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..... .August 2006 ~ In this
issue:
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Tips of the Month | Product
Updates | Customer Deployments | Resources
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Welcome to the premiere
edition of SolarInk
— our monthly newsletter dedicated to keeping you informed about
the latest developments at SolarWinds. Over the past 12 months we have
experienced significant growth. With the introduction of our
configuration management solution – Cirrus, we’ve seen downloads jump to more than 20,000
per month, User Forum participation grow to
more than 7,500 members and development efforts expand to work on product
enhancements. (Hint: look for some exciting new releases this year.)
With all of this
growth, we’ve also seen a spike in the volume of requests for
additional information. In order to enhance (and streamline) our
communications with you, we’ve created SolarInk. From product
updates to deployment tips to general company news, I hope you find the
content useful. We will continue to evolve the newsletter based on
requests from you. Please send us your feedback, so we can provide you
with the information you want and need.
Sincerely,
Don Yonce,
Founder/Chief Architect
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Bypass the
Orion Web log-in screen...
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Orion can be
configured to allow automatic login that bypasses the Orion Web log-in
screen. You can use “Windows pass through security”,
integration with “Active Directory”, or the special Orion
“DirectLink”.
Learn how to bypass Orion log-in
screen.
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Working
directly with the Orion database can offer big advantages…
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The Orion database is a
standard, open SQL Server database and can be modified directly when bulk
changes are needed. You can modify the database using the SolarWinds
Database Manager or the SQL Enterprise Manager. However, before modifying
the database directly you should keep these things in mind:
- Always create a backup of the database first.
- Be sure to stop the Orion Network Performance Monitor
polling service before making any changes directly to the database.
You can restart the service once your changes are in
place.
- Pay special attention to the fields that you’re
changing. Remember, there is not an “undo” feature in
SQL.
If you aren’t familiar
with making changes in SQL tables, here are a couple of sample queries to
get you going:
Let’s assume that your
current community string is “public” and you’ve just
updated all of your nodes so that the new string is
“s3cur1ty”. Here is a query that you could use to update the
database:
Update Nodes
Set community = ‘s3cur1ty’
Where community = ‘public’
Also, the
SolarWinds user forums are a
great resource for getting more information about advanced features such
as this.
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Cirrus
Configuration Management v3
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The latest version of Cirrus
includes Policy
Manager reporting engine allowing you to run
out-of-the-box or customized policy reports which can help you comply
with SOX, CISP and other industry regulations. Check out the latest Policy Manager
tutorial here or download Cirrus v3.
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Orion
Network Performance Monitor v7
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Orion now includes a
best-in-class Syslog Server allowing
you to create advanced rule sets to identify potential security
breaches, DOS attacks, impending system outages and more. To take
advantage of this latest feature, download Orion v7.
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Engineer's
Edition Toolset v8
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The latest version of the IP Address
Management
tool within the SolarWinds Engineer’s Edition Toolset includes
the ability to automatically export data to HTML. Download Engineer's Edition Toolset v8 to
check out the updated IP Address Management
tool.
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What's New...
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Introducing Cirrus v3!
Configuration
Management Simplified...
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•
Ensure Policy Compliance
• Implement Bulk Config
Changes
• Manage Device
Inventory
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Orion Network
Performance Monitor Training
Domestic Training: Sep. 12-15
European
Training: Aug. 22-24
Reserve
your spot today, please call 918.307.8100
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Are You Current on
Product Releases?
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Cirrus Configuration
Management Software v3
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Orion Network
Performance Monitor v7
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- Wireless Networks Mgmt Pack v7
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- Application Monitoring Mgmt Pack v7
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- Hot Standby Mgmt Pack v7
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SolarWinds
Toolsets
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- Engineer's Edition Toolset v8
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- Professional Edition Toolset
v8
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- Professional Plus Toolset v8
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- Standard Edition Toolset v8
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Broadband
Solutions
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- Orion Network Performance Monitor v7
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- Real-Time Subscriber Modem v7
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- Subscriber Management v7
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- Cable Modem Management v7
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- Broadband Engineer's Toolset
v8
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Free Tools
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- Advanced Subnet
Calculator
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- TFTP
Server
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- Wake-On-
LAN
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Click here to find out which version you are running and why
you should upgrade.
Upgrade
Now!
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Recent
News...
SolarWinds
Releases Cirrus Configuration Management v3; SolarWinds offers an easy-to-use,
multi-vendor configuration management solution at an affordable price
. Read
now...
SolarWinds
Partners with Kenson; European partner offers SolarWinds Certified
Engineer Training Course. Read
now...
SolarWinds
Announces Training Courses; Orion Network Performance Monitor v7
training offered at Dallas/Ft. Worth facility . Read
now...
It's A
Win, Win Solution; Redmond readers prefer SolarWinds' solutions
in 2006 Readers' Choice Awards. Read
now...
Read
more news...
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