Best Practices for Getting the Most out of SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset
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The document outlines best practices for using SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset, covering essential features and integrations with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and Network Topology Mapper (NTM). It introduces various monitoring and diagnostic tools available in the toolset and emphasizes the importance of asking questions during the session. The presentation also highlights helpful tips for maximizing the effectiveness of the Engineer's Toolset.
Best Practices for Getting the Most out of SolarWinds Engineer’s Toolset
- 1. Best Practices for Getting the Most out of Engineer’s Toolset © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 2. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A Few Notes about Today’s Session » Today’s content will cover the Tips & Tricks for Engineer’s Toolset We’ll also show integration features with NPM and NTM » Ask questions!!! No attendee left behind Don’t wait until the end – ask questions using the chat box and we will do our best to cover them all » Today’s Session is being recorded solarwinds.com slideshare.com Cliton Godinho Product Manager SolarWinds Brad Hale Product Marketing SolarWinds
- 3. Today’s Agenda » Introduction to SolarWinds® Workspace Studio® » Top 10 commonly used tools in Engineer’s Toolset » Tips and Tricks for getting the most out of Engineers Toolset » Engineer’s Toolset integration with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) » Engineer’s Toolset integration with Network Topology Mapper (NTM) » Q&A © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3
- 4. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. What is Toolset? » Collection of over 50 network monitoring, diagnostic, discovery, and Cisco® tools » Configuration management » Diagnostics » IPAM/DNS/DHCP » Log Management » Network Discovery » Network Monitoring » Security » SNMP » Break Fix / Troubleshooting tools as opposed to continuous monitoring 4
- 5. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Introduction to SolarWinds Workspace Studio » Platform/Environment to troubleshoot and isolate issues » Deploy, group, and connect network management tools 5
- 6. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. IP Network Browser » Performs network discovery on a single subnet or range of subnets Provides detailed information about the devices on your network 6
- 7. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Network Performance Monitor » Fault and performance monitoring tool 7
- 8. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TFTP Server » Upload and download executable images and configurations to routers and switches 8
- 9. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Ping Sweep » Scans a range of IP addresses to identify which are in use and which are free 9
- 10. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Bandwidth Gauges » Real-time traffic and bandwidth utilization and monitoring 10
- 11. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. IP Address Management » Actively manage which IP addresses are in use on your network across multiple subnets 11
- 12. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Real Time Interface Monitor » Displays statistics from multiple routers and switches simultaneously 12
- 13. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Switch Port Mapper » Remotely discover devices connected to each port on a switch and create a logical map of which ports are associated with which IP addresses 13
- 14. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Subnet Calculator » Calculator for classful subnets, CIDR, and subnets that shows details for each address 14
- 15. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Cisco Config Viewer » Download, edit, and upload configurations 15
- 16. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Tips and Tricks for getting the most out of Engineers Toolset » Deprecated Tools (Program files> SolarWinds> Toolset) » Workspace Studio » Toolset Launch Pad 16
- 17. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Engineer’s Toolset integration with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) » Orion® platform is a family of products built on a common platform that forms a Network Management System Network Performance Monitor (NPM), Server & Application Monitor (SAM), Network Configuration Monitor (NCM), NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA), IP Address Manager, User Device Tracker (UDT), VoIP & Network Quality Manager (VNQM), Web Performance Monitor (WPM) » Collects data over time (trending) » Altering » Customizable, multi-user web interface » Reporting » Toolset Integration Tray (Integration) 17
- 18. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Engineer’s Toolset integration with Network Topology Mapper (NTM) » SolarWinds NTM is a tool built to Discover & Map your network » Provides L2 & L3 Network Maps » Identify and map Unmanaged switches » ETS integrates into NTM » Why do you need NTM? 18
- 19. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Summary and Q & A » Cliton Godinho, Product Manager cliton.godinho@solarwinds.com » Brad Hale, Product Marketing Principal brad.hale@solarwinds.com » Join our community of 150,000+ IT pros at www.thwack.com Thank you for attending! 19
- 20. © 2013 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Thank You! The SOLARWINDS and SOLARWINDS & Design marks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks, registered or pending registration in the United States or in other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be or are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.