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Network Management Fundamentals

Exam Objectives for this Section

Use and explain network management protocols (e.g. SNMP, SNMP Traps, Syslog, ICMP, NetFlow, ,etc.)

Leverage MIBs, OIDs, and WMI performance counters to diagnose and troubleshoot network problems

Recorded Webcasts

Top 5 Troubleshooting Technologies *requires registration Watch the Webcast »

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Technical Analysis of IP SLA *requires registration Watch the Webcast »

Black Art of Log Management *requires registration Watch the Webcast »

How Network Management Systems Work *requires registration Watch the Webcast »

Deep Dive – A Technical Analysis of NetFlow, JFLow, SFLow, and IPFix *requires registration Watch the Webcast »

Other Recources

Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Cisco IOS NetFlow

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Who Are We and What Do We Do?

SolarWinds makes award-winning storage management, application management, server management, and network management software trusted by more than one million engineers to manage IT environments ranging from tens to thousands of devices.

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Enterprise-Class Network Management

Orion Network Performance Monitor

Powerful management for dynamic networks.

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Orion Network Configuration Manager

Network configuration & change management.

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Orion NetFlow Traffic Analyzer

Flow-based traffic analysis & bandwidth utilization.

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Orion IP Address Manager

Centralized IP address management that's affordable.

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Synthetic End User Monitor

Web Application Monitoring Made Easy!

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Orion IP SLA Manager

WAN performance management & VoIP monitoring.

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Orion Enterprise Operations Console

Command center for your distributed IT infrastructure.

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Orion Scalability Engines

Scalability and failover options for the Orion products.

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Enterprise-Class Application & Server Management

Orion Application Performance Monitor
Application monitoring that is powerful & affordable.
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Enterprise-Class Log & Event Management

SolarWinds Log & Event Manager

Log analysis, real-time event correlation, & IT search at an amazingly low price!

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Enterprise-Class Virtualization Management

Virtualization Manager (formerly Hyper9)

Manage performance, capacity, VM sprawl & more!

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Enterprise-Class Storage Management

Storage Manager, Powered by Profiler

Powerful storage management for virtualized environments.

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Backup Profiler

Backup management that is affordable & easy-to-use.

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Tools for Engineers

Engineer's Toolset

A collection of tools for fast fixes to network issues.

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Kiwi Syslog Server

One of the most trusted Syslog servers in the world!

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CatTools

Desktop network configuration management.

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LANsurveyor

Automated network discovery & mapping tool.

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ipMonitor

Up/down monitoring that is affordable on any budget.

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Inactive User Account Removal Tool

Enables you to scan Active Directory and optionally remove users who have not logged in for a certain amount of time.

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Inactive Computer Account Removal Tool

Enables you to scan Active Directory and optionally remove computers that are over a certain number of days old.

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User Import Tool

Saves time by giving you the ability to create users in bulk, using a CSV file. You can even specify the attributes.

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Free Storage Response Time Monitor

Storage Response Time Monitor makes keeping track of your storage response times and latency issues easier than ever!

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Free Real-Time Bandwidth Monitor

Easily monitor bandwidth usage on a troublesome interface!

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Free Web Transaction Watcher

Record and test web transactions with the touch of a button!

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VM-to-Cloud Calculator

Quickly discovers all of your virtual machines, then estimates what it would cost to move them to the cloud.

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Real-Time AppFlow Analyzer

Analyze Network Traffic & Diagnose Issues

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SAN Monitor

Quickly & easily monitor your storage array!

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VM Console

Bounce VMs & Track Their Status from Your Desktop!

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Network Management Fundamentals

Exam Objectives for this Section

Recorded Webcasts

Recommended Reading

Other Recources

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Who Are We and What Do We Do?

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