Orion Network Configuration Manager Product Integrations
Orion NCM delivers easy integration with other SolarWinds products to maximize your investment:
Integration with Orion NPM
Enhance Orion NCM’s configuration management capabilities with seamless integration with Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) to achieve a comprehensive solution for managing and alerting on configuration, fault, and performance statistics across complex networks. Minimize downtime caused by configuration errors by extending Orion NPM’s fault and performance management capabilities with the advanced configuration management capabilities delivered by Orion NCM. With both Orion NPM and Orion NCM at your fingertips, you can view the details for every node on your network, including a complete device change history along with advanced fault and performance metrics. See what a single integrated web console can do for you!
Integration with Engineer’s Toolset
If you own both Engineer's Toolset and Orion NCM, you can leverage the functionality of the Toolset directly from the Orion NCM application simply by using the "right-click" mouse option or by selecting a tool from the Orion NCM toolbar. Powerful applications from Engineer's Toolset, such as IP Network Browser, Real-Time Interface Monitor, and MIB Browser, are available in the Orion NCM toolbar by default; plus, you can easily customize the Orion NCM toolbar to include direct access to any tool within the Engineer’s Toolset.
Integration with Thwack
Orion NCM offers direct access to thwack, SolarWinds user community website. Links to thwack are located throughout the Orion NCM application, enabling you to leverage the expertise of an extensive community of network engineers who are highly skilled with SolarWinds products. Integration between Orion NCM and thwack makes it quick and effortless to post a question or search for answers in the thwack forums. Additionally, you can easily search thwack for device templates, scripts, and other useful Orion NCM customizations. And with Orion NCM’s config change templates, you now have the ability to import or export config scripts to and from thwack.
Orion products are designed to be “consultant-free,” meaning that you can quickly and easily deploy them without hiring experts or getting a PhD in network management. In fact, you can usually be up and running in less than an hour (seriously!).
Plus, when you become an Orion user, you join a community of thousands who can help you fight the toughest network issues. SolarWinds online community, thwack, is a repository of knowledge, expertise, and custom content that can help you quickly troubleshoot and resolve any network issue.