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Network Performance Monitor

Powerful Network Fault & Availability Management

  • Simplifies detection, diagnosis, & resolution of network issues – before outages occur
  • Tracks response time, availability, & uptime of routers, switches, & other SNMP-enabled devices
  • Shows performance statistics in real time via dynamic, drillable network maps
  • Includes out-of-the-box dashboards, alerts, reports, & expert guidance on what to monitor & how
  • Automatically discovers SNMP-enabled network devices & typically deploys in less than an hour
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Live Demo: Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
Take a test drive and see for yourself how Network Performance Monitor (NPM) delivers powerful network performance monitoring at an affordable price. Orion NPM makes it easy to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve performance issues with your dynamic network. It delivers real-time views and dashboards that enable you to visually track network performance at a glance. Plus, with our new auto-updating network topology maps and automated network discovery features, you can keep up with your evolving network without breaking a sweat. And Orion NPM is the easiest product of its kind to use and maintain, meaning you will spend more time actually managing networks, not supporting Orion NPM. What are you waiting for, jump in the driver's seat and take it for a spin!
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Datasheets

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Datasheet: Network Performance Monitor (NPM)

We know the challenges you face, because we’re network engineers just like you. We know what it takes to manage complex, evolving networks. In fact, we pooled all of our “what if’s” to design Network Performance Monitor (NPM)—a powerful, yet easy-to-use, network availability and performance management solution that delivers the critical information you need to stay on top of your evolving network.
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VPAT: Network Performance Monitor

Check out the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template™ summary table for SolarWinds NPM.
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Network Management with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor

Take a video tour of the powerful enterprise network fault, availability and performance monitoring features in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor including automated network discovery, network topology maps, node details, route monitoring, multicast monitoring, advanced network alerting, built-in network reports, charts & Top 10 lists.
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SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor Guided Tour

Join SolarWinds Sales Engineer Jeff Blank for this guided video tour of the powerful enterprise network fault, availability and performance monitoring features in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor including automated network discovery, network topology maps, node details, route and multicast monitoring, advanced network alerting, built-in network reports, charts & Top 10 lists.
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Network Performance Monitor Installation and Initial Discovery

Join SolarWinds Sales Engineer Kevin Weise as he gives you a step-by-step overview of how to install, configure, and perform the initial discovery of your network devices using SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
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Getting Started with SolarWinds NPM

Please join us for an exclusive training session on SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM). During this 60 minute training session we’ll cover: - The basics of monitoring technologies - Understanding monitoring for routers, switches, servers, and other infrastructure - Alerts! Making the most of your performance and availability monitoring - Optimizing NPM features
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Back to the Basics of Network Management

It’s really astounding all that we can do with network management today. We have progressed from simply being able to determine which devices were still functioning to being able to monitor traffic levels and even qualify and quantify the traffic. In this Geek Speak we’ll take a look at how to ensure you are doing the basics correctly so you can rest assured you are building on a solid foundation.
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SolarWinds Level 2 Training Advanced Alert Manager

Hands down one of the most valuable features of SolarWinds Products is the Advanced Alert Manager. All of the SolarWinds Orion products ship with built-in alerts, ready to use as soon an you install. From there the Advanced Alert Manager offers a broad range of options to configure alerts for your environment. Join Andy McBride and Jason Ferree for this level 2 training where we will focus on: • Alert trigger logic and condition nesting • Alert trigger types • Custom Properties and alerts • Explicit and embedded suppression • Alert actions and variables • Using service groups and dependencies • Testing and troubleshooting This level 2 session will explore the best practice for configuring alerts and will also explain the interworking of the Advanced Alerts Feature. To properly prepare attendees should review the Using Orion Advanced Alerts technical reference. http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/Orion/docs/UnderstandingOrionAdvancedAlerts.pdf Ask a lot of questions, we’d be happy to show you how it all works!
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Customer Training: NPM Level 2 - Reporting

Both new and current NPM users can learn something new about reporting in this training. Thissession explores the best practice for configuring and using reports.
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Case Studies

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Agilisys Selects SolarWinds Orion for Performance of Client Systems

The UK's most innovative IT services and outsourcing provider uses SolarWinds Orion to address the critical need of 24/7 system alerting for thousands of servers, network devices and applications on client network infrastructures. SolarWind's EOC platform provides a centralized, single view of all Agilisys client networks, saving $59,000 annually in monitoring maintenance costs.
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Philippine Veterans Bank Counts on SolarWinds to Manage its Network

Established in 1963 by Philippines World War II veterans and their families, the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) caters to both corporate and retail financial markets, and as part of its charter, provides 20 percent of its annual net income for the benefit of its shareholders.
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How to Create the Ultimate Network Management Dashboard

Learn how to create the ultimate network management dashboard using SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor.
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Cloud Computing and its Effects On Network Management

See how cloud computing impacts traditional network management practices.
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Product FAQ

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Q: How is SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor licensed?
A: 

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is licensed by the largest number of the three following element types:

  • Interfaces: interfaces include switch ports, physical/virtual interfaces, VLANs
  • Nodes: nodes include entire devices (routers, switches, servers, APs)
  • Volumes: volumes are equal to the logical disks you monitor

Network Performance Monitor license options:

  • Up to 100 elements of each type (SL100)
  • Up to 250 elements of each type (SL250)
  • Up to 500 elements of each type (SL500)
  • Up to 2000 elements of each type (SL2000)

Unlimited elements of each type are based on a recommended standard polling rate (SLX). For example: An NPM SL2000 can monitor up to 2000 interfaces + up to 2000 nodes + up to 2000 volumes.

 

Data collected for items other than interfaces, nodes, and volumes is effectively free and you can monitor as many as your system can handle. A few examples of other data types that can be monitored include:

  • CPU statistics
  • Memory statistics
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  • Wireless radios
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  • Syslog messages
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  • Trap messages
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  • Power supplies
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  • System fans
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  • Humidity sensors
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  • Temperature sensors
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  • Any other SNMP statistics
Q: Can I buy multiple licenses of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (e.g., an SL-100 and an SL-250) and monitor all 350 network elements from the same web console?
A:  No. A SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor license allows you to install a single database, and each database is associated with a single web console.
Q: Is the SLX unlimited?
A:  The SolarWinds NPM SLX license entitles you to monitor an unlimited number of elements, but the throughput is rate-limited. Most customers will be able to monitor about 10,000 elements per polling engine (main or additional) with standard polling intervals. For more technical details, see this KB or speak with an SE.
Q: Can I just use better hardware to poll more?
A:  No, the software enforces a throughput rate. However, if you change the polling interval to poll less often, it is possible to monitor more than 10,000 elements on a single server. For details on how the throughput rate is enforced see this KB.
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Product Guides

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Local Help Files

Get the information and guidance you need to begin using SolarWinds products.
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Network Atlas Administrator Guide

Orion Network Atlas is pre-installed on Orion EOC v1.1 and Orion NPM 9.5 or later servers, and it can be run as a local application on those Orion servers.
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