Let me be even more specific. I have a Cisco WS-C3750G-24TS-E1U. It has an EOL document on the Cisco web site, http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-3750-series-switches/eol_c51-696372.html. The dates listed in the Cisco document are not mentioned at all in the Suggested dates for that part number in the Orion NCM database. It took me less than 1 min to find the Cisco document. All I did was google “WS-C3750G-24TS-E1U EOL”. Now I’m no rocket scientist only a humble network engineer, so if I can do that then the developers at Solarwinds should certainly be able to do that.
From: Norton, Jeff
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 7:08 AM
To: 'jive-504792431-51a-2-58mn@solarwinds6.hosted.jivesoftware.com'
Subject: RE: - NCM EOS/EOL Dates Query - 7.2
Let me try and clarify this a bit. I have 540 37xx devices. Of that amount 400 are not assigned EOL dates. Of the 400 devices not assigned, 100% of those show dates that either are yellow or red. What I’m saying is that if it isn’t a sure fit or even a close fit then don’t show me suggested dates because those dates are 100 % not applicable. As it stands right now I have to go through these things one at a time just to see that none of them are applicable. A better method would be to show me a little color icon at the upper level list that shows me the highest match suggested date category so I don’t waste my time. Or let me apply a filter that says unless it’s green don’t show it as suggested. I recognize that this Is not perfect, but it is definitely doable. Cisco’s Ciscoworks product has had this capability for years and all the data they used are published on their web pages
From: Norton, Jeff
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:55 AM
To: 'jive-504792431-51a-2-58mn@solarwinds6.hosted.jivesoftware.com'
Subject: RE: - NCM EOS/EOL Dates Query - 7.2
There’s nothing wrong with the install. Your people have been over it on some other issues we had just after the 7.3 install.