change and approval process for different regional groups.I see where for jobs I could duplicate and change the email addresses but for global settings like real time change...
View ArticleBanner MOTD
I am trying to execute a script with a fairly large banner. Everytime it is pushed to the device it ads a line in between each line of text.so it should look like thisTHIS IS A DOD COMPUTER SYSTEM....
View ArticleNCM Compliance Policy
I'm writing several Policies that will check the running configuration of a CISCO router for certain key strings. Depending the policy it will alert me to if the string is present or not. The problem...
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Config comparison with Nexus 1000v switches
Morning all, Has anyone had any success or experience with writing suitable comparison criteria for Cisco Nexus 1000v switches? As these are controlled by our vCenter install, the vEthernet interfaces...
View ArticleF5 backing up configs
I have seen the F5 Big IP template in the content sharing section but it does not address the following?How do you use it? Where do you download or import it too? and how can I backup and report on...
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...
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