Help needed with backing up Check Point R75.40
Hi, I'm quite new to NCM and I was asked to setup configuration backup for Check Point R75.40. Has anyone done this before and can help me understand how to do this? Thanks.
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save NCM jobs to file...Change file name so not to overwrite
Anyone know how to configure the saved job result to NOT overwrite the previously saved job result file??? Looking to schedule this and not have to manually edit the NCM job every day to manually...
View ArticleInventory customization
Is it possible to customize the inventory collection? To add new things:It seems as if this is driven through templates in C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion\NCM\Inventory one for the collection,...
View ArticleConnection Refused : Problem with NCM downloading Juniper configs
Hi,I have problems downloading Juniper config files. It seems this a common issue with downloading config files using SSH. The configuration looks fine (SSH auto, no enable) but whenever I try to...
View ArticleWhats wrong with the config templates
I have downloaded a few of the config change templates and they are imported in what looks like corrupt. There are special characters where I am guessing txt should be.
View ArticleNCM password change script
I have created a few scripts to change passwords in NX-OS and IOS. The issue is I don't want to have to search through the device list for NX-OS devices and IOS devices when running each script. Is...
View ArticlePassword Change for NX-OS
How are others doing password change with nx-os? We have a requirement that the hash string is the exact same on all devices so that an audit can be conducted to make sure all passwords match. The...
View ArticleNo Change Detected - Discarded Config
I couldn't figure out why when I was making changes to the config of a switch. I wasn't being informed about it... I then found the above message in NCM Events, but cant understand why. Im clearly...
View ArticleReport: wireless client in a given period on a given WLC
Hi, I need a report that shows active clients in a given period of time and on a given WLCex.start 2014-08-08 08:00:00 end 2014-08-08 12:00:00WLC01 I have this report sql string to start with:SELECT...
View Articlemaking SolarWinds monitored node status available to other systems
Does anyone publish or export status of down devices to external systems? If so, what does your solution look like? We had a working system that must now be redesigned due to a combination of NCM 7.3...
View ArticleIs it possible to use node variables in policy rule string patterns?
For instance, can I create a rule within string pattern matching like 'Config file must contain string "Hostname=${NodeCaption}" ?
View Article'Execute Script' Jobs Stuck On "Cancelling"
Morning all, I was pushing out an IOS update to a load of switches this morning using the Configuration Management/Execute Script functionality of NCM when the Solarwinds Information Service seemed to...
View ArticleNCM and F5
Whats everyone out there doing with NCM and F5? Anyone have scripts they can share to pull out big-ip conf files for backup? Or change local password scripts?
View ArticleReport: wireless client in a given period on a given WLC
Hi, I need a report that shows active clients in a given period of time and on a given WLCex.start 2014-08-08 08:00:00 end 2014-08-08 12:00:00WLC01 I have this report sql string to start with:SELECT...
View ArticleNeed some help with adding nodes.
So I am new to SolarWinds anything I know is self taught so I am still figuring things out. I have added several nodes across a few networks and they are up and running fine but I have one router that...
View ArticleRemove Imported_From_NCM?
Does anyone know if removing the custom property Imported_From_NCM will break anything? All of our values are listed as false and all nodes are synchronized - does this field need to still exist?...
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 ArticleConnectivity issues, discarding configuration (or configuration is too short)...
I've captured the configs on about 500 routers, but on about 10 of them, I get the following error in config download every time:Connectivity issues, discarding configuration (or configuration is too...
View ArticleDoes NCM support the Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller
We are having some trouble with NCM jobs that run on the existing hardware WLCs (using WISM templates) not working on a new vWLC. Anyone else out there blazing this trail with Cisco Virtual Controllers?
View ArticleBaselining questions
We just imported a group of UPS configs manually (drag & drop method) using the NCM Manager on the NCM server. I notice the config for each node is not visible in NCM resources like Last 5...
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