Deleted NCM Job by Mistake
I deleted a pretty detailed NCM job by mistake. I am not totally sure what the job completely consisted of or I would just rebuild it. It would be nice if I could somehow get the job back before my...
View ArticleChange Config Templates - Trying to write a script for Juniper devices, to...
I attempted to write a config template script to change local accounts on juniper devices, yet cannot get the script to work all the way through. I believe the template needs to include interacting...
View ArticleNCM Nightly Config Backup Job Every 1 Day(s) vs. Every Week Day
I'm evaluating NCM. I'm using the canned Nightly Config Backup job to backup my network device configs. I keep selecting the radio button for Every 1 Day(s), because I want backups on Saturday and...
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 ArticleLooking for list of NCM variables
I'm looking for a complete list of built-in variables that I could use in NCM scripts or change templates.Specifically, I'm trying to mass change the hostname and domain of Cisco devices based on the...
View ArticleSetting up Session Tracing in NCM to debug device interaction issues
1. To enable session tracing in NCM, go to File > Settings > Session Tracing. 2. Attempt to verify login and download a config from the problematic device. 3. Then, you can find the session...
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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 ArticleNCM Job's and their Node Lists - Auto Update?
We have nodes sorted by custom properties, this is also how we pull inventory. Separate jobs due to the large number of nodes to inventory. As I add nodes, I have to go back and update the jobs with...
View ArticleNeed to change our username passwords ASAP - Help Please
I don't have any experience with Solarwinds, the guy we had working for us was in charge of it. He left and we need to change three user passwords across our entire Cisco and HP network ASAP because...
View ArticleHow are others out there using NCM to manage ACLS? I am just curious.
I am just curious how others are using NCM to manage ACLs. Looking for idea to improve. We are using snippets and even though we have sequence numbers, we are still uploading the entire ACL when we do...
View ArticleHow to change NCM6.0 download configs character encoding?
Hi,I have some device configurations that contain some chinese character. By default, NCM6.0 create database used "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" character sets. I changed it to "Chinese_PRC_CI_AS", and...
View ArticleThere was no endpoint listening
Can anyone help with the below message. Server has been running for 2 years, got rebooted and now it doesn't work. I opened a case with SW but I am getting replies outside my timezone so it's on...
View ArticleHCM: HP Switch Login Banner
Hey I have the same problem as descibed in this case:https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/18082 After the Login a Banner is shown on the HP Switch and you have to press "any key".But it seems like NCM...
View ArticleBacking up Riverbed Configs
Has anyone tried backing up Riverbed Configs in Cirrus? We have added the device in Cirrus back it cannot validate the SNMP details...Riverbed is configured correctly also.
View ArticleBackup Riverbed to NCM
Hi there We have a Riverbed steel head and I am trying to backup the config to solar winds NCM. I have set the username and password and SSH Auto but keep getting "Unable to log into router:...
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Cisco WLC Backup
Hi,Has anyone had success backing up a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller config with Cirrus?
View ArticleCisco ASA - Secure Backups with passwords/keys
We have been getting running/startup backups of our ASAs using TFTP. Our security team is requiring that we use a secure file transfer method such as SSH/SFTP. Fromwhat I can tell, the default SSH...
View ArticleArris MG5225G (Media Gateway), NCM to Manage configs
We need to prove a case, being able to manage customer configs for Arris MG5225G (Media Gateway) devices, using NCM to do so. We are able to monitor the device(s) within NPM, however, we are not having...
View ArticleConfiguration Template - Hostname creation in switches
Hi all, Anyone please assist me to create a configuration template for configuring hostname in cisco switches. When the template runs it will ask for the hostname and the user need to input the name....
View ArticleMissing or Incorrect EoL/EoS Data
As a part of the effort to make the EoL/EoS feature (available with NCM 7.2) as useful as possible, we would like to ask you to report any devices where our data is missing, incorrect, or the...
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