SolarWinds NPM Training Course | NCM | NTA | Full LAB

Explain how SNMP gathers data from managed devices with read-only and read-write access via an agent and a network management station, translating data through the management information base.

Compare SNMP v1, v2, and v3, from v1’s clear-text community string to v3’s encryption and user-based security, and note interoperability gaps and workarounds like proxy agents and WMI usage.

Explore snmp basics for network management, including snmp get and snmp put, and the roles of read-only versus read-write community strings, polling, and traps.

Explain how object identifiers, defined by ITU-T and ISO IEC, name SNMP data, starting at ISO and private enterprise, with MIBs organizing and reading these IDs.

Explain snmp polling over udp, a connectionless transport, reducing tcp overhead when polling many devices, and note snmp tls/dtls using ports 161/10161 and 162/10162, including traps.

Apologizes for the accent while presenting practical SolarWinds NPM training you can apply in real production environments. Watch the early sections to get used to the delivery.

Build a hands-on lab to practice network monitoring with SolarWinds, PRTG, and App Manager. Configure Active Directory, Mikrotik, FortiGate, and a monitoring server inside a VMware Workstation.

Install ESXi hypervisor in monitoring lab by downloading VMware vSphere hypervisor 6.7 update 3, creating a machine in VMware Workstation, and setting net zero bridged networking with a static IP.

Install and configure a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine inside an ESXi hypervisor, including uploading the ISO to the data store, creating the VM, and enabling remote desktop access.

Install Active Directory by provisioning a Windows Server 2019 VM in VMware Workstation, then promote it to a domain controller and configure DNS for the Lap dot local forest.

Install a Mikrotik router in the monitoring lab by importing the vmdk into VMware Workstation, configure IP connectivity, and enable SNMP for monitoring alongside the Cisco switch and monitoring server.

Install Cisco IOSv switch in a lab by importing VMDK/OVF files into VMware Workstation, set IP 192.168.10.4, and connect via serial port for SSH or Telnet.

Configure and deploy a FortiGate firewall in VMware Workstation, assign a static IP, enable http/https/ping access, and test connectivity within the lab network.

Learn to create a VMware Workstation Windows template, configure resources, run sysprep, snapshot and clone from the template, enable template mode, and deploy new virtual machines in minutes.

Clone a monitoring server from a template, enable sysprep seed SID, configure two vcpus and 6 GB RAM, and deploy Windows Server 2019 with thick provisioning.

Define the system and hardware requirements for SolarWinds NPM on Orion Platform, detailing supported operating systems, SQL options, storage recommendations, and license-based limits on nodes, interfaces, and volumes.

Install the SolarWinds Orion NPM server using the offline installer, verify dotnet and prerequisites, and complete the standard installation with the configuration wizard for a small network.

Install sql server on a windows server 2019 vm to support solarwinds orion, configure storage, set a static ip, adjust firewall, and complete the installation with windows authentication.

Install SolarWinds Orion server with the standard edition and external SQL Server, configure SQL Server authentication, and create the Orion database for lab deployment.

Learn to configure discovery profiles with the network sonar wizard, set SNMP credentials, and schedule network scans across subnets, routers, switches, and Windows hosts for Orion monitoring.

Add and configure an ESXi host to the NPM server by enabling SSL and SNMP, setting the community string, restarting services, and validating connectivity through tests and polling settings.

Learn how to add Cisco IOS devices to the SolarWinds NPM/Orion server, upgrade the VM, configure serial ports, enable SNMP, set a lab community, and define polling and environmental checks.

Enable SNMP on Windows Server and add it to the Orion NPM server, configure SNMP services and firewall port 161, set community strings, and begin polling the monitored interfaces.

Install the SolarWinds agent on Windows servers to monitor CPU, memory, and disk through Orion NPM, choosing agent over SNMP or WMI and configuring firewall, credentials, and polling settings.

Add a Windows server to SolarWinds NPM using the WMI protocol, configure domain credentials, and explore WMI versus SNMP for monitoring CPU, memory, and disk.

Learn to add a Mikrotik router to SolarWinds NPM by enabling SNMP, configuring community strings and traps, and adding the node in Orion to monitor interfaces, CPU, memory, and topology.

Enable SNMP on a FortiGate firewall and configure a lab community string to add it to the Orion server (NPM) for monitoring CPU, memory, and interfaces.

Learn to monitor switches and routers using SolarWinds NPM, configure polling methods such as SNMP and ICMP, manage nodes, set alerts, and analyze performance data.

Monitor Windows servers with WMI and SNMP across Active Directory, SQL Server, and ESXi VMs. Highlight WMI overload versus SNMP capabilities for interfaces, topology, and CPU and memory metrics.

Configure and categorize all nodes by vendor, city, and department, using level settings and edit options to manage devices across London and Manchester.

Customize SolarWinds Orion pages by dragging widgets, adding maps and charts, adjusting columns, and creating new pages for virtualization, wireless, and Windows server views.

Learn to create and customize maps in Orion server using Network Atlas, upload maps, assign devices, set icons and labels, and manage map layouts for network monitoring.

Configure the Cisco router to send syslog data to the Orion server and set the logging trap severity. Verify login successes and failures appear in the syslog.

Configure the FortiGate firewall to send syslog messages to a syslog server, customize log settings, and monitor user login attempts and interface status for secure, proactive network visibility.