Reasons to have netFlow on both sides of a circuit?
At our organization we provide internet access for multiple school districts. We have point to point circuits that connect to core routers, and have Managed internet access from there out. Currently...
View ArticleSystem Requirements for a Solarwinds Pack
Hi all guys! I hope someone can guide me with this. We have an upcoming deployment of the following Solarwinds modules:SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor - SL500SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer...
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Here is generally what I would recommend: § SolarWinds ServerMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 R22 x Quad Core processors16 GB RAM300 GB Drive RAID 1 (split into two partitions)100 GB OS Partition200 GB...
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Thanks again mharvey for the help! I will follow your recommendation, but i really need some official docs too. Hope somebody can support me with this.
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Re: System Requirements for a Solarwinds Pack
I think the only official docs you are going to get is going to be the admin guides.
View ArticleAdvice needed - Upgrade path
All, I need some advice on upgrading my environment. I held off on upgrades until I felt the versions were stable, and it was safe to move forward. What I have in place today: NPM 10.7SAM 6.1.1 - same...
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NTA doesn't need it's own server, it will have it's own database server. As such, don't uninstall it from the NPM server, simply designate a server to be the NTA Fastbit DB server (I wouldn't...
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Re: Advice needed - Upgrade path
mharvey, Many thanks! That will certainly save me a step and some time! D
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Top 5 Reasons Why Your Network Should Be Faster and Time Sensitive
“The Network is so slow!” Gone are the days when users solely complained about the network being down. Be it a business-critical app or functional app, users expect incredibly fast performance on both...
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Unfortunately this argument comes down to a budgeting battle with the organizations I have worked for. Boundary and core devices need to grow along with demand of the users, and it is quite difficult...
View ArticleSolarwinds and Oracle
Hi guys! I have some doubts about the installation of Solarwinds: Is it possible to install SolarWinds in an Oracle Database? or any other open source database?Is there any roadmap for future Linux...
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Currently you can only connect SolarWinds to a MSSQL database. This is by design. It will not connect to Oracle or an open source database. In regards to Linux support, I'm assuming you are...
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Thanks mharvey!I just wanted to have this requirements clearly.
View ArticleReplacing the SW app server(1 app node) by 2 new SW app servers
Hello Everyone, Situation now: VCDSW001 (Server 2008) is the Solarwinds Application server including NPM NCM NTA & IPAM.VCDSW002 (Server 2008) is the Additional Polling Engine.VCDSW003 (Server...
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Re: Replacing the SW app server(1 app node) by 2 new SW app servers
If you want everything in one database, you aren't going to be able to split the modules like that. You will need to keep NPM, NCM, NTA, and IPAM on the same server. As well, IPAM will only run on...
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View ArticleRe: Advice needed - Upgrade path
NTA doesn't need it's own server, it will have it's own database server. As such, don't uninstall it from the NPM server, simply designate a server to be the NTA Fastbit DB server (I wouldn't...
View ArticleHow do YOU determine if a bandwidth capacity issue is causing slow performance?
User: "The Network is so slow"Me: <eyeroll> In most cases, it's a bad idea to leap to the conclusion that more bandwidth is required without a thorough investigation into how bandwidth is...
View ArticleRe: Can you use a Trigger Threshold or any method to Alert if you DONT...
Came here to ask this very same question. We have several ESX hosts that send a heartbeat trap every ~5 minutes or so.. I'm trying to work out a way to configure something that will alert if this isn't...
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