Solarwinds API - Identify Virtual or Physical Server
Is there a field accessible to the API (via SWQL) that can tell me whether a node is a virtual (eg Hyper-v or VMWare) or a physical server? I am currently relying on the node name with a separately...
View ArticleWhere are the details of an Application stored in the SQL database?
I Need to find what credentials each application component is using, when the component is a SQL User Experience Monitor, and what the setting for "Use windows authentication first then sql...
View ArticleAutomation of adding nodes into Solarwinds
Hi All We are looking at using Chef to automate server deployment and part of this work would be: 1. Lookup in IPAM the next available address in a subnet, reserve it and add the hostname to the...
View ArticleVerbs and their parameters for IPAM.IPNode in addition to 'UpdateManyStatus'??
PREFACE:I'll be referring to the blog: How to use the IPAM API and get "Free IP Address" specifically a post by mtokarz on June 12, 2014 2:35PM in response to jgovednikI am also aware of and have voted...
View ArticleNoob to SDK
Hello all! So what I need is a way to pull availability status for last 12 months every 30 days for systems with "Enterprise Servers" in the custom properties department field, into an Excel...
View ArticlePython API
Is there an API I can connect to with Python?I would like to query IPAM with Ansible/PythonThanks.
View ArticleQUESTION: Does Solarwinds have a Northbound Interface?
I am brand new to this product so bear with me.I may answer my own question eventually, but so far no luck as I pour over the documentation.If Solarwinds has an NBI, what is it?BR,-R
View Articledocumentation for SWQL for alerts?
Migrated to 11.5.1 and am trying really hard to embrace SWQL. Having a tough time correlating what I need in the various tables with the documentation from SDK. specifically, right now, I'm working on...
View ArticleIPAM - Making the subnet you query for a variable
I am trying to use the information from this post How to use the IPAM API and get "Free IP Address" to build a way to automatically get the next available ip, the gateway, and the subnet mask in a...
View ArticlePerl SDK - Start Discovery - PluginConfigurations
How can I find what is the least amount of XML to pass to PluginConfigurations? Here is what I pass: and I get a bad_request error. Basically what I need to know is the bare min, I want to pass a IP...
View ArticleOrion SDK: Error 'no endpoint listening'
Hi all, I am working on a version of the script mentioned here (How to automate the creation of Orion Platform (aka Core) nodes from the API) and am running the script from NCM (version 7.0.2) server...
View ArticleAlert clearing via Powershell
I'm trying to clear the triggered instance of alerts using a powershell script using verbs available, but not sure even how to start.... I have the verbs but not sure what all I can do with that verbs...
View ArticleIn-house Solarwinds to ServiceNow Integration: Basic Questions
We are looking at the possibility of an in-house ServiceNow integration using our own Perl programmers in order to send alerts from our Solarwinds NPM/NCM/NTA server to ServiceNow for ticketing...
View ArticleHelp with Powershell Script to Bulk Change Polling Method from SNMP/ICMP to WMI
Yes, I know I can bulk edit Node properties in the Mange Nodes section, but since it tests the credentials in the background when you hit submit, I often get website timeouts when trying to do more...
View ArticleCreate container using Orion SDK in C# - .Net
Hi,I try to create a container with C# code like above code. I am using Orion SDK and .Net Framework. Is there anyway to do create container like that code? string uri =...
View ArticleData returned from DiscoverInterfacesOnNode question
On a subject related to https://thwack.solarwinds.com/message/257013#257013, When I get returned data from Invoking the DiscoverInterfacesOnNode ( Orion.NPM.Interfaces/DiscoverInterfacesOnNode) verb, I...
View ArticleClearAlert Verb in Orion.AlertActive Entity
I'm trying to invoke the Orion.AlertActive entity's Clear Alert Verb, but I'm not sure what arguments to pass. Is there a document which I can refer to check which arguments to pass or can somebody...
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Using Powershell to add nodes with Custom Properties for Device Type
Hello,Running Orion NPM 10.6.0 and SDK 1.7 on Win2k8R2 Can anyone help with adding devices into Orion using Powershell? To complete via NPM Web console, select Management, Edit Node.Select groups,...
View ArticleNode created from API never gets polled
When I create a node and add pollers through the API, the node never seems to get polled. The node status never changes, I don't get get descriptive information like the node's name, vendor, etc. and...
View ArticlePowershell scripts to automatically unmanage\remanage a node using the Orion SDK
First, I'll share the script. Then, I'll explain why we need it and how it helps us in our environment.To use the script you must have the Orion SDK installed on the monitored node. Take the text...
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