Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 10.4: New Features, Tips and Tricks for
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The document outlines the new features and enhancements of Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 10.4, including extended support for specific devices, hardware health monitoring, and improvements to the user interface. It also highlights tips and compliance reporting tailored for federal customers, such as DISA STIG and FISMA compliance reports. Finally, it provides contact information for further learning and support.
Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 10.4: New Features, Tips and Tricks for
- 1. Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 10.4: New Features, Tips and Tricks for Federal Customers Edward Bender, Lead Federal Sales Engineer, SolarWinds Sean Martinez, Federal Sales Engineer, SolarWinds Mathieu Morin, Federal Sales Engineer, SolarWinds Francois Caron, Product Management Director – Network Management © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- 2. Agenda » Welcome/Introductions » Network Performance Monitor 10.4 Features and Enhancements » Demo » Additional Features and Tips for Federal Customers » Demo » Learn More » Q&A © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2
- 3. Network Performance Monitor 10.4 New Features and Enhancements » Extended support for BIG-IP® F5® devices (including connections, throughput, nodes and virtual pools status polling) » Hardware health monitoring (temperature, power supply, fan speed, etc.) for major hardware vendors (Cisco®, Juniper®, F5, Dell®, HP®) » Support for HP® MSM 760/765 wireless controllers © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3
- 4. Network Performance Monitor 10.4 New Features and Enhancements » Auditing trail » NPM new charts migration » Web console UI improvements – subviews Performance upgrade (asynchronous loading of resources) » Group limitations » Universal Device Poller (UnDP) Improvements Multiple UnDP in a single chart UnDP Parse Transform function UnDP Polling and Retention settings © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 4
- 5. Network Performance Monitor 10.4 New Features and Enhancements » De-duplication of nodes » Web based custom property editor » Remote poller caching functionality (in case of a connection outage to main server, RP can cache polling data for a short period of time - one hour - and then send results back to central server). © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5
- 6. Demo © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6
- 7. Features and Tips for Federal Customers » DISA STIG Compliance Reports from Network Configuration Monitor ( NCM) » FISMA Compliance Reports in NCM » DOD CAC Card and HSPD-12 SmartCard integration to login to NPM and NCM » DameWare® Remote Support with DOC CAC Card / HSPD-12 SmartCard integration » The latest performance tuning tips for your SolarWinds® system » And others topics of interest to the Federal community © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7
- 8. Demo © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 8
- 9. Learn More » Watch a short demo video: http://www.solarwinds.com/sedemo » Call: 877-946-3751 » Email: federalsales@solarwinds.com » Email Our Government Reseller: solarwinds@dlt.com © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 9
- 10. Q&A © 2012 SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 10
Editor's Notes
- #4: Extended support for BigIP® F5® devices (including connections, throughput, nodes and virtual pools status polling)Hardware health monitoring (temperature, power supply, fan speed, etc.) for major HW vendors (Cisco, Juniper, F5, Dell, HP)Support for HP® MSM 760/765 wireless controllersAuditing trailNPM new charts migrationWeb console UI improvements – subviewsperformance upgrade (asynchronous loading of resources)Group limitationsUniversal Device Poller (UnDP) ImprovementsMultiple UnDP in a single chartUnDP Parse Transform functionUnDP Polling and Retention settingsDe-duplication of nodesWeb based custom property editorRemote poller caching functionality (in case of a connection outage to main server, RP can cache polling data for a short period of time - one hour - and then send results back to central server).
- #5: Extended support for BigIP® F5® devices (including connections, throughput, nodes and virtual pools status polling)Hardware health monitoring (temperature, power supply, fan speed, etc.) for major HW vendors (Cisco, Juniper, F5, Dell, HP)Support for HP® MSM 760/765 wireless controllersAuditing trailNPM new charts migrationWeb console UI improvements – subviewsperformance upgrade (asynchronous loading of resources)Group limitationsUniversal Device Poller (UnDP) ImprovementsMultiple UnDP in a single chartUnDP Parse Transform functionUnDP Polling and Retention settingsDe-duplication of nodesWeb based custom property editorRemote poller caching functionality (in case of a connection outage to main server, RP can cache polling data for a short period of time - one hour - and then send results back to central server).
- #6: Extended support for BigIP® F5® devices (including connections, throughput, nodes and virtual pools status polling)Hardware health monitoring (temperature, power supply, fan speed, etc.) for major HW vendors (Cisco, Juniper, F5, Dell, HP)Support for HP® MSM 760/765 wireless controllersAuditing trailNPM new charts migrationWeb console UI improvements – subviewsperformance upgrade (asynchronous loading of resources)Group limitationsUniversal Device Poller (UnDP) ImprovementsMultiple UnDP in a single chartUnDP Parse Transform functionUnDP Polling and Retention settingsDe-duplication of nodesWeb based custom property editorRemote poller caching functionality (in case of a connection outage to main server, RP can cache polling data for a short period of time - one hour - and then send results back to central server).
- #8: You will also learn about some of the more important features that have been added to the SolarWinds products in the last few years and how Federal customers typically use them, including:• DISA STIG Compliance Reports from Network Configuration Monitor ( NCM)• FISMA Compliance Reports in NCM• DOD CAC Card and HSPD-12 SmartCard integration to login to NPM and NCM• DameWare Remote Support with DOC CAC Card / HSPD-12 SmartCard integration• The latest performance tuning tips for your SolarWinds system• And others topics of interest to the Federal community
- #11: Note: Image is from the Microsoft Clip Art Library