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Question No. 1

A custom poller has polled some results from nodes. Which of the following is a possible reason for NOT being able to show the polled results as charts on the Orion Web Console?

AYou did not set the poller to collect historical statistics

BYou must use Device Studio to build the poller

CCharts are only supported by out-of-the-box pollers

DThe poller is not enabled and assigned to the devices

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Correct Answer: A

One possible reason for not being able to show the polled results as charts on the Orion Web Console is that you did not set the poller to collect historical statistics. Historical statistics are required for displaying charts and gauges in the web console, as they provide the data points for plotting the trends and values over time. If you only set the poller to collect current statistics, you will only be able to view the polled results as tables or lists in the web console. To set the poller to collect historical statistics, you need to edit the poller and select the Keep Historical Data option in the Poller Properties page.You can also specify the retention settings for the historical data, such as the frequency and duration of data collection and storage1.Reference:Create a custom poller

Question No. 2

What is the most time-efficient way to create a report in NPM that shows the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization?

ACreate an interface report and use a filter to restrict to the top 50

BEdit the default top 25 interfaces by percent utilization report and update to the top 50

CRun the default top 25 interfaces by percent utilization report for different timeframes

DCreate a new advanced SQL query report

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Correct Answer: B

NPM provides a default report calledTop 25 Interfaces by Percent Utilizationthat shows the interfaces with the highest average utilization over the selected time period1.This report can be easily edited to change the number of interfaces displayed, the time period, the sorting order, the layout, and the filters2.To create a report that shows the top 50 interfaces by percent utilization, you can simply edit this report and change theLimitoption from 25 to 503.This is the most time-efficient way to create the report, as it does not require creating a new report from scratch, writing a SQL query, or running the report multiple times for different timeframes.Reference:1: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Top 25 Interfaces by Percent Utilization2: Network Performance Monitor Administrator Guide - Edit a report3: Network Performance Monitor Getting Started Guide - Customize a report

Question No. 3

Which is the best way to monitor an SNMP metric that NPM is not monitoring out-of-the-box?

ACreate a custom poller

BNode Management utility

CUpdate the SolarWinds MIB database

DEnable CLI polling

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Correct Answer: A

The best way to monitor an SNMP metric that NPM is not monitoring out-of-the-box is to create a custom poller using the Universal Device Poller (UnDP) tool. A custom poller allows you to monitor specific aspects of your network devices using SNMP, by selecting the OIDs that correspond to the metrics you want to collect. You can then assign the custom poller to the devices you want to monitor, and view the results in the Orion Web Console, as charts, tables, or gauges. You can also use custom pollers to create alerts and reports based on the collected data.Reference:Monitor custom statistics based on OIDs with Universal Device Pollers in NPM,Create a custom poller,Assign Universal Device Pollers to devices monitored in NPM

Question No. 4

Users report that NPM performance is slow when managing devices through the Orion Web Console. You verify the SNMP trapping is responsible for the poor performance. How do you resolve this issue?

AAdd the devices as managed nodes to cut down on the trap messages received

BPoint the devices to a trap manager and filter unwanted messages before forwarding remaining traps to the Orion Platform

CReduce the number of days SNMP messages are kept in the SolarWinds Trap Viewer

DAdd an Additional Web Server to handle the load of users accessing the NPM Orion Web Console

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Correct Answer: B

SNMP traps are unsolicited messages sent by network devices to report events or issues. If NPM receives too many traps from devices that are not managed by NPM, or traps that are not relevant for monitoring, the performance of the Orion Web Console can be affected. To resolve this issue, you can point the devices to a trap manager, such asKiwi Syslog Server, and configure it to filter out unwanted traps before forwarding the remaining ones to the Orion Platform. This way, NPM will only process the traps that are important for monitoring and alerting, and reduce the load on the database and web server.Reference:Configure SNMP traps in NPM,Filter traps in Kiwi Syslog Server, [Forward traps to another host in Kiwi Syslog Server]

Question No. 5

You want to create an alert that notifies you when packet loss meets or exceeds 50%, but only for a select set of nodes in your network. How do you accomplish this?

ASet the scope of the alert to only apply to nodes to be included in the alert

BSet the alert trigger evaluation to evaluate nodes to be included in the alert

CCreate separate SWQL trigger condition for each node to be included in the alert

DSet an alert limitation for the nodes to be included in the alert

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Correct Answer: D

An alert limitation is a filter that restricts the scope of an alert to a specific set of objects, such as nodes, interfaces, applications, or groups. You can use an alert limitation to create an alert that only applies to a select set of nodes in your network, and exclude the rest.To set an alert limitation for the nodes to be included in the alert, follow these steps1:

ClickAlerts & Activity > Alerts > Manage Alerts.

Find the alert that you want to edit or create a new alert.

On theTrigger Conditiontab, define the condition that triggers the alert, such asPercent Loss is greater than or equal to 50.

On theScope of Alerttab, selectLimit the scope of this alert to a specific subset of objects.

Choose the method to define the subset of objects, such asSelect objects manually,Use a custom SWQL query, orUse a custom SQL query.

Select or enter the criteria to filter the objects, such as the node name, IP address, group, custom property, or any other attribute.

ClickAdd Selected Objectsto add the objects to the alert limitation.

ClickNextand complete the rest of the alert configuration.

You can now save and enable the alert, and it will only notify you when packet loss meets or exceeds 50% for the nodes that you have selected in the alert limitation.Reference:1: Limit the objects an alert applies to

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