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Ifarebootisrequired,afterrestart,youmayneedtolaunchthe
installeragain.Iftheinstallerlaunchesautomatically,clickInstallto
resumeinstallation,andthenclickNextontheWelcomewindow.
7. ReviewtheWelcometext,andthenclickNext.
8. Acceptthetermsofthelicenseagreement,andthenclickNext.
9. IfyouwanttoinstalltheOrionAdditionalWebServertoafolderother
thantheindicateddefault,clickBrowse,andthenprovideadifferent
destinationfolderontheChooseDestinationLocationwindow.
10. ClickNextontheChooseDestinationLocationwindow.
11. ConfirmthesettingsontheStartCopyingFileswindow,andthenclick
Next.
12. ClickFinishwhentheOrionNetworkPerformanceMonitorSetupWizard
completes.
13. IfyouareevaluatingNPM,clickContinueEvaluation.
14. IfyouareinstallingaproductionversionofanNPMAdditionalWeb
Server,clickEnterLicensingInformation,andthencompletethe
followingproceduretolicenseyourNPMinstallation:
a. Ifyouhavebothanactivationkeyandaccesstotheinternet,
selectthefirstoption,Ihaveinternetaccessandanactivation
key…,enteryourActivationKey,andthenclickNext.
Note:Ifyouareusingaproxyservertoaccesstheinternet,check
Iaccesstheinternetthroughaproxyserver,andthenprovidethe
ProxyaddressandPort.
b. Ifyoudonothaveaccesstotheinternetfromyourdesignated
NPMserver,selectThisserverdoesnothaveinternetaccess…,
clickNext,andthencompletethestepsprovided.
15. IftheConfigurationWizarddoesnotstartautomatically,clickStart >All
Programs >SolarWindsOrion >ConfigurationandAuto-Discovery >
ConfigurationWizard.
16. ClickNextontheWelcometaboftheConfigurationWizard.
17. SelectortypetheSQLServerusedbyyourprimaryOrionserver.
18. IfyouareusingWindowsNTIntegratedSecurity,selectUseWindows
Authentication,andthenclickNext.
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19. IfyouareusingaSQLServerloginandpassword,completethe
followingsteps:
a. SelectUseSQLServerAuthentication.
b. ProvideyourLoginandPassword.
c. ClickNext.
20. SelectortypetheDatabaseNamethatisconnectedtoyourOrionserver,
andthenclickNext.
21. Ifadialogappearsthatsaysthatmultiplepollingengineshavebeen
detected,clickOKtocontinuedatabaseupgrade/verification.
22. Whenthedatabasestructurevalidationcompletes,clickNext.
23. SpecifyaSQLaccountUserNameandPasswordforthepollingengine
andwebsitetousetoaccessthedatabase,andthenclickContinue.
Note:IfyoualreadyhaveaSQLaccount,youcanspecifythecredentialsfor
thataccount.
24. Tosetupthewebconsole,clickNextontheCreateWebsitetab,andthen
completethefollowingprocedure:
a. SpecifytheIPAddressofthelocalserveronwhichyouareinstalling
thenewweb-onlyinterface.
b. SpecifytheTCPPortthroughwhichyouwanttoaccesstheweb
console.
Note:Ifyouspecifyanyportotherthan80,youmustspecifythatport
intheURLthatisusedtoaccessthewebconsole.Forexample,ifyou
specifyanIPaddressof192.168.0.3andport8080,yourURLis
http://192.168.0.3:8080
.
c. Specifythevolumeandfolderinwhichyouwanttoinstalltheweb
consolefiles,andthenclickContinue.
25. Ifyouareaskedtooverwriteanexistingwebsite,clickYes.
26. Whenthenewwebconsolehasbeencreated,clickContinue.
27. ClickStart >AllPrograms >SolarWindsOrion >OrionWebConsole.
28. EnterthelocalIPaddressintheAddressbar.
29. IfyoualreadyhaveanAdminaccountandpassword,entertheminthe
respectivefields,andthenclickLogin.
