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1. How does SolarWinds recognize locales and other regional settings?
   With the release of SolarWinds NPM 10.3 on Orion Platform 2012.1, SolarWinds provides localized network management. You can now view your web console and all data contained therein in your local language. This article provides some additional information about this localized release of SolarWin ...
2. What browsers are supported for use with the Orion Web Console?
   The following browsers are supported for the Orion Web Console. Orion Core 2011.2.X Orion Core 2011.1.X Orion Core 2010.2.X Orion Core 2010.1.X Internet Explorer 9 ✔ ✖ ✖ ✖ Internet Explorer 8 ✔ ✔ ✖ ✖ Internet Explorer 7 ✔ ...
3. How to upgrade SolarWinds Orion products
   SolarWinds Orion modules and standalone products are compatible with the specific versions of SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) shown in the following tables. Standalone products do not require any other SolarWinds products to be installed. To upgrade from earlier versions of O ...
4. What CPU and memory utilization object IDs (OIDs) does Orion NPM poll?
   By default, Orion NPM polls the following CPU and memory utilization OIDs, as listed by device manufacturer. ManufacturerOID NameOID Value Cisco CiscoFreeMem 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.1.8.0 Cisco CiscoBufferSmMiss 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.1.19.0 Cisco CiscoBufferMdMiss 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.1.27.0 Cisco CiscoBuff ...
5. SNMP on Cisco Nexus 5000: libcmd() Process Has Memory Leak
   snmp memory leak associated with libcmd() Symptom: The process libcmd has a memory leak and is increasing in memory. Timeouts can be seen when the Nexus 5000 is snmp polled from a network management server. Conditions: Nexus 5000 switch enabled for snmp and the BRIDGE-MIB is being snmp polle ...
6. Enabling audible alerts (Play a Sound action) on Windows Server 2008
   Due to restrictions on Windows service applications, the Play a Sound action is not available to SolarWinds installations on either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 and higher. The following procedure provides a workaround to give you audible alerts. To configure a play sound action for an adva ...
7. Considerations for changing locales (Upgrading to NPM 10.3 and Orion Platform 2012.1)
   Please consider the following when upgrading your current SolarWinds Orion installation to a localized version based on SolarWinds Platform version 2012.1. and higher: Issue: Direct upgrades from SolarWinds Orion NPM version 10.2.X and older (English) to SolarWinds Orion NPM version 10.3 (Jap ...
8. SolarWinds and ASP.NET applications (WSUS, OWA, SharePoint)
   Generally, SolarWinds recommends against running WSUS, OWA (Outlook Web Access/App), SharePoint or other ASP.NET applications on your Orion server, as other ASP.NET applications may require additional security affecting the anonymous user. However, if the correct compression scheme is enabled, W ...
9. Poller Status Warning: A poller is either approaching or in excess of its polling rate limit
   This warning is displayed whenever your SolarWinds installation has determined that it may be experiencing an excessive polling load. Beginning with the NPM 10.2 release (Fall 2011) and including all products built on the Orion platform, SolarWinds optimizes monitoring performance by automatica ...
10. Export to PDF is not working.
    In environments using self-signed certificates, the following error has occurred when attempting to use the Export to PDF function in the Orion Web Console: There was an error trying to export the page to PDF. Please try again later. Export to PDF failed. Err: The underlying connections was clo ...
11. CPU Load and Memory is reporting incorrectly for H3C devices
    Issue: CPU Load and Memory data are displaying incorrectly in the web console for H3C devices. Description: SolarWinds Orion sums all non-zero polled values for all CPUs on monitored H3C devices, in accordance with the methodology provided in the H3C article, "Configuration Examples for Displayi ...
12. How do I install East Asian language files?
    Installations of SolarWinds NPM 10.3 and higher and newer SolarWinds installations using Orion Platform 2012.1 and higher support East Asian locales. Microsoft's East Asian Language Pack is required to view locale-specific information in SolarWinds installations on operating systems using East ...
13. Orion EOC v1.3 SP1 is incompatible with Orion NPM v10.3 on Windows Server 2003 running IIS v6
    Issue: Due to a known application pool sharing issue, Orion Enterprise Operations Console (EOC) version 1.3 Service Pack 1 will not function when installed with Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) version 10.3 on servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services version ...
14. Orion NCM v6.X is incompatible with Orion NPM v10.3 on Windows Server 2003 running IIS v6
    Issue: Due to a known application pool sharing issue, Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) version 6.X will not function when installed with Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) version 10.3 on servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services version 6 (IIS6). Under ...
15. Orion EOC v1.3 SP1 is incompatible with Orion NPM v10.3 on Windows Server 2003 running IIS v6
    Issue: Due to a known application pool sharing issue, Orion Enterprise Operations Console (EOC) version 1.3 Service Pack 1 will not function when installed with Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) version 10.3 on servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services version ...
16. What kind of SQL Server licensing does SolarWinds require?
    Disclaimer: The following is our interpretation of Microsoft's licensing guidance. Be aware that licensing terms may change and differ between versions. If you have any doubt about your Microsoft® SQL Server® licensing terms, contact Microsoft. You do not need to worry about Microsoft S ...
17. Grouping criteria are not available when creating dependencies
    Issue: Grouping criteria are not available when creating dependencies on servers using unsupported operating system locales. Description As of the release of SolarWinds Orion Platform version 2012.1, released with Orion NPM version 10.3, the following browser locales are supported: English Germ ...
18. Is there an API available for the Orion family of products?
    The Orion SDK, an API available for the Orion family, is now available in the Orion SDK forum on thwack.com. For more information about downloading and beginning to use the Orion SDK, see the post, "Orion SDK Information" in the Orion SDK forum on thwack.com. This article applies to all SolarWin ...
19. Local character set is not displaying in a localized SolarWinds Orion installation
    Issue: Locale-specific characters are not displaying in a localized installation of SolarWinds Orion. Resolution: If you are using Google Chrome to view your web console, you may need to configure the browser display language, as indicated in the following steps: Click Customize and control Goo ...
20. What's New in Orion NPM 10.3?
    What's New in Orion NPM 10.3? The following new features and enhancements are provided in Orion NPM 10.3: The following node, interface, and volume charts, available in Node Details and Interface Details views, can be configured to use the new interactive charting package: Node Details Average ...