Orion SWQL, Thwack! Now I got it
Orion SWQL or Solarwinds Query Language is a pseudo SQL type statements. If you know the basic structure of SQL, Select from join where order group by, you will easily pickup SWQL queries. PURPOSE:...
View ArticleNode Discovery Error
I am currently running into an issue while running a Node Discovery via RestAPI. I am seeing the following error in Status Description within SWQL Studio. I have noticed is when I login into Orion...
View ArticleSource entity [NPM.RoutingTable] not found in catalog - how do i get the...
Hi all, Im using sql studio to browse the DB, and i can see that the table is name as such [SolarWindsOrion].[dbo].[NPM_RoutingTable] Converting that into SWQL i would of presumed...
View ArticleIPAM + PowerShell
Greetings, Used the following to get an available IP:How to use the IPAM API and get "Free IP Address" Getting an error while trying to update any information:Set-SwisObject : Operation not supported...
View ArticleOrion SDK 2.0 released on GitHub
A few months ago we put the source code for the Orion SDK on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license, including the SWQL Studio and SwisSnapin (PowerShell) tools and the samples and documentation. Today I...
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SWQL "Group By" command for Custom Query dashboard resource
Trying to display data gathered from a custom script monitor within a custom query resource on our dashboard view - however I can't seem to get the query to actually display grouped data - instead I...
View ArticlePowershell scripts to automatically unmanage\remanage a node using the Orion SDK
First, I'll share the script. Then, I'll explain why we need it and how it helps us in our environment.To use the script you must have the Orion SDK installed on the monitored node. Take the text...
View ArticleUnable to connect to Solarwinds from REST API using AD account
Hi everyoneI am using REST API to query solarwinds data. The fact is when I authenticate by using Solarwinds local user account I can connect to Solarwinds from my API. But when I use an Active...
View ArticleNCM PowerShell examples
We recently started rolling NCM out and I have needed to give the Orion Server access to our devices. As I grant the access I have been making sure that NCM can download the configs successfully by...
View ArticleCopy Discovery Job
I am trying to discover how to copy a discovery job, change it's name and subnet and add it. Any ideas on how you would go about this? I have a discovery job defined and I have about 150 of these to...
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SWIS REST/JSON API
Starting with NPM 10.4, SWIS now supports a REST/JSON API in addition to the existing SOAP API. The operations supported by each API are identical: the six basic operations of Query, Invoke, Create,...
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Javascript in a Custom HTML Resource and the API
Hi, I am often asked to create dashboards that include visual options that are not presently available within Orion's native resources. I am currently exploring the possibility of retrieving the data...
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Create node with credential set
Is there a way to create nodes with an existing credential set? I'm looking through the documentation and not seeing any sort of relationship for Orion.Nodes to Orion.Credential. Am I just missing...
View ArticleConcat Orion Variable with string in SWQL?
Hello,I am trying to automate naming my nodes in Orion using custom properties . I think CASE in SWQL would be a simple way to do this but am having problems concatenating a string with a Orion...
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Does the default config backup job do write command on cisco devices after...
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View ArticleException adding Orion.Container with dynamic query via Python
Below is what i'm using to invoke CreateContainer call and the trace is below it. What am i doing wrong here? I've tried this with both filter:/Orion.Nodes[CustomProperties.Site={0}] and...
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SDK Admin Manual
I have just downloaded OrionSDK-1.9.zip and extracted the msi, but there is no trace of pdf file for the documentation.After installing the msi , I found it in C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Orion...
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I have never worked with Solar Winds to add servers. I am trying to add...
I am trying to add a server to Orion. Using the Manage Nodes section, I put in the server name and it comes back as Test Failed. I can ping the server.
View ArticleHelp with Best Way to Retrieve a List of Objects Based on Alert Trigger...
Before I spend anymore time working on this, I wanted to post this to see if there is a better way. I need a report that will tell me what objects each configured Alert can trigger on based on an...
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Orion SDK sample script error
Hello, I'm attempting to run a couple sample Python scripts from the Orion SDK. I have a script I wrote myself and the 2 sample scripts from the SDK that error out with the following: Traceback (most...
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