Note:YoucanloginwithoutapasswordusingAdminastheAccountID.
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30. ConfirmthatthenewAdditionalWebServerdisplaysthesameviewforthe
sameaccount,asusedbothlocallyandonyourprimaryOrionserver.
31. IfyouintendtoinstalleitherOrionNetFlowTrafficAnalyzerorServer&
ApplicationMonitoronthisOrionAdditionalWebServer,completethe
followingstepstoinstalltherequiredAdditionalWebServercomponents.
a. UsingyourSolarWindsCustomerIDandPassword,logintothe
CustomerPortathttp://www.solarwinds.com/customerportal/
.
b. ClickAdditionalComponentsintheCustomerPortalmenuonthe
left.
c. ClickDownloadOrionNPMComponents.
32. IfyouintendtouseServer&ApplicationMonitorwiththisOrion
AdditionalWebServer,completethefollowingsteps.
a. ClickApplicationPerformanceMonitorAdditionalWebConsole—
v2intheAdditionalComponents – Orionv8andv9section,andthen
clickSave.
b. Browsetoanappropriatelocation,andthenclickSave.
c. Whenthedownloadcompletes,clickOpen.
d. Launchtheexecutable,andthencompletetheconfigurationwizard.
33. IfyouintendtouseOrionNetFlowTrafficAnalyzerwiththisOrion
AdditionalWebServer,completethefollowingsteps.
a. ClickApplicationNetFlowTrafficAnalyzerAdditionalWeb
Console—v3intheAdditionalComponents – Orionv8andv9
section,andthenclickSave.
b. Browsetoanappropriatelocation,andthenclickSave.
c. Whenthedownloadcompletes,clickOpen.
d. Launchtheexecutable,andthencompletetheconfigurationwizard.
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Orion Failover and Disaster Recovery
DependingontheversionofNPMyoucurrentlyhaveinstalled,SolarWinds
provideseitheroftwofailoveranddisasterrecoverysolutions:HotStandby
EngineandOrionFailoverEngine.TheHotStandbyEngineprovideslimited
failoverprotectionforNPMinstallationsolderthanversion10.0.ForNPMversion
10.0andhigher,SolarWindsofferstheOrionFailoverEngine,whichcan protect
yourprimaryNPMinstallationandanyinstalledmodules.
FormoreinformationabouttheOrionFailoverEngine,seetheSolarWindsOrion
FailoverEngineAdministratorGuideandrelateddocumentationprovidedat
http://www.solarwinds.com/support/failoverengine/FailoverEngineDoc.aspx
.
FormoreinformationabouttheOrionHotStandbyEngine,seetheSolarWinds
KnowledgeBasearticle,"Installing,
Configuring,
and
Testing
a
Hot
Standby
Engine
".
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Chapter 25: Managing Orion Polling
Engines
Toensurethatyourpollingenginesareoptimizedtorunatpeakperformance,
youwillneedtooccasionallytunethem.Ifyouusemorethanonepollingengine,
youwillneedtobalancetheloadsothateachenginecanperformoptimally.
Whenmigratingservers,besurethatallnodesareassignedtothe
correctpollingenginename.Tocheckthestatusofnodesbeingpolled,
youcanusethefollowingout-of-the-boxalerts:Nodepollingfailedon
last5triesorNodenotpolledinlast10minutes.Formoreinformation
aboutmigratingservers,seeMigrating
SolarWinds
NPM
.
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Viewing Polling Engine Status in the Web
Console
TheOrionWebConsoleprovidesthePollingEnginesview,givingyouimmediate
insightintotheperformanceofallpollingenginesinyourOrioninstallation.
TodisplaythePollingEngineview:
1. LogintotheOrionWebConsoleasanadministrator,andthenclick
Settingsinthetoprightofthewebconsole.
