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View ArticleIs there a way to pull software product license keys and activation status?
Our Operations Manager would like to be able to pull OS and all installed software product license keys and activation status from all Windows systems (presently Win 2003 & 2008 Server)? It...
View ArticleMonitoring Status of Dual-SUPs
We are replacing all of our distribution switches with Cisco 4507's with dual SUP 7e's. I am trying to figure out a way to monitor the status of the SUPs, and then generate alerts if the status of one...
View ArticleRe: Time difference message in NTA traffic analyzer events
Just after I posted this question earlier today, I disabled time syncing of my Solar vm server with its vSphere host, then re-synced the time of my Solar vm server with my domain servers and domain...
View ArticleRe: Re: Is it possible to call a PowerShell script from the "Execute program"...
Thanks for posting this. I needed to do the same things to get my PS script to run from Alert Manager.
View ArticleRe: Discovery and Inventory tasks never stop running...
So I figured it out - the main issue was that I needed to not only set the preferred DC, but also make sure the local firewall allowed the traffic out and set the HOSTS file to point to the DC in the...
View ArticleCan you report on 3rd-party patches and updates?
So I see loads of default reports in Patch Manager for WSUS (Microsoft) updates, but are there any reports for 3rd-party updates? If not, what fields should I be using to create a custom report for my...
View ArticleRe: Orion Upgrade Buddy?
The OUB: 1. Polls all the nodes for the poller that are not unmanaged or external every 2 minutes or as fast as it can if it is unable to do it in 2 minutes.2. Updates the ResponseTime_Detail table so...
View ArticleRe: Discovery and Inventory tasks never stop running...
A properly configured firewall is very important. Glad you found that. :-)(Although the task should have timed out in the event of non-connectivity.) If you need to add entries to the HOSTS file to...
View ArticleRe: Is there a way to pull software product license keys and activation status?
Where is this information stored? Is it in the registry? If so, which key? Is it available via WMI? If so, what namespace?
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Re: Is there a way to enable Asset Inventory en masse?
You can run a one-time Network Sonar discovery against your existing nodes to "re-import" them. This will not effect anything currently monitored, but Asset Inventory will be enabled on all hosts it's...
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Re: Monitoring Status of Dual-SUPs
I see. I actually use the UnDP Poller Status resource on our node details pages, which combines all UnDPs into a single table, but I guess one downside is that ALL UnDPs go int a single table. But, if...
View ArticleSAM polling and freq. and timeout
Please explain the way SAM uses polling frequency and polling timeout. To my knowledge, polling frequency is how often you want to run a test/poll. Polling timeout is how much time is used in the...
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Re: Show us a NOC view and get 500 thwack points!
internal diagram of production switches
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Re: Cacti/MRTG kind of graph....
My graphs are a bit large and I also include some CPU details for the devices but below is an example...
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As far as the interval is concerned; how far back you can go at the 5 minute interval will depend on what your data consolidation is configured for; you can find this in your Polling Settings; it's the...
View ArticleRe: DNS Report - Lookup of MX IP does not use authoritative server
Hi Lawrence. Thanks for the reply. This customer prefers that identifiable information not be posted in public forums, but I setup an unused domain to demonstrate the source of my question. Domain:...
View ArticleRe: Cacti/MRTG kind of graph....
I have 90 days....But if I am asked to compare how last Jan 2013 and compare it with Jan 2014.....I will be able to do it but externally - if I saved the reports.... I was looking more inside...
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