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Great Scott! Have you heard the big news? Version 10 of Orion Network Performance Monitor is here! Now it's easier than ever to unleash your mighty management powers on even the most complex networks and impress everyone around you with the awesomeness of your abilities!
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Even network superheroes can use some help when managing a network that's growing and changing at warp speed. With Orion NPM v10 at your side, taking control of your continuously evolving network has never been simpler!
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Automatically discover and map your network, and then display connections between devices with ConnectNow™ topology mapping. Learn More > |
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Monitor VMware® vSphere, ESX 3.5 and ESXi hosts, as well as their underlying virtual machines. Learn More > |
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Automate network discovery and easily find new network devices that need to be monitored. Learn More > |
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Quickly get to the information you need with a new user interface that is more intuitive than ever and includes new module tabs and drop down lists. Learn More > |
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Download hundreds of community-generated resources directly from the Orion NPM interface, including pollers for all of your devices, network reports, customizations, extensions and more – all posted on thwack, SolarWinds online community. |
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Create smart alerts with direct links to troublemaking nodes, interfaces, or VMs. Learn More > |
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Forward Syslog messages and retain their original IP addresses. Learn More > |
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Create alerts on the details of a trap field (trap variable bindings). Learn More > |
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Define a time period when a node, interface or application will be down and you do not want to receive alerts on or have it show as down in the UI. Learn More > |
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Right-click to access powerful Engineer's Toolset applications, such as Real-time NetFlow Analyzer, Real-Time Interface Monitor, and Cisco® Configuration Viewer, directly from the Orion NPM web interface. |
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Download our new Storage Profiler and stay a superhero-sized step ahead of performance problems lurking in your storage array! Storage Profiler couples real-time storage monitoring with historical trend analysis to help you manage the performance and growth of your storage network and avoid costly outages.
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The newest addition to our product family, Storage Profiler tackles storage management the SolarWinds way – it's powerful, affordable, and easy to use! You can even use Storage Profiler with Virtual & Server Profiler to keep an eye on your entire IT environment—from applications & logical connections to the actual physical infrastructure!
Storage Profiler Highlights:
- Combines storage monitoring, reporting, alerting, & forecasting across the entire multi-vendor storage stack
- Delivers real-time, agentless DAS, NAS, & SAN monitoring & generates policy-based alerts on status & usage thresholds
- Provides comprehensive storage reporting capabilities& at-a-glance insight into the health & usage of your SAN array
- Automates the collection & presentation of storage forecasting data & tracks performance over time to identify hot spots, peak hours, & potential outages
- Maps applications & logical connections to the physical infrastructure in order to provide a complete view into the performance & usage of your IT infrastructure
- Automates the movement or deletion of unwanted files to free-up disk space & reclaim the content of your storage devices
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Ready to increase your network GQ (Geekiness Quotient)? Step right into our virtual classroom!
New To Networking Crib Sheets
If you're new to networking or just want to brush up on a networking topic, we have some helpful guides that can bump up your networking knowledge in no time.
Product Training Videos
Want to learn how to take full advantage of all the wicked-cool features in our products? Check out our library of product training videos!
More Geeky Goodness!
Want even more training resources guaranteed to stretch your cerebral muscle? Josh Stephens, our Head Geek and professor of all things networking, has been busy filming videos, hosting webcasts, blogging on current networking issues, and creating comprehensive guides on a wide variety of network management topics.
We've collected all this geeky goodness into Geek Speak, a resource-rich website where you can find answers to your toughest network management questions.
Visit Geek Speak >

A Tip From Our Product Blog
Orion NPM 10.0 is loaded with a bunch of great new features. But there's one little gem you may not notice right away! What is it? Find out now! Go to the Orion Product Blog >
A Tip From a SolarWinds Technology Partner: WTI
Metering amps and watts across your network can be a difficult task. With a WTI Switched PDU equipped for power metering and remote reboot, importing custom pollers into your Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) can save the day.
- Download Orion NPM >
- Download the Custom WTI UDP's on thwack >
- View Setup Instructions >
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