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4 Available at Microsoft TechNet, TechNet Library , 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Available at Oracle Corporation, 2012 2010 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Available at SolarWinds SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Version About SolarWinds iii About SolarWinds SolarWinds , Inc develops and markets an array of Network management , monitoring, and discovery tools to meet the diverse requirements of today s Network management and consulting professionals. SolarWinds products continue to set benchmarks for quality and performance and have positioned the company as the leader in Network management and discovery technology.

5 The SolarWinds customer base includes over 45 percent of the Fortune 500 and customers from over 90 countries. Our global business partner distributor Network exceeds 100 distributors and resellers. Contacting SolarWinds You can contact SolarWinds in a number of ways, including the following: Team Contact Information Sales + Technical Support User Forums Conventions The documentation uses consistent conventions to help you identify items throughout the printed and online library. Convention Specifying Bold Window items, including buttons and fields Italics Book and CD titles, variable names, new terms Fixed font File and directory names, commands and code examples, text typed by you Straight brackets, as in [value]

6 Optional command parameters Curly braces, as in {value} Required command parameters Logical OR, as in value1|value2 Exclusive command parameters where only one of the options can be specified Administrator Guide SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager iv SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Documentation Library SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Documentation Library The following documents are included in the SolarWinds SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager documentation library: Document Purpose Administrator Guide Provides detailed setup, Configuration , and conceptual information.

7 Page Help Provides help for each resource in the Web Console accessed through the Help button. Quick Start Guide Provides installation, setup, and common scenarios for which SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager provides a simple, yet powerful, solution. Release Notes Provides late-breaking information, known issues, and updates. The latest Release Notes can be found at Contents v Contents About SolarWinds .. iii Contacting SolarWinds .. iii Conventions .. iii SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Documentation Library .. iv Chapter 1 Introduction.

8 1 Why Install SolarWinds SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 1 Key Features of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 2 How Does SolarWinds NCM Work? .. 4 Chapter 2 Installing SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 7 Installing NCM Software .. 8 Preparing to Upgrade SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 12 Existing Separate Server Deployments .. 13 Migrating NCM Data into the Orion Platform Database .. 14 Estimating Free Space on the SQL Server Host .. 15 Orion Platform Products: Integration Support .. 16 Stopping NCM Jobs .. 17 Stopping the SCP Server Tray.

9 18 Upgrading NCM Software .. 18 Additional Polling Engine and Web Console .. 25 Installing an Additional Poller .. 25 Installing an Additional Website .. 27 Limiting NCM Resource Consumption .. 29 Repairing SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 30 Removing SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 31 Using SSL Communication with SolarWinds NCM .. 31 Setting Node Communication 32 Using Multiple Connection Profiles .. 33 Setting Communication Limits .. 34 Configuring Event Logging .. 34 vi Contents Moving SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 35 Moving Reports.

10 38 Moving Device Command Templates .. 38 Requirements .. 38 Scalability .. 42 Server Sizing .. 43 Licensing SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager .. 43 Obtaining a Software License Key .. 44 Reviewing Your License .. 45 Resetting Your License .. 45 SNMP Communication .. 46 Chapter 3 Managing Nodes .. 47 Adding Nodes .. 47 Adding Nodes with the Network Sonar Discovery .. 47 Adding an Individual Node .. 53 Managing NCM Nodes .. 56 Using the Network Sonar Discovery Results Wizard .. 57 Unmanaging and Remanaging Nodes .. 58 Managing End of Support and End of Sales (EOS).