SWIS connection problem
1)I am having trouble connecting to SWIS using the Powershell module from my pc. PS C:\Users\wh24xu> Connect-Swis -Hostname wp046ecmdlet Connect-Swis at command pipeline position 1Supply values for...
View ArticleAdding values to an existing custom property
Hi, I'm new to SolarWinds and I am hoping that someone can help me with a problem that I am having and cannot find an answer to. I have an existing custom property drop down control populated with...
View ArticleAutomation of interface create
I am using a powershell script to create an automation for node creation. I have found that when the discovery credential is WMI none of the interfaces are added, which is fine. However; when the...
View ArticleOff the wall Orion DB question
All, I have an off the wall Orion DB question, that I was hoping someone could answer. Here's the scenario. I'm building a simple SWQL Studio report that shows users in a Solarwinds groups and the...
View ArticleIs it possible to use Windows Authentication with the Orion REST API?
I am attempting to query the Orion REST API without having to provide an explicit username and password. Using the CSRestClient example from GitHub (OrionSDK/Samples/CSharp at master ·...
View ArticleRest/API Node Create on NCM 7.6 doesnt work as expected
We’re trying to Create an Orion Node in NCM using a REST Implementation. We’re Hitting the URL [Server]/SolarWinds/InformationService/v3/Json/Create/Orion.Nodes with a Payload of: (IP ect. fake...
View ArticleEnable IP SLA Operation Monitoring via API
Hi, Is there a way to enable monitoring of a (preconfigured) IP SLA operation via the API? We'd want to look at pushing the monitoring operations via another tool and then have that tool talk to the...
View ArticleAll the credentials via API?
I current have a python script that allows us to pull unique snmpv3 credentials from a database and run discovery with that credential. But, I'd like to also use the api to push cli credentials for...
View ArticleSolarwinds Integartion with Netcool through the JDBC probe
Hi, I am trying to integrate Solarwinds with Netcool where the using the Netcool JDBC probe to read the Database. How to establish connection between the two wherein i am using the default port 1433?
View ArticleOff the shelf Customer Portal - or list of Orion SDK tested / compatible...
Hello, I'm looking into refreshing in house developed customer portal for standard stuff like Device and Interface stats and history.Just curious if there are any third party tools / products to...
View ArticleWhat's an EngineID?
I can't find this documented anywhere. Virtually all the examples on the web use an EngineID of "1", but that doesn't work for me. I've tried 1, 0, and 2. I could keep guessing numbers, but, what is...
View ArticleAcknowledge Alert via SDK Perl
I am calling the Acknowledge Alert syntax using the example from the sample.pl file for the Perl example.When I do the following my $alertDefId = $alert->{alertdefid}; my $alertNodeId =...
View ArticleSWIS Schema - How to learn which entity types permit CRUD operations?
I love how the SWIS schema lists all the attributes and verbs for each entity type. But, I can't seem to find information on which entities support which CRUD interfaces. The About SWIS page on the...
View Articleadd node using powershell
We are trying to automate the server build process so wanted to know how to add node in solarwinds using powershell for monitoring.
View ArticlePython command to create dependencies
in a old post found the following command: but what's the existing one please $swis = Connect-Swis -UserName admin -Password '' New-SwisObject $swis Orion.Dependencies...
View ArticleHow to identify the EngineID of your pollers
How do you find the EngineID of your main and all additional pollers?
View ArticleSDK/PowerShell - Group Creation Script Issue
Trying to use the following script (based on the 'Groups' example in the SDK) to add groups based on Nodes.Location and a CustomProperty != if (! (Get-PSSnapin | where {$_.Name -eq "SwisSnapin"})) {...
View ArticleTrying to set custom properties on IPs
In our organization we very frequently use custom properties in IPAM when assigning IPs. We are looking at automating the process of getting certain IPs, however we need this process to be able to set...
View ArticleSWIS - Encryption over TCP 17777 - EOC > Remote Orion instances.
Hey all, Been trawling through the SDK info in GitHub, trying to work out the encryption method used by SWIS, when EOC gathers information from remote Orion instances. Try as I might, I can't find a...
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