Question 1

You have created a custom report that shows "uptime" for each of your devices and would like to show the data from this report on the Orion Network Summary View. How should you accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

To display a custom report on the Orion Network Summary View, you should add the "Report From Orion Report Writer" resource to the target view and specify the uptime report.

Question 2

You want to configure a device to send a message when a specific event happens and have Orion NPM send an email when it receives that message. Which two steps must you take to achieve this goal? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

The device must be configured to send the target SNMP trap to the Orion IP address, and a rule must be configured in the Orion Trap Viewer to trigger when the target trap is received.

Question 3

The Orion NPM administrator wants users to see a different node details page for all Extreme Network switches. How should the administrator implement this change globally for all accounts?

Accepted Answer

The administrator should use the "Views by Device Type" feature to change the view to the new nodes page for all Extreme Network switches, which allows for global changes across all accounts.

Question 4

Your auditors require you to run monthly network performance reports and to save that data for three year. Using Orion NPM, how should you meet this requirement while optimizing the system around performance and database size?

Accepted Answer

Running monthly reports and saving the output for three years optimizes system performance and database size by not retaining all raw data in the database for the entire duration.

Question 5

What is the most efficient way to share a custom report with other Orion NPM users?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

When adding a node to Orion NPM, which user interface allows you to assign a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) as part of the same workflow?

Accepted Answer

The Web Node Management interface in Orion NPM allows you to assign a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) as part of the same workflow when adding a node.

Question 7

On a device in your network, there are many interfaces with similar identifiers (such as FastEthernet0/43 and FastEthernet0/44). Using only Orion NPM, how should you modify the name of each interface to provide a more descriptive identifier?

Accepted Answer

The Orion Web Console allows you to edit the interface's Name field directly, providing a more descriptive identifier for each interface.

Question 8

Your network has a few critical devices on the other side of a WAN link from your Orion server. If the router (name = "target") connecting Orion to the remote site goes down, you do not want alerts about those devices. How should you configure Orion NPM Alert Suppression within the Advance Alert Engine to achieve your goal?

Accepted Answer

To suppress alerts for devices behind the router when it goes down, you need to configure the alert suppression to trigger when the router's node status is down.

Question 9

You want to monitor a specific device attribute that Orion NPM does not support by default. Which type of content should you download from the Thwack Content Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Universal Device Pollers (UnDP) are used in Orion NPM to monitor specific device attributes that are not supported by default. They allow you to create custom pollers to gather data from devices using SNMP.

Question 10

A network engineer has created a custom report in Orion NPM with the following parameters: 1. Fields are set to "Node ID, Node Name, Average Response Time." 2. Timeframe is set to "Last30 days." 3. Summarization is set to "Month." What is an accurate representation of what this report will display?

Accepted Answer

The report will display the average response time for the last month on all devices, as it summarizes the data by month and includes only node-level fields.

Question 11

An Orion NPM administrator enables audible alerts through the Orion Web Console. Assuming you are on a view that shows alerts, when will the audible alert be triggered?

Accepted Answer

The audible alert is triggered whenever a new alert has appeared since the last refresh, ensuring that the user is notified of new issues as they arise.

Question 12

Network engineers want the ability to see a custom property when the cursor hovers over a node on the map. How do you enable this functionality in Orion NPM?

Accepted Answer

To enable the functionality of seeing a custom property when hovering over a node on the map in Orion NPM, you need to configure a custom tool tip for the nodes.

Question 13

A network engineer notices the Syslog server's database is growing significantly in size due to the large number of devices sending Syslog messages. What should the engineer do to control database growth?

Accepted Answer

The engineer should configure the Syslog server to discard unwanted messages to reduce the volume of data being stored, thereby controlling database growth.

Question 14

Your company has asked you to expand your network management to include a new site with several hundred devices, although you are not sure how many. Using Orion Network Discovery, your top priority is completeness of discovery. Which two Orion discovery settings should you use to achieve your goal? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

When you look at utilization graphs for a given interface, they show greater than 100% utilization. Which interface configuration change will correct this issue?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the custom bandwidth setting will correct the issue because the current bandwidth setting is too low, causing the utilization to appear as greater than 100%.

Question 16

Which Universal Device Poller (UnDP) transform should you use to reduce the number of decimal places shown in graphs and tables?

Accepted Answer

The "Truncate" transform is used to reduce the number of decimal places shown in graphs and tables by cutting off extra decimal places.

Question 17

Which network protocols are used by Solar Winds products during network discoveries?

Accepted Answer

Solar Winds products use ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for network discoveries to identify devices and gather information about them.

Question 18

What would cause an NOC user's account to stay logged in indefinitely?

Accepted Answer

Disabling the timeout on the NOC user's account would cause it to stay logged in indefinitely, as there would be no automatic logout due to inactivity.

Question 19

You fail to receive any SNMP traps on the Orion NPM Server for 24 hours. What should you check first?

Accepted Answer

Windows services should be checked first to ensure that the SNMP Trap Service is running.

Question 20

Which limitation does the Orion NPM Advanced Alert Engine place on trigger and reset actions?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 1: SolarWinds Certified Professional