Alert emails not being sent when SMTP server is temporarily unavailable -...
We have an advanced alert configured to email an on-call phone when a critical device reboots. We had a core switch reboot and Orion detected this - I see it in the event log, but we did not receive an...
View ArticleRe: I miss the old charts
I know how to do it, my point was I miss the previous version. Although even using export you have those annoying mouse overs! Having to install an add-on to do something you were doing before I think...
View ArticleMonitoring MS UM IVR
We are using Microsoft Unified Messaging for voice mail and for its IVR abilities. The tutorial below shows how I might beable to use Performance Monitor to get at some data. But I need to be able to...
View ArticleCisco IOS update and Node appears red in NPM
I just updated the IOS on a Cisco 3750G switch. When I rebooted, the Node went red in NPM and still remains red. The switch in question is in a DMZ. I can ssh into the switch and ping the switch from...
View ArticleRe: Cisco IOS update and Node appears red in NPM
The blocked ICMP from NPM server->switch is what is likely causing the status failure. Is there an ICMP redirect at work here, or what is the reason for the ICMP failure?
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Node Specific Thresholds - v2.0
I've submitted a ER, but hope to get a little more advertisement, and to remind you all to check this section as it looks like only a few venture in to the Feature Requests. It's also kind of sad that...
View ArticleCan't figure out why this trigger condition is not working properly...
This alert is supposed to alert when a node goes down as long as it doesn't contain certain things in it's node name, but it is alerting even when the node name contains these things. Here is what...
View ArticleRe: Can't figure out why this trigger condition is not working properly...
Try changing the "NONE" option to "NOT ANY". (I believe) NONE is the equivalent of ANY, and NOT ANY is the same as ALL. In the negative, of course.
View ArticleRe: Can't figure out why this trigger condition is not working properly...
There is no "not any" option, only "all", "any", "none" and "not all". This logic is pretty basic, unless I am missing something glaring at me I really think that something is wrong with the way...
View ArticleAssign an Alert to specific nodes
We have expanded our NPM environment to include both network devices and servers. The problem is that we are now so big that the Network Team is being flooded with alerts that are happening on servers...
View ArticleRe: Assign an Alert to specific nodes
The easiest way I have found is to create a Custom Field, for instance I use a field called 'Support' and populate this with my teams like server, network, voice, etc.Hope this helps you.
View ArticleRe: Assign an Alert to specific nodes
You can use "Machine Type is equal to ______" options include "windows 2008 R2 server", "windows 7 workstation" etc. It should have every type of machine type that is in your environment listed as...
View ArticleRe: Alert email - converting custom property value to GB
I know this doesn't directly answer your question but have you contemplated just using the ${VolumeSpaceAvailable} variable instead? It would give your alert better information as to how much space...
View ArticleRe: Alert definitions which never triggered till now
If you are logging these alerts to the NetPerfMon Event Log you should be able to sort through it and find out if certain alerts fired, but it could take a while... You could just test your current...
View ArticleRe: Alert email - converting custom property value to GB
Yeah, we're already using that value ${VolumeSpaceAvailable} in the alert, basically the Alert says that the ${VolumeSpaceAvailable} is less than the (${DiskSpaceAlert} value. I need to convert this...
View ArticleRe: Can't figure out why this trigger condition is not working properly...
My mistake - try it with "not all". Again, the issue is OUR understanding of what NONE and NOT ALL indicate.
View ArticleRe: The underlying connection was closed: A connection that was expected to...
Have we validated that you can perform the same POST outside of Orion and / or the site isn't using SSL?
View ArticleNPM - Custom report to show peak data rate with a 15+ minute filter
Hello,I am trying to figure out how to make a custom report (because the SW engineer said it cannot be done with the canned reports case # 499233 and he was unable to assist with a custom script). In...
View ArticlePolling BlueCoat Authentication and BCAAA agent?
Has anyone out there found an OID that can be used to poll BlueCoat Authentication Requests? Specifically the BlueCoat proxy requests against the BCAAA agent? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
View ArticleSyslog email alert not parsing variables
We have a few syslog alerts set to email us when it finds certain words. The problem is when the email is sent it only shows the variables used not the values they should be. Is there anything that...
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