SolarWinds NPM Exam Questions

Question 6 of 32

Retention policies require you to keep Syslog messages in the database for 9 days before you can discard them. Syslog messages from 8 days ago are missing.

What is likely the issue?

Database compaction runs weekly

Default Syslog retention period is seven days

Default Syslog web filter is seven days

Detailed records are summarized after seven days

Correct Answer: B

Question 7 of 32

You created a Universal Device Poller (UnDP) but cannot find an OID in the MIB tree. How do you resolve this issue?

Restart the Universal Device Poller

Update the MIB database

Rediscover the node via Network Sonar Discovery

Add the node to NPM for monitoring

Correct Answer: B

Question 8 of 32

How can you ensure the trigger actions you set on an alert will work?

Use the Database Manager to trigger and test the alert

Simulate a performance interruption on a network device to test the alert trigger

Click Simulate on the assigned trigger action

Test the alert from within Alert View of the Web Console

Correct Answer: B

Question 9 of 32

You’re troubleshooting a complex network issue and need to build a comparison of several metrics across multiple devices and SolarWinds products to identify the problem. What feature can you use?

PerfStack

Network Insight

NetPath

AppStack

Correct Answer: A

Question 10 of 32

You have two groups of users – one in Sydney and one in Perth. How do you limit the users within the Orion Platform so they only have access to the devices in their location?

Group devices into geographical Orion groups and use single group Account limitations to limit user access

Configure Network Atlas to show only devices in their geographical location

Use the Orion Service Manager to limit user access to nodes only in their location

Configure the Orion Web Console settings to show only devices in the user’s geographical location

Correct Answer: A