2. ClickPollingEnginesintheDetailsgroup.
Formoreinformationaboutconfiguringthesettings,seeConfiguring
Polling
Engine
Settings
.
Configuring Polling Engine Settings
SettingsforyourOrionpollingengineareconfiguredontheOrionPollingSettings
viewwithintheOrionWebConsole.
ToopentheOrionPollingSettingsview:
1. LogintotheOrionWebConsoleasanadministrator,andthenclick
Settingsinthetoprightofthewebconsole.
2. ClickPollingSettingsintheSettingsgroup.
Formoreinformation,seeOrion
Polling
Settings
.
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Orion Polling Settings
ThefollowingpollersettingsareconfigurableontheOrionPollingSettingsview.
Note:DependingontheOrionproductsandmodulesyouhaveinstalled,
additionalPollingSettingsmaybeavailable.Formoreinformationabout
module-specificpollingsettings,seeyourSolarWindsNPMAdministratorGuide.
l
Polling
Intervals
l
Polling
Statistics
Intervals
l
Dynamic
IP
Address
and
Hostname
Resolution
l
Database
Settings
l
Network
l
Calculations
&
Thresholds
PollingIntervals
Thefollowingsettingsconfiguredefaultpollingintervals.Toapplypollersettings,
clickRe-ApplyPollingIntervals.
YoucanimproveSolarWindsNPMperformancebyenteringlonger
pollingintervals.
DefaultNodePollInterval
Devicesareregularlypolledtodeterminestatusandresponsetimeonthis
designatedinterval.Bydefault,thisintervalis120seconds.
DefaultInterfacePollInterval
Interfacesareregularlypolledtodeterminestatusonthisdesignated
interval.Bydefault,thisintervalis120seconds.
DefaultVolumePollInterval
Volumesareregularlypolledtodeterminestatusonthisdesignatedinterval.
Bydefault,thisintervalis120seconds.
DefaultRediscoveryInterval
Yourentirenetworkispolledonthisintervaltodetectanyre-indexed
interfaces.MonitorednetworkdevicesarealsocheckedforIOSupgrades
permittingEnergyWisesupport.Bydefault,thisintervalis30minutes.
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Note:InOrionplatformproductsreleasedpriortoOrionNPMversion10.1,
theminimumintervalallowedis1minute.BeginningwithOrionNPM
version10.1,theminimumrediscoveryintervalis5minutes.Thedefault
rediscoveryintervalmustbesettoatleast5minutesbeforeyoucanchange
pollingintervalsettings.
Lockcustomvalues
Thisoptionisenabledbydefault.Whenenabled,allpollingcustomizations
madeonthePollingSettingsviewareautomaticallysaved.
PollingStatisticsIntervals
Thefollowingsettingsconfiguredefaultpollingintervalsfordevicestatistics.To
applypollersettings,clickReApplyPollingStatisticIntervals.
Note:DependingontheOrionproductsandmodulesyouhaveinstalled,
additionalPollingSettingsmaybeavailable.Formoreinformationaboutany
module-specificpollingsettings,seeyourSolarWindsNPMAdministratorGuide.
DefaultNodeTopologyPollInterval
Topologydataareregularlypolledonthisinterval.Bydefault,thisintervalis
30minutes.Toreducenetworkload,youmaywanttoincreasethispolling
interval.
DefaultNodeStatisticsPollInterval
Deviceperformancestatisticsareregularlypolledonthisinterval.By
default,thisintervalis10minutes.
DefaultInterfaceStatisticsPollInterval
Interfaceperformancestatisticsareregularlypolledonthisinterval.By
default,thisintervalis9minutes.
DefaultVolumeStatisticsPollInterval
Volumeperformancestatisticsareregularlypolledonthisinterval.By
default,thisintervalis15minutes.
