What this book covers

This book strictly covers SolarWinds' flagship product, Orion Network Performance Monitor. Inside you will find all of the essential information required to install, set up, calibrate, and administer Orion NPM.

Chapter 1, Installation, tells you how to install Orion NPM.

Chapter 2, Orion NPM Configuration, builds upon the previous chapter and covers the initial configuration of Orion NPM.

Chapter 3, Device Management, discusses how to add devices to Orion NPM, various polling methods, and how to managing devices.

Chapter 4, Network Monitoring Essentials, gives an overview of the Orion website, discusses monitoring routers, switches, and wireless controllers.

Chapter 5, Network Monitoring II, continues upon the previous chapter by discussing server and virtualization monitoring, including universal device pollers.

Chapter 6, Setting Up and Creating Alerts, discusses the alerts and notification system in Orion NPM.

Chapter 7, Producing Reports and Network Mapping, takes a look at the reporting system and network mapping utilities in Orion NPM.

Chapter 8, Maintenance, discusses the various tools and tasks associated with maintaining an Orion NPM system.

Appendix A, Documentation and Support, shows you the online resources you can refer to for more information and support.

Appendix B, The Thwack Community, introduces you to the Thwack Community, a fully featured IT professional community for SolarWinds products.

Appendix C, Additional SolarWinds Orion Software, talks about additional SolarWinds Orion products that can be used to extend Orion NPM's core functionality.