DynamicIPAddressandHostnameResolution
TheDefaultIPAddressResolutionsettingdeterminesthetypeofIPaddress
resolutionthatisusedwhenadual-stackmonitoreddevicereturnsbothIPv4and
IPv6addresses.Bydefault,IPv4isused.
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DatabaseSettings
ThefollowingoptionsconfigureOriondatabasemaintenanceandretention
settings.
Considerhowlongyouneedtoarchivemonitoreddata.Shortening
retentionperiodscanimprovethedatabaseperformance.
ArchiveTime
TheArchiveTimeisthetimeofdaywhenOriondatabasemaintenance
occurs.Formoreinformation,seeDatabase
Maintenance
.
AuditingTrailsRetention
AllaudittrailsdataiskeptfortheperiodoftimedesignatedastheAuditing
TrailsRetentionperiod.Bydefault,thisperiodis365days.
DetailedStatisticsRetention
Allstatisticscollectedonanybasisshorterthan1houraresummarizedinto
hourlystatisticsaftertheperiodoftimedesignatedastheDetailedStatistics
Retentionperiod.Bydefault,thisperiodis7days.Thissettingspecifiesthe
retentionperiodfornodestatisticssuchasavailabilityandresponsetime.
HourlyStatisticsRetention
Allstatisticscollectedonanybasisshorterthan1daybutlongerthan1hour
aresummarizedintodailystatisticsaftertheperiodoftimedesignatedas
theHourlyStatisticsRetentionperiod.Bydefault,thisperiodis30days.
Thissettingspecifiestheretentionperiodfornodestatisticssuchas
availabilityandresponsetime.
DailyStatisticsRetention
AllstatisticsintheOriondatabasethatarecollectedonadailybasisare
keptforthisdesignatedperiodoftime.Bydefault,thisperiodis365days.
Thissettingspecifiestheretentionperiodfornodestatisticssuchas
availabilityandresponsetime.
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BaselineDataCollectionDuration
Thissettingspecifiesthenumberofdaysofdatathatwillbeincludedinthe
baseline.Thedefaultis7days.Thevaluespecifiedhereshouldnotbe
greaterthanthevaluespecifiedintheDetailedStatisticsRetentionsetting.
Thissettingappliestonodesandinterfacesaswell.
InterfaceBaselineCalculationFrequency
Thefrequencywithwhichtheinterfacebaselinecalculationisperformed.
Thebaselinefornodesiscalculatedeverytimewhendatabase
maintenanceisperformed.
DetailedInterfaceAvailabilityStatisticsRetention
Allinterfacestatisticscollectedonanybasisshorterthan1hourare
summarizedintohourlystatisticsaftertheperiodoftimedesignatedasthe
DetailedInterfaceAvailabilityStatisticsRetentionperiod.Bydefault,this
periodis7days.
HourlyInterfaceAvailabilityStatisticsRetention
Allinterfacestatisticscollectedonanybasisshorterthan1daybutlonger
than1houraresummarizedintodailystatisticsaftertheperiodoftime
designatedastheHourlyInterfaceStatisticsRetentionperiod.Bydefault,
thisperiodis30days.
DailyInterfaceAvailabilityStatisticsRetention
AllinterfacestatisticsintheOriondatabasethatarecollectedonadaily
basisarekeptforthisdesignatedperiodoftime.Bydefault,thisperiodis
365days.
DetailedWirelessStatisticsRetention
Allwirelessstatisticscollectedonanybasisshorterthan1hourare
summarizedintohourlystatisticsaftertheperiodoftimedesignatedasthe
DetailedWirelessStatisticsRetentionperiod.Bydefault,thisperiodis3
days.
HourlyWirelessStatisticsRetention
Allwirelessstatisticscollectedonanybasisshorterthan1daybutlonger
than1houraresummarizedintodailystatisticsaftertheperiodoftime
designatedastheHourlyWirelessStatisticsRetentionperiod.Bydefault,
thisperiodis14days.
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